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Ace Grading® offers collectors modern, consistent and transparent card grading.
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Our Philosophy
Ace Grading believes at its core that trading card grading is evolving.
While the authentication and grading process remains the most critical element of our service, we want to push the boundaries. We believe that every card graded should be treated as a prized possession, and each collector should feel proud to show it off. Therefore we've designed our custom plastic casing and labels to represent this. Our clear and rigid case provides the best protection for your card, but at the same time, it exemplifies the encased card to ensure that, as a whole, your card feels like a trophy piece.
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We are super happy to announce Ace Grading x Sidemen with this amazing way to enjoy the Sidemen Topps cards.
Ace Grading is offering grading services on all of the Sidemen Topps cards, and we have custom-designed Sidemen Labels, and they're free! We're offering a limited edition Ace Grading Sidemen Topps Case to encapsulate the Sidemen Topps cards.
Enjoy collecting the amazing Gamertag cards, featuring the handles of your favourite YouTubers, or the Younger Years to see what these guys looked like over 20 years ago! Remember the excitement from their Top 10 Videos, or relive the laughter of the Greatest Moments from the Sidemen, and get these graded and encapsulated with their Ace Grading labels to keep these cards in the best condition possible!
Why Grade your Trading Cards?
Trading card grading provides collectors with a multitude of benefits. A third-party grade based on the condition of your collectible not only gives you peace of mind but also gives transparency to all parties when buying, trading or selling.
In addition to this, we will sonically seal your card in a protective plastic casing to avoid further damage. This casing, combined with our stunning labels, ensures you’ll have pride when displaying your collection.
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Security
Security is fundamental to Ace Grading, we have designed our case and our labels with this in mind whilst utilising third party specialist companies with advanced AI counterfeit technologies.
Label Security
- Foil logo
- QR code
- Cypheme
A high quality printed label with a foil logo on the back and illuminated gold front makes replication difficult to produce.
A quick scan of your QR code and you can verify details of your collectible such as the cards population & unique certification number.
Additionally custom designed cases are instrumental to Ace, using shatter proof plastic of the highest quality encasing your card safely and securely.
Ace is the first grading service in the world to implement Cypheme.
Cypheme is the largest security revolution within the card grading industry to date. Cypheme labels are impossible to reproduce and include such technologies as a unique chemical fingerprint, geolocation & state of the art anti- counterfeiting solutions.
By simply scanning your Cypheme label on your Ace graded card it will provide a definitive guarantee of authenticity. Authenticate your cards.
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Unique Signature
- A special ink applied on each tag creates a chemically unique signature that cannot be counterfeited. Those unique signatures are recorded in a secure cloud.
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AI Powered
- AI is utilised to match the uploaded image with the original to ensure authenticity.
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Colour recognition
- An additional circle of orange colour is printed around the sticker. This colour is unique and can not be found in the Pantone references.
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Labels
Standard
The first is known as our Standard label and is our flagship design. The inspiration for this label comes from our brand identity as a whole and reflects our commitment to providing an affordable but luxury service. After all, the cards we grade are often high in sentimental and monetary value; the label needs to reflect this.
Colour Match
Every card is different. That's why with our second label variant, known as a Colour Match label, the colour characteristics will match the most prominent colours from the encased card. This label style is perfect for those who want to show off their card individually.
Ace Label
Last but not least, we have our elusive Ace Label This label variant is reserved for the most sought after and often the rarest cards. This label will boast a unique design with elements reminiscent of the encased cards design.
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The Process
It's safe to say that the card grading and high-end collectibles industry has grown exponentially over the past year and a half.
With this, companies and services have seen their demand skyrocket, which has led to closures and a dramatically reduced quality of service.
Our solution for Ace Grading is to operate on an allocation system.
Our general workflow and estimated turnaround times are constantly reviewed to understand our managing capacity for each service level.
Once this capacity reaches its limit, we will temporarily close that service level.
As we clear the backlog and extra capacity becomes available, the service level will be reopened.
This process will happen automatically via our system, so if a service level is temporarily closed at a given time, it may only take a couple of hours for the service to re-open.
