What is the Slabline Score?

The Slabline Score is a credit-style 0–1000 risk index for a graded trading-card collection, blended from five weighted factors: Insurance (35%), Concentration (25%), Storage (20%), Liquidity (10%), and Provenance (10%). Higher is better; bands run A (≥880) to F (<400).

How does Slabline value my graded cards?

Each card is valued from recent comparable sales for the exact graded card (by certification number and grade), aggregated across eBay, Heritage, Goldin, and PWCC. More comps yield a tighter, higher-confidence value.

Does Slabline sell insurance?

No. Slabline is software that produces broker-ready insurance schedules and risk reports. It is not an insurer, broker, or appraiser and does not provide insurance, financial, or legal advice.

Which cards and categories does Slabline support?

Graded slabs from PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC, and TAG across baseball, basketball, football, soccer, Formula 1 / racing, hockey, Pokémon, Magic, and VeeFriends.

How much does Slabline cost?

There is a free Ledger tier for up to 25 cards. Collector is $99/year (or $9.99/month) and removes the card limit for an unlimited collection. Insured is $149/year (or $14.99/month) and adds broker-ready insurance schedules and a weekly intelligence brief. A Vaulted tier adds connected Hobby Smart Case hardware.

What is the Hobby Smart Case?

A connected travel case (Travel 40, 75, and Pro) with per-slot temperature, humidity, light, and tamper monitoring, plus GPS location and a chain-of-custody log — turning storage risk into live, sensor-verified data. Launching Q4 2026.

What Affects a Card’s Grade? Centering, Corners, Edges & Surface

Q: How does Slabline value my graded cards?

Each card is valued from recent comparable sales for the exact graded card (by certification number and grade), aggregated across eBay, Heritage, Goldin, and PWCC. More comps yield a tighter, higher-confidence value.

Q: Does Slabline sell insurance?

No. Slabline is software that produces broker-ready insurance schedules and risk reports. It is not an insurer, broker, or appraiser and does not provide insurance, financial, or legal advice.

Q: Which cards and categories does Slabline support?

Graded slabs from PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC, and TAG across baseball, basketball, football, soccer, Formula 1 / racing, hockey, Pokémon, Magic, and VeeFriends.

Q: How much does Slabline cost?

There is a free Ledger tier for up to 25 cards. Collector is $99/year (or $9.99/month) and removes the card limit for an unlimited collection. Insured is $149/year (or $14.99/month) and adds broker-ready insurance schedules and a weekly intelligence brief. A Vaulted tier adds connected Hobby Smart Case hardware.

Q: What is the Hobby Smart Case?

A connected travel case (Travel 40, 75, and Pro) with per-slot temperature, humidity, light, and tamper monitoring, plus GPS location and a chain-of-custody log — turning storage risk into live, sensor-verified data. Launching Q4 2026.

If you want to predict a grade — or buy raw cards with grading upside — you need to see a card the way a grader does. It comes down to four attributes.

The four pillars

Centering is how evenly the image sits within the borders. Corners should be sharp, not soft or dinged. Edges should be clean, without chipping or whitening. Surface covers scratches, print lines, gloss, and any marks.

The weakest link rules

A grade is dragged down by its worst attribute — a beautiful card with one rounded corner or noticeable off-centering will not gem. Inspect under good light, and angle the card to catch surface flaws.

Know the payoff before you submit

Assess honestly, then check what the card is worth at the grade you realistically expect. Slabline shows value by grade, so you can weigh the likely grade against the fee before sending it in.