Graded cards are the easy case — if you use the cert numbers
Professionally graded cards sit in sealed holders with a certification number on the label. That number identifies the exact card and grade in the grader’s public database — no hobby expertise required. Slabline resolves each cert, values the card from recent comparable sales at that exact grade, and assembles the schedule. An executor or heir can do it from a phone; most collections take under an hour.
What the schedule supports
Estate settlement
A dated, itemized record — card, grader, cert number, grade, market value from comparable sales — produced as of the date you need, for the estate's records and reporting.
Equitable division
With every card valued, heirs can divide by value instead of by box count — and nobody wonders years later whether the split was fair.
Interim insurance
Collections often sit for months while an estate settles, covered by nothing but a homeowners policy that caps collectibles. The schedule is exactly what a carrier needs to write proper coverage in the meantime.
Client conversations
For advisors: clients with significant collections rarely volunteer them. The coverage-gap conversation — worth $X, insured for a fraction — is a concrete, appreciated planning touchpoint.
Point the family at Slabline
It’s free to start, works from a phone, and the guide below walks an heir through the whole process — from “don’t sell anything yet” to a schedule your office can work from.
Slabline is not a law firm, certified appraiser, or tax advisor. The schedule is automated comparable-sales documentation — a working basis for your process, not a substitute for a qualified appraisal where one is required. Whether your matter needs one is your call, not ours.
