Beckett Grading Services is one of the longest-standing names in the collectibles industry, with a reputation built on detailed grading standards, strong quality control, and wide market recognition. Beckett is particularly well known for its subgrade system, which gives collectors deeper insight into a card’s centring, corners, edges, and surface.
Black Label Grading became the first official BGS intermediary in the UK in 2020, giving collectors in the UK and EU a direct and reliable way to submit cards to Beckett without the complexity of international shipping, customs, and paperwork.
Since then, we have built a long-standing working relationship with Beckett that allows us to offer efficient submissions, clear tracking, and consistent handling from the moment your cards arrive with us to the moment they are returned to you.
You can learn more about our grading partners on our partnerships here.
Estimated grading time:
Current Beckett turnaround times are approximately 75+ business days once cards have been received and logged by Beckett.
This does not include international shipping, customs clearance, or Black Label Grading’s internal processing time. Please see our FAQ for a full breakdown of the journey.
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Current Beckett turnaround times are approximately 45 business days once cards have been received and logged by Beckett.
This does not include international shipping, customs clearance, or Black Label Grading’s internal processing time. Please see our FAQ for a full breakdown of the journey.
selectEstimated grading time:
Current Beckett turnaround times are approximately 15 business days once cards have been received and logged by Beckett.
This does not include international shipping, customs clearance, or Black Label Grading’s internal processing time. Please see our FAQ for a full breakdown of the journey.
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Current Beckett turnaround times are approximately 5 business days once cards have been received and logged by Beckett.
This does not include international shipping, customs clearance, or Black Label Grading’s internal processing time. Please see our FAQ for a full breakdown of the journey.
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Beckett charges an additional fee for certified autographed cards. These are cards where the autograph has already been authenticated by the card manufacturer and printed or stickered as such.
This fee does not apply to cards signed in person. Cards signed outside of the manufacturer’s certified programme require full autograph authentication and are subject to Beckett’s standard autograph verification fees.
All autograph classifications and applicable fees are determined by Beckett Grading Services.
£15 per card
Cards that are larger than standard trading card size require special holders and handling at Beckett. An additional £15 per card is charged to cover Beckett’s oversized grading and encapsulation process.
All size classifications and applicable fees are determined by Beckett Grading Services.
£5 per card
If you submit a card that is already graded, Beckett applies an additional £5 per card cross-grading fee.
This covers:
• re-grading or re-casing existing BGS slabs
• cross-grading cards from other grading companies
Final grades, holder condition and acceptance are determined by Beckett Grading Services.
We submit cards regularly to Beckett, PSA & CGC. We endeavour to get cards shipped within 1-2 weeks of receiving them, offering a quick processing time.
We understand the safety of your cards is is of upmost importance when reviewing where and how to send your cards for grading.
BLG ensures the safety of your cards from the moment they enter our building and whilst in transit to and from the USA through onsite and shipping insurance.
To secure your cards whilst on their way to us, we recommend that our customers read our tips on how to package their cards
By operating as a middleman service, we know that there are multiple steps in your grading journey.
We listened to the market and realised that the complexity of card grading requires a bespoke level of communication to reassure customers during their BLG journey.
This is why our bespoke order platform provides regular updates on the progress of your cards during their journey. To find out more about the full grading process, we recommend you read our blog post “The BLG Journey Explained”.
We submit cards regularly to Beckett, PSA & CGC. We endeavour to get cards shipped within 1-2 weeks of receiving them, offering a quick processing time.
