Start Your Card Grading Business
You Grade, We Encapsulate - Wholesale Pricing from $6.50/Card
You Grade, We Encapsulate - Wholesale Pricing from $6.50/Card
Skip the expensive card encapsulation equipment and massive startup costs. Partner with Carbonite Cards for professional card slabbing services - you provide the card authentication and grading using your own standards and brand, we handle the collectible card protection and preservation with our state-of-the-art encapsulation.
The sports card and collectibles market is experiencing explosive growth. More collectors than ever are seeking professional card authentication services, third-party grading, and trading card preservation to protect and authenticate their valuable cards.
With wholesale pricing starting at $8.50 per card and retail prices ranging from $40-$100+, you can build a highly profitable business with strong margins on every card you process.
Most areas have few or no local card authentication services. Position yourself as a PSA alternative and BGS alternative by offering faster turnaround times than national third-party grading companies like PSA and BGS. You can capture significant market share in your region with your own branded professional card slabbing service.
Collectors continuously acquire new cards that need grading and encapsulation. Build a customer base and enjoy recurring revenue as they return with new submissions month after month for your grading services.
Customers send cards to you
You grade using your standards
We encapsulate professionally
Ship back within 5 business days
5 business days or less from when we receive your cards to when they ship back. Offer your customers faster service than PSA, BGS, or CGC.
As low as $6.50 per card for professional encapsulation. You set your own retail prices and build healthy profit margins into your grading service.
Use your own custom labels with YOUR grading standards and brand. We encapsulate with YOUR labels, making it completely your service in the eyes of customers.
Start with a single card to test our service. No franchise fees, no long-term contracts, no minimum order quantities required.
Crystal-clear, tamper-proof cases that provide superior collectible card protection for a lifetime. Our professional card slabbing delivers the same quality as major third-party grading companies.
Direct access to our team for questions, support, and guidance. We're invested in your success as a partner.
Volume: 40 cards/month
Your Cost: $6.50/card ($260/month)
Your Price: $50/card ($2,000/month)
Gross Profit: $1,740/month
Expenses: ~$200/month
Net Profit: $1,540/month
Volume: 200 cards/month
Your Cost: $6.50/card ($1,300/month)
Your Price: $65/card ($13,000/month)
Gross Profit: $11,700/month
Expenses: ~$500/month
Net Profit: $11,200/month
Scale to your goals - work part-time or build a full-time income!
Choose the volume that fits your business needs
$12.00 each
Encapsulation only
1-9 cards
Perfect for getting started
$10.50 each
Encapsulation only
10-25 cards
Great for steady business
$6.50 each
Encapsulation only
26+ cards
Maximum profitability
No minimum orders required. Start with a single card if you want. However, higher volume orders (26+) qualify for our best wholesale pricing of $6.50 per card for encapsulation.
Yes! Supplying your own custom labels is actually our cheapest option using our Solo Encapsulation Process. This allows you to build your own brand identity for your card authentication service while keeping costs low. You design and print your labels with your business name, logo, and grading standards—we handle the professional card slabbing with your labels for the lowest wholesale pricing.
We recommend adequate insurance for your shipments to us. We handle all cards with professional care and our facility maintains proper environmental controls for trading card preservation. Return shipments include insurance as well. Document card condition upon receipt from customers to protect yourself.
Absolutely! Many successful businesses combine third-party grading services with buying and selling cards. This creates multiple revenue streams and gives customers one-stop shopping. Offer professional card grading, card authentication service, collectible card protection, and a marketplace to buy/sell. Obtain a resale certificate to buy wholesale.
With low startup costs, you can become profitable within your first few months. If you process just 10 cards per week at $35-$400 profit margin per card, that's $1400+/month profit. Scale to 100-200 cards monthly and you're making serious money.
You can start from home! No storefront needed for your grading business. However, being near card shops, card shows, or having a strong local collector community will help. Online marketing lets you offer your grading services to customers nationally.
Partner with Carbonite Cards for professional encapsulation and launch in weeks, not years.
Contact us to discuss your business goals and get set up with wholesale pricing.
We built Carbonite Cards specifically to be the ideal partner for entrepreneurs entering the card grading market. With lightning-fast turnaround, competitive wholesale pricing from $6.50/card, and no minimums, you can build a profitable third-party grading business without massive upfront investment in card encapsulation equipment. You handle the card authentication and grading with your own standards and brand—we handle the professional card slabbing and trading card preservation. Focus on building your business and serving your customers while we take care of the technical encapsulation process.