CGC vs TAG grading: fees, tiers and turnaround (2026)

Head to head

What differs between CGC and TAG, from each company’s own published prices.

CGC vs TAG, compared on what differs between them
What differs
Cheapest you can buy todayOne card declared at $1,000.00, on total cost rather than sticker price	$17.00Best of the twoBulk · needs 25 cards	$39.95Base · needs 5 cards
Smallest submission it takes	1 cardEconomy · Standard · Express · WalkThrough · Unlimited Value	1 cardStandard · Priority · Express · Premier
Fastest it will turn a card roundThe late end of what the grader publishes	2 daysBest of the twoWalkThrough · $300.00	3–5 daysPremier · $299.95
Bills you in	US dollars	US dollars
Declare a card above the cover and	It insures lessThe graded card ships under-insured	It insures lessThe graded card ships under-insured
Most it will insure one card for	No ceilingBest of the twoCover is unlimited	$5kPremier · $299.95
Adds a fee scaled to what the card is worth	On 1 of 6Unlimited Value	No
Games it grades	All sixBest of the two	Pokémon · Magic
Crossing a card graded by a rival	Priced by tierThe fee is charged even when the card does not cross	Terms not readNot priced here
Grades it issues	19 grades1–10 in halves	18 grades1–10 in halves · no 9.5
A perfect 10 is sold as	PristineEvery subgrade perfect — priced apart from a plain 10	Not on record
One tier per submission	Not established	YesNot in TAG’s published terms
Each submission pays its own return postage	Not established	Not established

Cheapest you can buy todayOne card declared at $1,000.00, on total cost rather than sticker price: $17.00Best of the twoBulk · needs 25 cards; $39.95Base · needs 5 cards
Smallest submission it takes: 1 cardEconomy · Standard · Express · WalkThrough · Unlimited Value; 1 cardStandard · Priority · Express · Premier
Fastest it will turn a card roundThe late end of what the grader publishes: 2 daysBest of the twoWalkThrough · $300.00; 3–5 daysPremier · $299.95
Bills you in: US dollars; US dollars
Declare a card above the cover and: It insures lessThe graded card ships under-insured; It insures lessThe graded card ships under-insured
Most it will insure one card for: No ceilingBest of the twoCover is unlimited; $5kPremier · $299.95
Adds a fee scaled to what the card is worth: On 1 of 6Unlimited Value; No
Games it grades: All sixBest of the two; Pokémon · Magic
Crossing a card graded by a rival: Priced by tierThe fee is charged even when the card does not cross; Terms not readNot priced here
Grades it issues: 19 grades1–10 in halves; 18 grades1–10 in halves · no 9.5
A perfect 10 is sold as: PristineEvery subgrade perfect — priced apart from a plain 10; Not on record
One tier per submission: Not established; YesNot in TAG’s published terms
Each submission pays its own return postage: Not established; Not established

Resale against PSA

Each company’s 10 and 9 against PSA’s same grade on the same printing
Company	10	9
CGC	0.28×	0.48×
TAG	0.84×	0.86×

Medians of at least 3,544 printings each · Pokémon sales to 2026-10-09