Services

Care, grading, and a way to sell.

Most collectors send cards to one company for grading, another for selling, and handle preparation themselves. RAREbase does all three, so a card is only handled by people who are accountable for it.

What we do

Care and preparation

We assess each card by hand, remove surface dust, lint, and residue with non-invasive methods, and tell you honestly whether the card is worth submitting at all. We never trim, recolour, or alter a card.

Condition assessment before any work begins
Non-invasive surface cleaning
Straight advice on what to grade and what to skip

Grading and permanent records

Cards are photographed front and back under calibrated light, measured for centering, corners, edges, and surface, then reviewed by a grader before the report is published as a permanent record.

One overall grade out of 10 with four subgrades
Published centering measurements, not vague language
A dated timeline that stays with the card

Consignment and sales

When you are ready to sell, we handle photography, listing, packing, and shipping across live shows and online marketplaces, and we also buy, sell, and trade directly.

Live selling on Whatnot
Listings on eBay with our records attached
Direct buy, sell, and trade with cash or credit

Choose how your cards are handled

One intake, four service paths.

Grade and certify: Send cards you already consider clean and let us image, measure, and publish the record.
Clean, prepare, and grade: We care for the surface first, then grade the card and document its condition afterwards.
Consign and sell: Send cards to be sold on our live shows or marketplace listings with nothing to pay upfront.
Full concierge care: We evaluate the whole lot, prepare and grade the pieces worth keeping, and sell the rest for you.

Where your cards sell

Liquidity when you want it, not months later.

Live shows

Singles, showcases, and auctions hosted on Whatnot, with every graded card shown alongside its record.

Marketplace listings

Consigned cards are listed on eBay with photography and condition details taken from our own imaging.

Direct buy, sell, and trade

Take a cash offer, trade toward something else in inventory, or apply credit to your next submission.

Consignment terms, commission rates, and show schedules are confirmed with you in writing before any card is listed.

Ready to hand your cards to someone who will look after them?

Create a submission in a few minutes, tell us what you want done with each card, and follow every stage from intake through grading to sale.

Start a submission How grading works