Grade your Collectables

Got a chase card you’d take a bullet for? Grading turns it from “a card in a sleeve” into a sealed, certified collectable.

What is grading?

Grading is a professional, independent assessment of a card’s condition. Experts examine the centering, corners, edges and surface, score the card on a 1–10 scale, and seal it in a tamper-proof case with a certification label. The result is a card whose condition is proven, not promised.

Why grade a card?

• Value — high-grade cards routinely sell for multiples of their raw price, and a certified grade removes the condition haggling from every future sale.
• Protection — the sealed case guards against fading, moisture, dings and curious fingers, permanently.
• Authentication — grading verifies the card is genuine, which matters more every year as fakes get better.
• Pride of place — let’s be honest: a graded slab on the shelf just looks fantastic.

How to get yours graded

We’ve partnered with GradeIt, South Africa’s local card-grading service — no couriering your treasures overseas, no customs anxiety, and turnaround measured in weeks rather than months.

Hobby Huyss is an official GradeIt affiliate and drop-off & collection point: bring your cards into the shop in Vredekloof, Brackenfell, and we’ll get them safely into the grading queue and back into your hands when they return — sealed, scored and certified.

1. Read how GradeIt works — pricing, turnaround and the grading scale.
2. Submit online via gradeit.co.za, or skip the admin entirely and bring your cards to us.
3. Collect your slabs from the shop when they’re done.

Not sure whether a card is worth grading? Come in store and ask us directly — we’ll give you an honest read on condition and value before you spend a cent, no appointment needed. Store hours are on our Contact page.