What changed at PSA, BGS, CGC, SGC, TAG and ACE that moves what grading costs, how long it takes or which grade a card can get, newest first, each read from the company’s own page. The fee and standards pages carry the resulting figures.
November 2, 2026 · PSA
Value is still listed at $39.99 with Get Started, but under a notice headed “Value Services Are Temporarily Paused” that points to PSA’s Backlog Tracker. SlabbyPrep now treats Value as not open, so Standard ($59.99, cards up to $1,000) is the lowest-priced PSA tier it counts. Check PSA’s page before you send. Source
October 29, 2026 · PSA
Value is open again at $39.99 per card for cards up to $500, with an estimated 90–100 business days. Value Bulk stays paused, with no published price. Source
October 28, 2026 · PSA
Standard ($59.99) moves to an estimated 70–80 business days and Priority ($79.99) to 50–60; Express and the faster tiers are unchanged. Source
October 2026 · TAG
After pausing tiers in May, TAG is accepting submissions again on a limited basis (its help article on available services was updated on 2026-10-21), but not Yu-Gi-Oh! or other bridge-size cards, pre-1989 cards, memorabilia cards or stock over 50pt. Source
October 15, 2026 · Beckett (BGS)
Beckett’s site went offline on 2026-09-09 after what it called “suspicious technical activity”. Its online submission center is back; on 2026-10-15 Express was the one level listed open, with Base and Standard paused. Express’s price, $79.95, is from Beckett’s grading page as archived on 2026-07-14. Source
September 2, 2026 · SGC
SGC now prices by declared value in bands (Standard from $50 per card for cards worth up to $1,500) and says more changes are expected between late 2026 and early 2027. Source
2025 · PSA
PSA’s GEM-MT 10 front line moved from 60/40 to approximately 55/45 (the back line is 75/25). Older guides still quote 60/40. Source
When each company’s figures were read: PSA fees 2026-11-02, lines 2026-10-28 · BGS prices 2026-07-14, availability 2026-10-15, lines 2026-07-14 · CGC fees 2026-10-28, lines 2026-10-28 · SGC fees 2026-09-17, lines 2026-09-17 · TAG fees 2026-10-28, lines 2026-10-28 · ACE fees 2026-10-28, lines 2026-10-28. Each company is re-read monthly where its site can be read; Beckett and SGC block automated reading, so their figures come from the dated official copies shown.
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