A better photo means a more accurate grade. Follow these quick tips before you submit.
Shoot near a window on an overcast day, or under a soft overhead light. Avoid dim rooms — if the photo looks dark to your eye, it will be rejected. Direct flash creates glare; diffused light is best.
Hold your camera or phone directly over the card, parallel to the surface. Slight tilt is fine — the system corrects it — but steep side angles will be rejected. Lay the card flat on a hard surface instead of holding it.
Place the card on a solid surface — grey, white, or dark — that contrasts with the card border. Busy patterns, textured fabric, or matching colors make it harder to detect the card edges.
On a phone, tap the center of the card on your screen before pressing the shutter. Keep the camera still — motion blur is one of the most common rejection reasons.
Leave a small margin of background visible on all four sides. All four corners of the card must be visible. Don't crop flush to the edges before uploading — the system crops automatically.
Plastic adds glare and softens the image. Always photograph the bare card. For foil or holographic cards, angle the light slightly to one side to distribute reflections away from the card art.
We grade the front of the card only. The back is not analyzed. Submit one card per photo — bulk grading accepts multiple photos, but each must contain a single card.