Frequently Asked Questions

General questions

• Why use ND Sports Cards? I can submit on my own....

  WHY USE AN INTERMEDIARY CARD GRADING SERVICE?

   

  In the sports & trading card community, consumers often use an intermediary to submit their cards for grading.

  You may wish to grade your sports & trading cards for multiple reasons; it may increase the card value; it protects the card from further damage or perhaps it’s the authenticity you’re after. Whatever the reason may be, you must first decide how you will be submitting your cards.

  There are a few grading service providers out there; Our main two are PSA & CGC CARDS.  Both companies grade Sports Cards and TCG & Non-Sports card. 

  WHAT IS AN INTERMEDIARY?

   

  An intermediary acts as the middleman between you and a service. The intermediary is a business or sole trader who helps the consumer (that’s you) to send their cards safely to the grading service provider.

  The intermediary may also:

  • Complete relevant paperwork, which can be lengthy and require a lot of detail.
  • Package your cards correctly and safely for postage.
  • Manage customs tax so you don’t have to.
  • Provide relevant insurance for your cards.

   

  WHAT’S THE BENEFIT OF USING AN INTERMEDIARY SERVICES?

  We often get asked… what’s the benefit of using a service like ND SPORTS CARDS LTD vs. going direct and cutting out the middleman. There are actually plenty of benefits in using an intermediary service… let’s break it down.

   

  1. HASSLE FREE SUBMISSIONS – LIMIT YOUR PAPERWORK
     
     For most card grading services, you need to obtain a large amount of information about your cards before sending them in for grading. You’ll need to gather information on; set name, variation, release date, ungraded value, predicted graded value and more. Even if you do know all this information about every card you are submitting, you might not want to spend the time completing the paperwork, ticking the relevant boxes and deciphering which extra charges you need included.
     
     An intermediary does all this work for you, so you don’t have to. 
     
      
  2. PEACE OF MIND WITH INSURANCE
     
     Yes… you can send in & insure your cards yourself. However, in our experience this can be costly for an individual to do. As a business, an intermediary is able to take advantage of preferential shipping insurance rates. This means you can relax, knowing your cards are insured for their journey to the respective grading companies.
       
  3. AVOID GETTING STUNG BY CUSTOMS TAX
     
     If you choose to submit your cards as an individual, it is likely you will have to pay import fees/duty when your package is returned to Canada. 

   

  1. SAVE MONEY!
     
     If you add up the saving of customs duty, insurance, and shipping… you could in fact, be saving money by using an intermediary. It’s worth making this calculation before deciding which route to go down.

   

  If these are not enough to convince you… well I don’t know what else to tell you.

   

  We DO ALL PAPERWORK

  We WIPE ALL CARDS FREE

  We PLACE ALL CARDS IN A CARD SAVER.. FREE

  We SHIP ALL PACKAGES NEXT DAY

  We INSURE ALL PACKAGES

  We PROVIDE LIVE TRACKING ON ALL SUBMISSIONS

  We ARE COLLECTORS TOO

   

   

• Where can I drop off/pick up my cards?

  We have 3 convenient options for you!

   

  We are pleased to announce we have partnered with our great friends at Royalty Cards & Collectibles.  You can now drop off & pick up at their hobby shop.  

   

  3350 Dufferin Street, North York

  M6A 3A4

   

  We frequent all sports and tcg shows in the GTA - You can drop off at every show.  For show pickup just let us know in advance and we will make sure to bring your cards to a specific show you will be at!

   

   

  You can ship your cards to:
  attn: Eric Maggiacomo
  235 trowers road UNIT 6
  L4L 5Z8
  Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada.
   

  Please include your name and your phone number/email when shipping. 

• How do I pay for my submission?

  For orders under 25 cards payments must be made with drop off. 

   

  For larger orders we can defer payment until cards are back in hand.

   

  Payments are to be made in cash or E-transfer to:

   

  N.D.SportsCardsLTD@gmail.com

• How do I use the Submission Tracker?

  Follow Instructions located HERE

• What Grading Companies does ND submit to?

  We submit to 2 companies as of now. PSA  & recently merged CGC CARDS 

   

  We may expand to Beckett and SGC if there is enough demand. 

• What is the difference between PSA and CGC CARDS

  PSA is the gold standard of grading - will fetch the largest return on sale of your cards

   

  CGC Cards is built by collectors. Its definitely the go to option for personal collections as its cheaper to grade and the slabs are much more stunning in our opinion.

• Do you crack slabs?

  Yes it is a service we offer.  $5 per and we are not held responsible if any damage occurs. 

• Do you buy cards or collections?

  We will never say no to an opportunity. If you have slabs or collections (sports/pokemon) send us an email at n.d.sportscardsltd@gmail.com and we will be happy to look.

• Shipping

  For all Canadian Orders we use a local delivery service that provides fully tracked shipping.

  
  

  For all American shipments we use USPS