Cost guide
Grading a card costs the grading fee plus shipping both ways and any insurance. At White Whale the grading fee is $12–$15 a card with subgrades and a digital report included, and return shipping starts at $12 for up to 8 cards.
Updated October 22, 2026
Grading is $15 a card for 1–5 cards, $14 for 6–19, $13 for 20–49 and $12 for 50–99, with custom dealer pricing from 100 cards. Subgrades and the digital report are always included. Return shipping is $12 for 1–8 cards, $18 for 9–22, $22 for 23–40 and $22 for each additional box. No membership, no minimum, and you pay after grading.
10 cards fall in the $14 tier: 10 × $14 = $140 in grading. Return shipping for 9–22 cards is $18. Total: $158, or $15.80 a card, before your own shipping to us and any optional insurance.
As of October 22, 2026, the cheapest open tiers elsewhere were about $60–$80 at PSA, $17 at CGC (25-card minimum), $14.95 at Beckett without subgrades, $50 at SGC and $39.95 at TAG. See the full comparison for turnaround and subgrades.
At White Whale, $12–$15 a card plus return shipping from $12. Elsewhere, cheapest open tiers in October 2026 ranged from about $15 to $80 a card before shipping.
Not at White Whale; four subgrades are included on every card. Some graders charge extra or do not offer them.
No. You can submit a single card at White Whale.
Submit cards · Pricing · Compare graders
More guides: Pokémon · Sports cards · PSA alternative · Should you grade? · AI grading · Grading scale · CGC alternative · Beckett alternative · SGC alternative · Turnaround · TCG
