MBA Crossover Grading
Mine For Diamonds with an MBA Second Opinion.
Have you ever questioned why values range so widely within the same grade and between grading companies? Each company sets their own grading standards and quality control, and the grades do not always reflect the eye appeal and unique characteristics of a trading card. The MBA Diamond Certification is statistically proven to identify cards which warrant special attention and realize higher market values, generally identifying cards in the upper echelon of the existing market.
The Diamond Certification service leverages the MBA 10-point grading process to assess every trading card for both technical condition and eye appeal, thereby providing a secondary opinion to accompany the current grade. Cards in the top 15% are awarded a tamper-proof Diamond Certified holographic label and prominently applied to the jewel case directly below the authenticator label. All Diamond Certified trading cards are included in the searchable MBA certification database.
Cards that receive a Bronze Diamond Certification are confirmed as having an equivalent MBA grade to the previously assigned 3rd party grade. A Bronze Diamond Certified trading card can be crossed into an MBA slab, showcasing the same numerical grade at the time of the Diamond Certification, or at any time in the future.
Cards that receive a Silver Diamond Certification possess Superior Eye Appeal to what's typical for the card in the assigned technical grade, generally consistent with being in the top 15% of the population, for that grade. The Silver Diamond designation asserts that the existing technical grade agrees with the MBA grading standard, but indeed possesses a look and visual appeal meaningfully superior to the assigned technical grade. A Silver Diamond Certified trading card can be crossed into the MBA slab, showcasing the same numerical grade and MBA Silver Certification sticker at the time of the Diamond Certification being performed, or at any time in the future.
Cards that receive a Gold Diamond Certification are determined worthy of a higher technical grade from MBA. These are truly exceptional examples within the assigned technical grade, generally representing the top 5% of the population, for that grade. A Diamond Certified trading card must achieve a 0.5 technical grade increase, or higher, to receive the Gold Diamond designation. The technical grading awarded can be viewed on the MBA report card, or found through MBA's searchable certification database. A Gold Diamond Certified trading card can be crossed into an MBA slab at the time of Diamond Certification, or at any time in the future.
Cards that receive a Black Diamond Certification are virtually flawless and worthy of the highest possible technical grade. The MBA Black Diamond Certification is the only certification that corresponds to a specific technical grade, above Pristine, representing the top 0.01% of the market. A Black Diamond Certified trading card can be crossed into an MBA Black Diamond slab at the time of the Diamond Certification, or at any time in the future.
Crossover Grading Prices
† Final Value Fees ranging from 2-4% of the conservative market value is applied to slabbed card over $1000 which receives Diamond Certification. Silver Diamond = 2%, Gold Diamond = 3%, and Black Diamond = 4% on values over $1000 respectively. The Base Service Fee is credited towards all Final Value Fees.