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Home Video Grading That Gets It

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Who you gonna call? From Disney classics to action adventure, and rom-coms to cult horror, no matter what you collect, CGC Home Video is here to fast-forward your collection’s value, liquidity and security with our superior home video grading services. Below see what we grade and our grading scale.

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Home Video Collectibles We Grade

Videocassettes

VHS and Betamax

  • Slipcase (single)
  • Clamshell (most)
  • Drawer Box
  • Book Box (most)
  • Sealed Blank Cassette (single)
Optical Discs

4K UHD, Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, DVD, PSP Video, VCD, DIVX and CD-Video

  • Keepcase (most)
  • Keepcase (most) with Slipcover
  • SteelBook
  • SteelBook with Slipcover
  • Snapcase
  • Jewel Case (single & double)
  • Super Jewel Box
  • Laserfile
  • Cardboard Sleeve

At this time, CGC Home Video does not grade big boxes, 2-tape slipcases, 2-tape clamshells, personal home movies, recorded TV broadcasts or box sets.

CGC Home Video Grading Scale

CGC Home Video uses a highly accurate 10-point grading scale to evaluate videocassettes, discs, slipcases, jewel cases, clamshells, sleeves, video-specific inserts and other home video collectible components. Below are CGC Home Video’s grading standards for each numeric grade.

10
CGC 10 is the highest grade assigned. The collectible must have no evidence of any manufacturing or handling defects.
9.9
9.8
9.6
9.4
9.2
9.0
8.5
8.0
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
CGC 10 is the highest grade assigned. The collectible must have no evidence of any manufacturing or handling defects.

Seal Grades

With variations in the types of factory seals used, including seams, overlaps and Y-folds, CGC Home Video assigns letter grades to indicate the quality of a home video collectible’s seal. An Original “O” designation identifies a title that never came with a plastic seal.

A++
An A++ is a nearly perfect original seal with negligible handling or manufacturing defects.
A+
A
B+
B
C+
C
An A++ is a nearly perfect original seal with negligible handling or manufacturing defects.

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