Submission Terms.

1. Authentication comes first. Every card is screened before grading. A card we determine to be altered, trimmed, recolored or counterfeit is returned ungraded and unslabbed. The fee covers that examination and is not refunded.

2. Grades are expert opinions. A BFG grade is our professional judgment against our published standards, and it is final. If a BFG slab is ever shown to sit outside those standards, we regrade it free.

3. Turnarounds are estimates. We publish real numbers and work to beat them, but they are targets, not guarantees.

4. Care and liability. Your cards are handled with gloves, sleeves and locked storage from arrival scan to delivery scan. Our total liability for any card is limited to its fair market value or $1,000, whichever is less. Cards valued over $1,000 must be arranged with us in writing BEFORE you ship. If you ship a higher-value card without that written agreement, you accept the $1,000 limit.

5. Shipping. Inbound shipping is entirely at your risk: we are not liable for cards lost or damaged on their way to us, so insure your package. Return shipping is tracked and insured by us, subject to the same limits above.

6. Payment. Grading begins after payment. Submissions left unpaid or uncollected for 90 days after our notice may be returned at your cost or treated as abandoned.

7. Ownership. By submitting you confirm the cards are yours to submit.