Kickstarter launching soon
Stop wasting money
on grading fees.
Optic Grading is the at-home pre-grading station that shows you what your card will grade — before you pay $25+ and wait weeks for the official result.
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See the details. Trust the grade.
Grading blind is expensive.
Per-card fees
Every submission costs real money — whether the card gems or not.
Of waiting
You send it off and hope. Weeks later you find out what you actually had.
Instead of 10
One you missed under bad light. That's the difference between profit and loss.
Pre-grade at home. Submit with confidence.
How it works
Six steps. About a minute. No guesswork.
- 1
Place card
Set your card in the recessed cradle.
- 2
Clamp phone
Open the app, lock your phone in the overhead mount.
- 3
Align
The app reads the calibration markers and confirms perfect alignment.
- 4
Scan front
Capture the front under precision LED lighting.
- 5
Flip & scan back
Flip the card, capture the back.
- 6
Get your PreGrade
Your Optic PreGrade™ and subgrades — computed on your device.
Engineered for accuracy.
- Folding arm — locks at the exact height for consistent, repeatable scans.
- LED edge lighting — low-angle light reveals nicks, whitening, and edge wear your eyes miss.
- Calibration markers — four precision reference points guarantee true measurement and correct perspective, every scan.
- Card cradle — recessed with soft-touch pegs. Holds cards flat and secure, never damaged.
- USB-C powered — cable included. Folds flat for storage.
The app does the measuring.
- Guided Scanner — walks you through every capture, step by step.
- Computed PreGrade — centering, corners, edges, and surface measured deterministically on your device. No AI guessing, no black box.
- My Cards — your graded library, always with you.
- Comps — log comparable sales yourself and know what the card's worth.
Kickstarter early birds save big.
Planned pricing — final tiers announced at launch. Join the list to lock early-bird access.
First 300 backers. The lowest price this will ever be.
Launch pricing for the full campaign.
Two stations. One for you, one for the collection partner.
We'll email you the moment the campaign goes live.
Questions, answered.
Is this AI grading?
No. The Optic Grading app measures your card deterministically on your device — centering, corners, edges, surface — from the four calibration markers. Same inputs, same result, every time. No AI, no guessing.
Does this replace PSA / BGS / CGC?
No — and it's not trying to. Optic Grading tells you what to submit and what to skip, so you stop wasting official grading fees on cards that won't gem.
Which cards work?
Standard-size sports cards, Pokémon, and TCG cards fit the cradle.
Which phones work?
The clamp fits most modern phones and locks your camera in the exact overhead position.
When does it ship?
Kickstarter is planned with delivery targeted for March 2027. Backers get production updates throughout.
How much will it cost?
Planned Kickstarter pricing starts at $79 for early birds. Final tiers will be announced when the campaign launches.