9.8
Near Mint / Mint
The sharpest a modern book gets — flat, clean, tight spine. Maybe one flaw you'd never notice holding it.
Keyframe Co LLC · Roswell, Georgia
Get your books graded.
Buy a submission slot, mail us your book, and we handle the whole CGC process — submission, tracking, and the graded slab shipped back to you.
Transparent pricing: you pay CGC's actual grading fee plus a flat $40 service fee. No dealer games, no hidden markups. Normally, you pay shipping both ways, both charged at checkout: we email you a prepaid label for mailing your book to us, and return shipping covers the graded slab's trip back to you.
Submission tiers
Pick your tier. We handle the rest.
One slot per book. The price is CGC's actual grading fee plus our service fee — and the more books you send, the less you pay per book.
Most popularStart a submission
Modern
Up to $400 value · 3–5 weeks (estimate)
Comics from 1975 to the present, valued up to $400. The bread-and-butter tier — most submissions go here.
CGC grading fee$53
Service fee$40
Per book$93
As low as $78/book with 10+ submissions
+ Normally, shipping both ways charged at checkout · prepaid inbound label emailed to you
Vintage
Up to $400 value · 3–5 weeks (estimate)
Comics before 1975, valued up to $400. For your bronze age and older books.
CGC grading fee$70
Service fee$40
Per book$110
As low as $95/book with 10+ submissions
+ Normally, shipping both ways charged at checkout · prepaid inbound label emailed to you
High Value
Up to $1,000 value · 3–5 weeks (estimate)
Any era, valued up to $1,000. For the bigger books that need the higher coverage.
CGC grading fee$140
Service fee$40
Per book$180
As low as $165/book with 10+ submissions
+ Normally, shipping both ways charged at checkout · prepaid inbound label emailed to you
Extra deals, on top of every submission
Send more. Save more.
Every submission automatically gets bulk pricing — no code, no hoops. The service fee drops as your stack grows, and VIP members shave even more off.
Bulk pricing
Service fee per book — automatic at checkout
- 1 book$40 /book
- 2–4 books$35 /book
- 5–9 books$30 /book
- 10+ booksBest value$25 /book
VIP members save more
Extra % off the service fee — stacks with bulk
- Insider$9.99/mo5% off
- Collector$24.99/mo10% off
- Whale$49.99/mo15% off
Example: a Whale member submitting 10 modern books pays $74.25 per book instead of $93 — saves $18.75 per book.
Become a VIP memberHow it works
1
Buy your slot
Pick a tier below and buy one slot per book. Normally, shipping both ways is charged at checkout — the prepaid label for mailing your book to us, and return shipping for your graded slab.
2
Mail us your book
Start your intake and check out — once your submission is in, we email you the prepaid shipping label — normally paid for at checkout — with exactly where to mail your book. Bag it and board it, stick the label on, and drop it off.
3
We submit to CGC
We inspect your book on arrival, then submit it to CGC in our next batch. You'll see the status update in your account.
4
Graded slab ships back
When CGC returns your graded book, we ship the slab straight to you with tracking.
Before you submit
What grade is your book?
A rough idea of where your book lands helps you pick the right tier — and keeps expectations honest. These are real CGC-slabbed examples of each grade.
9.6
Near Mint+
Still gorgeous — one or two tiny honest flaws like a faint spine tick or slightly blunted corner.
9.4
Near Mint
Very nice copy with a few visible-but-minor defects — a couple of spine ticks, light corner wear.
9.0
Very Fine / Near Mint
Clearly handled but strong — spine stress, blunted corners, maybe a light crease that doesn't break color.
8.0
Very Fine
A reader's copy with real wear — heavier spine stress, color-breaking ticks, rounded corners.
Below 8.0
Fine and down
Well-loved books — creases that break color, bigger stains, spine roll. Worth owning at the right price.
Questions
+What does it cost, exactly?
Every slot is CGC's full grading fee for the tier plus our service fee — no hidden markups. The service fee drops the more books you submit: $40 for one book, $35 each for 2–4, $30 each for 5–9, and $25 each for 10+. VIP members save an extra 5–15% on top of that. Normally, shipping is charged at checkout both ways: the prepaid label for mailing your book to us (we email it to you after checkout), and return shipping for your graded slab.
+Are you affiliated with CGC?
No. Keyframe Co is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of Certified Guaranty Company (CGC). We're a submitter — we handle the logistics of getting your book graded.
+Is a specific grade guaranteed?
Never — no honest submitter can promise a grade. CGC grades independently. What we guarantee is careful handling: your book is inspected, packed properly, and submitted correctly.
+What if my book is damaged in transit?
Pack carefully for the trip to us — the prepaid label we email you includes tracking, but transit damage is the sender's risk, so use adequate packaging and consider insurance on valuable books. Once your book is in our hands, it's handled with the same care as our own inventory. The intake form has you photograph your book before it mails — front, back, spine, and all four corners — so its condition is on record before it ships.
+How long does it take?
Turnaround times are set by CGC's queue, not us. The estimates on each tier are CGC's current guidance — they can run long when CGC is backed up. We'll keep your submission status updated in your account the whole way.
+What if CGC rejects my book?
Rare, but it happens (restoration questions, oversized books, etc.). If CGC won't grade it, we return the book to you and refund the CGC grading fee portion. The service fee covers our handling and is non-refundable once submitted.
+Can I submit signed books?
Only books signed in front of a CGC-authorized witness qualify for Signature Series (yellow label). We don't offer witnessing — if your book wasn't witnessed, it'll grade as a qualified/green label at best. Ask us before submitting a signed book.
Keyframe Co LLC is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of Certified Guaranty Company (CGC). Grading outcomes and turnaround times are determined solely by CGC. Turnaround estimates are based on CGC's published guidance and may change.