How to Grade Buddycards with the Grader and Sleeves

Building the Grading Setup

Place a Grader block. You also need a Grading Sleeve or a Golden Grading Sleeve. The sleeve is what the card is inserted into before grading; the golden sleeve is the higher-tier option. Keep both on hand if you plan to grade a lot of cards, since you will go through sleeves quickly.

Running a Card Through

Interact with the Grader while holding the card and a sleeve. The Grader consumes the sleeve and returns a graded card. Use a Golden Grading Sleeve when you want the premium result. Graded cards are the ones worth displaying and trading, so grade your best pulls first and leave bulk duplicates ungraded.

What to Grade

Grade cards you intend to show off or keep long-term. Ungraded duplicates can be stockpiled in a Buddycard Binder or Large Buddycard Binder until you have enough sleeves to process them. If you are short on Golden Grading Sleeves, grade only the cards you actually want on display and store the rest raw. A Buddysteel Scanner helps you check what you have before committing sleeves to a grading run.