About CGC (Certified Guaranty Company)
CGC (Certified Guaranty Company) is the world's largest and most trusted independent comic book grading service. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, CGC pioneered the third-party grading model that now underpins virtually the entire collectible comic market.
When a book is submitted to CGC, it is examined by professional graders, assigned a numerical grade on the 0.5–10.0 scale, and sealed inside a tamper-evident, archival plastic holder (commonly known as a slab). The slab carries a unique certification number that links to CGC's online census, where buyers can verify the grade, page quality, and notes for any encapsulated book.
For UK-based collectors, sending books directly to CGC means dealing with international shipping, customs paperwork, and waiting for status updates with no visibility. Fantasy Road operates an end-to-end CGC submission service for the UK that removes all of that friction — we receive your books, press and clean them in-house if requested, ship them to CGC under our consignment, and track every stage of the process inside your Fantasy Road account.
If you are buying graded comics on the secondary market, CGC's online tools (including the Census, Registry and Encapsulated Comics Verification) are essential reference material for confirming authenticity and population data before you commit to a purchase.
When a book is submitted to CGC, it is examined by professional graders, assigned a numerical grade on the 0.5–10.0 scale, and sealed inside a tamper-evident, archival plastic holder (commonly known as a slab). The slab carries a unique certification number that links to CGC's online census, where buyers can verify the grade, page quality, and notes for any encapsulated book.
For UK-based collectors, sending books directly to CGC means dealing with international shipping, customs paperwork, and waiting for status updates with no visibility. Fantasy Road operates an end-to-end CGC submission service for the UK that removes all of that friction — we receive your books, press and clean them in-house if requested, ship them to CGC under our consignment, and track every stage of the process inside your Fantasy Road account.
If you are buying graded comics on the secondary market, CGC's online tools (including the Census, Registry and Encapsulated Comics Verification) are essential reference material for confirming authenticity and population data before you commit to a purchase.
