Raygun is a CGC UK Authorized Dealer

We save you the expense of CGC membership, the hassle of submitting directly, and reducing your handling fees due to bulk submission.

We can also submit your comics for pressing to get those annoying creases out without risking an amateur fix, and we can send any cracked or damaged graded books you have to be re-holdered.

For trading card turnaround times and fees, please click here.

Turnaround Time and Fees - Comics and Magazines

Current CGC turnaround time: 10 weeks
Pressing and internet imaging will add further time to the turnaround.
Turnaround times are not guaranteed. Please allow an additional 2-4 weeks for drop off and collection on either side of the grading period.

All submissions in the same tier share a handling fee of £13.00.
Pressing and Extra Services will each incur a separate handling fee of up to £13.00.

We charge 50% deposit on grading and pressing fees upon submission, and the other 50% plus handling fee (and any extra services) is paid upon completion. 

  • Modern

    Maximum value £300.

    For comics published 1975 to present.

  • Grading Fee:

    £40.00

    Pressing fee:

    £20.00

  • Vintage

    Maximum value £300.

    For comics published pre-1975.

  • Grading Fee:

    £50.00

    Pressing fee:

    £40.00

  • High Value

    Maximum value £750.

  • Grading Fee:

    £110.00

    Pressing fee:

    £90.00

  • Unlimited Value

    Maximum value unlimited.

  • Grading Fee:

    5% of Fair Market Value
    (£150 minimum fee)

    Pressing fee:

    5% of Fair Market Value

    (£150 minimum fee)

  • Extra Services

    Other services available through CGC.

  • Re-holder

    Value up to £750 - £35.00

    Value over £750 - £85.00

    Internet Imaging
    £5.00

    Custom Label
    £10.00

    JSA Signature Verification
    £25.00 per signature
    (£18.00 fee for inauthentic signatures)

    JSA Signature Grading
    £25.00 per signature

CGC Glossary and Details

Value/Fair Market Value
The value of your book before grading. This will be determined using recent online sales data and the Overstreet Price Guide.

Handling Fee
A handling fee of £13 is applied by CGC to all books submitted in the same tier.

For example:
4 comics submitted under Modern will each carry a handling fee of £3.25.
2 comics submitted under High Value will each carry a handling fee of £6.50.

Pressing incurs its own £13 handling fee, separate to the grading handling fee. Reholders also carry the £13 handling fee.

JSA Signature Verification and Grading services each incur an additional handling fee of up to £13.

Slab
Slang terminology for a CGC graded book. 'Slabbing' means submitting your book for grading.

About CGC
Certified Guaranty Company™ (CGC) revolutionised the comic book marketplace when it was founded in 2000 by providing clear, objective and impartial assessments of authenticity and grade. Today, CGC is the world's largest and most trusted third-party grading service for comics, magazines, concert posters and related collectibles with more than 5 million collectibles certified since 2000.