What to Bring
Bring cards in appropriate protection and be ready to provide card details, declared value, event name, event date, and the objective for each card. Photos and written concerns can help with triage.
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Card Show Intake & Drop-Off
Bring Your Cards to the Show—Start With a Documented Intake
Use the Apex service intake to identify the card-show event, event date, card quantity, categories, requested services, declared value, and any concerns. Card Show Drop-Off records the intended handoff; the current published catalog and final card-specific scope are confirmed after review.
What Happens After Intake
Apex records the request, provides a ballpark estimate based on selected services, and reviews the proposed scope. Any presentation or recovery request is separated from grading-bound inspection and requires its own disclosure.
Event Participation
Apex does not claim attendance, sponsorship, or affiliation with any event unless it is specifically confirmed. Event pages are published only after the date, venue, and Apex participation status are verified.
Questions, answered
Before you decide
How does card-show drop-off work?
Select Card Show / Event Drop-Off and provide the event name and date. Apex confirms the appropriate service scope and next step before any work or payment begins.
Does a show intake include payment?
No. The service intake records your request and ballpark estimate; final scope and payment are confirmed after Apex reviews the submission.
Can I drop off cards at every show?
No. Drop-off availability depends on confirmed Apex attendance and the event. Check the event-specific instructions before traveling.
Documented first. Scope confirmed second.
Start with the card, not the promise.
Tell Apex what you have, what you want to achieve, and whether the objective is grading, collector presentation, recovery review, or slab care.
Start Card Show Intake