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The Vault
$0
Free collection account
Build your collection.
- Unlimited Vault Records
- Permanent Vault IDs
- Private collection
- Photographs and private notes
- Account-based access across devices
- No assessment purchase required
THE NEXT CHAPTER OF YOUR COLLECTION
Great comics.
Brighter
tomorrows.
You collect the stories.
We help you keep them.
Give every comic a home in your private Vault. Catalog the details, preserve the photographs and keep the story of your collection together.
Free collection account. No assessment purchase required.
EST. FOR THE COLLECTOR.
KNOW. DECIDE.
YOUR FRIEND IN THE VAULTMr. Vault Grade
COLLECT. PRESERVE.KNOW. DECIDE.
EVERY BOOK HAS A STORY.GIVE YOURS A RECORD. THE COLLECTOR’S ARCHIVE · VOL. 01
MEET YOUR COLLECTION’S NEW HOME
Every issue.
Its own story.
The title. The variant. The photographs. That note you never want to lose. A private record for each book, all in one collection.
Build your collectionMy CollectionILLUSTRATIVE PREVIEW
Add your first comicTry a filter or open a sample record. Fictional books and illustrations; no customer data.
A LITTLE HELP FROM MR. VAULT GRADE
From long box
to your Vault.
No need to send your comics away.
Start with one book. We’ll walk you through it.
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WELCOME ABOARD!
Open your Vault
Create your free account, confirm your email, sign in and complete your profile.
Already a collector here? Just sign in. - 02
EVERY BOOK HAS A STORY.
Introduce your comic
Choose Add Comic. Enter the title, issue, publisher and publication date, then create the record.
Your comic receives its own permanent Vault ID. - 03
LET’S GET A CLEAR LOOK.
Photograph the front
Open the record and fill Front 1 through Front 5. Choose one photograph for each slot.
Keep the full comic visible, with good light and minimal glare. - 04
THE OTHER SIDE MATTERS, TOO.
Photograph the back
Turn your comic over and fill Back 1 through Back 5. Wait for each photograph to show Stored.
JPEG, PNG or WebP. Maximum 25 MiB per image. - 05
TEN PHOTOS. ONE GOOD RECORD.
Check your record
Review the details and all ten photographs. With the required details and images stored, your record becomes Complete.
Complete means cataloged. It does not mean graded or certified. - 06
YOUR COLLECTION STARTS HERE.
Make yourself at home
Find every comic in My Collection. Add another book, update details or replace a photograph whenever you need to.
Sign in to the same account later to pick up where you left off.
Private records. Free collection account. Five front + five back = ten stored photographs.
THE NEXT CHAPTER · IN DEVELOPMENT
Before you slab it.
Do the math first.
ASSESSMENT SERVICES — COMING SOON
The collection starts today. Decision tools come next.
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Available now
Add the book
Create its Vault Record and add the required photographs.
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Coming soon
Understand the condition
Planned analysis will evaluate photographic evidence for visible condition factors that may affect the grading outcome.
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Coming soon
See the numbers
Compare estimated raw value, potential graded value and total submission costs.
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Coming soon
Find the break-even point
See the condition outcome the book would need before professional grading begins to make financial sense.
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Coming soon
Make the call
GO, NO-GO or PRESS FIRST — with the reasoning behind the recommendation.
GO
The available evidence and economics support professional submission.
NO-GO
The likely value added by grading does not appear to justify the expected cost.
PRESS FIRST
Preparation such as pressing may materially change the submission economics.
Planned, conditional recommendations. No grade or financial outcome is guaranteed.
A VAULT FOR EVERY COLLECTOR
Start with your collection.
Choose what comes next.
Your collection is free.
Planned assessments are separate.
PLANNED LAUNCH OFFERINGSAssessment services coming soon
The Vault is available now. Paid services and physical fulfillment are in development.
Coming soon
Single Decision
$19
Planned price / per book
One book. A clearer decision.
- Condition analysis
- Grade band and confidence
- Raw versus graded value comparison
- Break-even condition
- GO / NO-GO / PRESS FIRST
- Digital Vault Report
Coming soonFEATURED PACKAGE
Vault Grade Display Package
$49
Planned starting price + shipping
The decision. Made tangible.
- Single Decision deliverables
- Printed Vault Report
- Vault Grade Certificate
- Serialized Vault Grades holographic seal
- Matching Assessment Serial
- Rigid comic display holder / slab
- Physical presentation package
Collector-installed display holder. Physical examination and encapsulation by Vault Grades are not included in this package.
Join the launch listComing soon
Expert-reviewed Vault Grade
$79
Planned price + shipping if physical package included
A professional second look.
- Automated condition findings
- Professional human review
- Corrections and reviewer notes
- Additional-image request when needed
- Vault Grade Display Package
- Priority review
A RECORD YOU CAN HOLD. A BOOK YOU KEEP.
The planned Vault Grade Certificate
The official physical record of a Vault Grade assessment issued by Vault Grades. One Assessment Serial is intended to match the digital report, printed report, certificate and serialized hologram. Your comic retains its permanent Vault ID.
Collector-installed display holder. Physical examination and encapsulation by Vault Grades are not included. No production Assessment Serials are being issued yet.
THE KNOWLEDGE BEHIND THE DECISION.
100+ YEARSof combined comic-book
of combined comic-book
experience behind the Vault.
More than 100 years of combined comic-book experience. Vault Grades combines lifelong collecting knowledge, professional comic grading experience and modern systems to help collectors make better decisions about their books.
COLLECTING KNOWLEDGEPROFESSIONAL GRADING EXPERIENCEMODERN ANALYSIS IN DEVELOPMENT
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED.
Everything you’d
ask the team.
Clear answers about the Vault, the planned assessments and what a physical package will mean.
All collection & privacy FAQsDoes Vault Grades follow CGC grading standards?
Vault Grades is being built around CGC grading standards and the familiar 0.5–10.0 scale. Planned assessments will focus on visible condition factors including the spine, corners, surface, centering and color-breaking defects observable in submitted evidence. The remote-assessment model will evaluate photographs rather than physically handle the book, with supporting findings and confidence information where appropriate. Assessment services are coming soon.
How accurate is a Vault Grades assessment?
The planned service is designed to report a grade band and confidence level, rather than a single accuracy percentage. If uncertainty could change the submission decision, the report should say so. The goal is structured information for a better decision, not a guaranteed grade or financial return. The assessment engine is not publicly available yet.
Why use Vault Grades before submitting to CGC?
Professional grading costs real money and can keep a book out of your hands for several weeks or longer. Between grading fees, handling and shipping, a book can cost more to submit than grading ultimately adds to its value. Vault Grades is being designed to help you understand that decision before the book leaves your hands.
How will Vault Grades pricing work?
Your Vault collection is free. When paid services launch, you will pay for the decision or service you need, when you need it. No subscription. Nothing to cancel. The prices shown are planned launch prices; assessment services and physical fulfillment are not currently for sale.
Can I keep my collection here without buying an assessment?
Yes. Building and maintaining your Vault collection does not require an assessment purchase. Every comic can keep its Vault Record and permanent Vault ID whether or not you ever purchase a paid assessment.
What is a Vault Grade Certificate?
The planned Vault Grade Certificate will be the official physical record of a Vault Grade assessment issued by Vault Grades. It can show the comic’s Vault ID, the Assessment Serial, the issued grade and other report information. It does not establish comic-book authenticity. Certificates and physical fulfillment are coming soon.
What is the difference between a Vault ID and an Assessment Serial?
A Vault ID identifies the comic’s permanent Vault Record. A planned Assessment Serial will identify one specific Vault Grade assessment. The same comic can retain its Vault ID while receiving different Assessment Serials if it is assessed again later. The serial is intended to match across the digital report, printed report, certificate and serialized hologram. Assessment Serials are not issued in the current collection beta.
Does the display package mean Vault Grades physically examined or sealed my comic?
No. The planned Vault Grade Display Package is a collector-installed presentation package for a remote Vault Grade assessment. Physical examination and encapsulation by Vault Grades are not included. A future physical inspection or encapsulation service would be a separate product with its own custody and examination process.
Is Vault Grades affiliated with CGC?
No. Vault Grades is an independent service.
CONTACT US
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Talk to us.
Questions about your Vault, comic condition, planned assessments or routing a larger submission?
Send a note and the team will get back to you.