Grade With TAG Reviews 22

Made 2 submissions with Grade With Tag and each time service has been brilliant.

Would highly recommend using for all Tag Grading submissions

Fantastic service. They are very responsive, provide clear expectations and a very simple process. I wouldn't submit to TAG via any other route.

GWT were perfect from the beginning all the way to me receiving my cards back and even after.

They're very active in answering any questions you may have in their discord, top tier service and will continue to use for a majority of my future grading!

Great experience, great service and correspondence.

Outstanding experience. Graded 4 cards through the scoreboard service on the giveback which resulted in 3 10’s and a 9. Cards were sent, graded, and back in my hands in under a month. Portal kept me up to date with tracking through each step. Couldn’t rate GWT highly enough. Brilliant service and will 100% be using again. I’m now fully a TAG convert.

Great service, very responsive. Recommended.

I recently used Grade With TAG for a submission and honestly couldn’t be happier with the experience. From start to finish, communication was excellent and the whole process felt professional, transparent, and easy to follow.
It’s refreshing to use a service that genuinely feels focused on collectors and customer experience.
If you’re based in the UK and looking for a reliable way to submit to TAG, I’d definitely recommend Grade With TAG. I’ll absolutely be using them again for future submissions.

Very high quality grading with a full report so you know it’s not faulted. Worth grading with TAG all the time

Great company, good communication, easy to talk to over instagram or email if i needed help couldn‘t recommend more

Absolutely loved my grading experiences with Grade With Tag.

Super friendly people with the upmost respect for you and for your cards.

Being a grading or sub grading company in this current climate is going to bring its heat and the team at GWT have excelled in customer service liason with myself and friends of mine.

I noticed a negative review below and can clearly see one unhappy cross grader who didn't understand the transparency of the grading company they were dealing with. This is an elite service and only rewards genuinely gem mint/pristine cards with the highest grades. (I know all too well as my Giratina from lost origin was destined for a 9 all along, as the in depth dig report clarified perfectly)

GradewithTag are leading the charge as the best UK service for TAG submissions and I'm all for it.

I wish the team at GWT all the best and can't wait for the future. Hope to catch you at a show near me soon.

Kindest Regards,
B&R

I can't recommend Grade with TAG enough, I'm now on my 5th order with them and the experience has been exceptional all around.

The team are amazing people and will try to help you with any advise that you may need before sending the cards in, as well as anything that may arise during grading or afterwards.

I would highly recommend joining their discord to get the best experience.

Once the cards are with them, you'll get an email to show receipt. If it's your first time, you'll get an email with account info (using your email) for the TAG website that allows you to track your order (the same as direct orders) once the cards are shipped off to TAG HQ (USA) to be graded.

Understandably there's added time to wait before and after grading whilst your cards are sorted, but it's absolutely worth the wait, and there's no better place to go, in my opinion!

I Graded 55 cards was a great experience and very happy with the grades. The only issue was it took way longer than the 30 days stated but i sent them off when they had a huge backlog so it was understandable.

Graded by with GradewithTag 4 times now. All cards have been delivered safe and sound and never had any issues. Will be continuing to use these guys going forward.

Dan/Horus!

I’ve sent submissions to TAG through GWT regularly over the last 6 months. The communication from them has been faultless every time and any issues I’ve raised with them has been quickly sorted.
I used GWT for my first ever grading submissions and other companies I’ve used since then have not met the same standard.
I’ll continue to trust grade with tag with my most treasured cards.

Edit: Given the lacklustre reply!
I said they were lenient with regards to centering.
I also said that the card was more damaged than when with ACE in the top right hand corner which is clearly something you or TAG have done. Still not owning the mistake!
And ACE would’ve picked up the roller mark should that have been the case but lies aren’t befitting; the dig reports states crease/dent.
You have not issued a ‘gesture of goodwill’! I have provided you with evidence of this and still your shoddy reply tried poorly to detach you of this blame. It does not; hence in part, my reply.
Now before you edit your post please read accurately and do not try to misconstrue my words or others opinions of my accurate review again. It’s going to make you look rather foolish.
Now as I say you have my email so send the refund. You have until the 5 business days I’ve mentioned in my email to you! I will as suggested in my emails take this through the small claims court if necessary.

Original review: Genuinely really poor service and experience.

So I’ve graded with PSA, ACE, CGC & MGC before and thought I’d give TAG a go back in late December with the Kingdra Promo.

I’d already sent it off to ACE and it came back an 8. I was shocked.
Whilst I didn’t expect a 10 I genuinely believed it would 9. I’d have been happy with that.

Ironically like their Nidoking post on social media I thought why not……..sure there was some minor whitening to one corner but nothing of considerable note.

However, mine was the opposite experience. Definitely not like their Nidoking post.
I would’ve been happy with another 8 but expected an upgrade to 8.5-9.

After months of waiting with very little in terms of updates and only being communicated with I reached out to them.
The responses I would get would be along the lines of; ‘we know as much as you with regards to the process; as it’s on the website’
Or ‘We believe it to be 3 weeks late but it’s out of our hands’

Shocking.

A company affiliated to TAG as its quite literally in the namesake and those kind of responses.

And as for the timeframe I should’ve gone to PSA. It’s May now so 4 months total. So much for the 45 days turnaround.

It gets worse. The ‘DIG’ report comes back and they’ve graded it a 5.5.

Gobsmacked. I check the details and now the card whitening on the top right hand corner is cooked. I mean nobody would send it off to be graded (unless vintage) let alone regraded.

And this is from someone having submitted over 100 cards in their time.

Furthermore, the card now also has a crease/dent on the right hand side of the card significant enough to drop the grade 2.5 grades.

And leniency from ACE (who it had a 8 with) regarding surface is a well known no go.
It doesn’t not get picked up on.

Granted their centering is less strict but as for surface people get picked up on. Always.

The card is buggered. Quite literally. It’s clear that either GWT or TAG themselves have damaged my card.

The outcome. A card now LP-/MP+ and £29.48 compensation which they claim to have sent but even though I provided them with screenshots from my bank which shows no amount returned whatsoever.

I would very much advise people steer clear of these.
A shame because I was hoping for an alternative good grading company to pair with my ACE submissions but nope.

Definitely not. And please please send me the refund/compensation like you agreed to or I will take further action through the financial ombudsman or whomever will be the regulatory body. It’s out of order. I’ve provided my email address and suggested PayPal so you’ve got no excuses.

None. Own your mistakes.

I’ve used a few grading companies over the years, and TAG honestly feels like the first one that’s actually built around transparency instead of just reputation.

The biggest difference is how they handle grading itself. With TAG Grading, you’re not just getting a number slapped on your card. You get a full digital report that breaks down exactly why your card got the grade it did. Subgrades aren’t vague or subjective, they’re backed by precise measurements and visuals. You can literally see the flaws mapped out. Compared to PSA, where you’re often left guessing why something got a 9 instead of a 10, TAG just feels way more honest.

Their slabs are another standout. They look clean, modern, and premium without being overdesigned. The label is easy to read, the case feels solid, and the whole presentation just looks more high-end. It actually enhances the card instead of distracting from it.

Customer experience is also noticeably better. Communication is clearer, turnaround updates make sense, and the whole process feels more transparent from start to finish. You’re not sitting there wondering what stage your submission is in or if something got lost in the system.

What’s really interesting is how the market is starting to respond. For a long time, PSA dominated resale value, no question. But now you’re seeing more TAG slabs selling at similar prices, and in some cases even higher, especially when buyers value the grading report and consistency. It’s not across the board yet, but the gap is definitely closing and in certain segments it’s already flipped.

Overall, TAG feels like where grading is headed. More data, less guesswork, better presentation, and a system that actually shows you what you’re paying for. It doesn’t rely on legacy reputation, it relies on proving the grade.

Always a great service from GWT and great communication throughout the process 👏

Trustworthy and honest service - run by people who are passionate about collecting themselves. Great communication and transparency. I don’t hesitate in the slightest when handing over valuable cards to them.

They have the most friendly support, very quick and effective with their responses and I trust them to handle my cards.

Totally transparent process, experienced management who know a lot about the hobby in general and clearly believe in the philosophy that TAG tries to maintain. Simple ordering system with customisable insurance options. I don’t grade with anyone else now.