Services
Restoration has real limits. Every service below lists both sides, because you deserve to know before you pay for shipping.
The full list
Most cards need three or four of these. Every submission gets Full Service, so we apply what the card actually needs.
The binder line that catches light at an angle. We relax the fibers and bring the surface back toward flat without lifting or bleaching the print. A crease always leaves a scar, and graders will almost always see it.
Dents don't show head-on — they show as shadows the second the light tilts. This is the fix for the flaw you can only find with a flashlight.
Hairline scratches on holo and foil that only appear when the card tilts. We reduce the scatter so the holo reads clean from every angle.
We can often bring back a soft corner from a slight bend, as long as it isn't torn, and we fix corners where the layers have started to lift. We don't rebuild corners or add material.
We fix lifting along the edges. Chipping, nicks and fraying come from missing or broken paper, which we can't put back.
Surface residue, fingerprints, album film and the haze that builds up on cards stored in old plastic. Non-solvent methods only.
Cards go through controlled humidity and temperature until they sit truly flat and stay that way. This is a staged process, not a press.
Already graded and you want it better before a resubmit? We open the holder safely and return the raw card ready to go back in. $4.99 per card, free on Ultra Grail™, Ultra Grail+ and Ultra Grail++.
Special deal: after restoration we submit your cards to CGC through a third-party CGC dealer account. $35 per card, CGC’s grading fee included, with a 20–30 business day turnaround at CGC.
Full Service
Full Service applies every relevant treatment in the correct order, so you don't have to diagnose your own card from a phone photo. Every restoration submission gets it; your card's declared value sets the price.
What we take
Pokémon and every other TCG, sports cards from pre-war to modern, and bulk lots from hobby shops.
Base Set through current sets, Japanese and English. Alt arts, SIRs, gold cards, vintage holos.
Vintage through modern across every major sport, including pre-war and mid-century stock that needs a gentler hand.
Hobby shops become Mint Workshop Pro authorized retailers and accept customer submissions in store.
Send us a photo before you ship. We'll tell you what we'd do and whether it's worth doing.
