Does PokeHive give an official card grade?

No. The Pre-Grader measures centring from a photo and adds a rough heuristic guess at corners and edges. It does not assess surface, and none of it is a substitute for a trained grader — only an in-person submission to PSA, BGS or CGC is authoritative.

Does my photo get uploaded anywhere?

No. The image is processed entirely in your browser — nothing is sent to a server unless you separately choose to save a card photo to your collection.

What makes a good scan?

A straight-on shot that fills the frame, on a plain contrasting background, in even light with no glare, at least ~1000px wide. Camera angle and lighting are the biggest sources of error.

Why does my Mint-looking card only show PSA 8 or 9?

Centring caps the grade. If the border is off to one side, the card can't reach PSA 10 no matter how clean the corners and surface are. Under a loupe, small centring and corner issues show up that the eye misses.

Card Pre-Grader

Capture or upload a straight-on photo, mark the card’s outer corners to straighten it, then fit the box to the inner frame. You get left/right and top/bottom centering ratios, rough per-corner and per-edge estimates, and the PSA grade they point to. Everything runs in your browser.

Guide only. This tool measures centering and makes a rough brightness-based guess at corners and edges from a single photo — all of it affected by lighting, angle and lens distortion. Surface is not assessed at all. The corner and edge numbers are “take a closer look” flags, not grades. Treat the whole result as a rough indication — PokeHive accepts no responsibility for any errors or decisions made on the basis of it. The only way to get an accurate, authoritative grade is to submit the card for in-person grading with PSA, BGS or CGC. See how card grading works and how to photograph a card for a clean scan.

1Capture
2Straighten
3Measure

Line the card up with the guide, or upload a straight-on photo.

Upload image

Centering

Left / Right

50 / 50

Top / Bottom

50 / 50

Predicted ceiling

— adjust the box

worst side 50% · centering only

PSA 10 centeringwithin tolerance
PSA 9 centeringwithin tolerance
PSA 8 centeringwithin tolerance
PSA 7 centeringwithin tolerance

Guide only. Estimate from your alignment — centering is one of four PSA sub-grades (corners, edges, surface too), and the reading is affected by lighting and camera angle. PokeHive takes no responsibility for errors. Only an in-person submission to PSA / BGS / CGC gives an accurate grade. Not affiliated with PSA.

Corners & edges

auto · heuristic

Straighten a card to get corner and edge estimates.

Surfacenot assessed — needs even lighting

Rough estimate. Corner and edge scores come from a simple brightness heuristic on your photo, not a trained model — glare, shadow and focus all move them. Treat them as “worth a closer look” flags, not grades. Only an in-person PSA / BGS / CGC submission is accurate.

Identify & price

Recognise the card from your photo, or search — to pull live pricing and buy links.

Frequently asked

Does PokeHive give an official card grade?: No. The Pre-Grader measures centring from a photo and adds a rough heuristic guess at corners and edges. It does not assess surface, and none of it is a substitute for a trained grader — only an in-person submission to PSA, BGS or CGC is authoritative.
Does my photo get uploaded anywhere?: No. The image is processed entirely in your browser — nothing is sent to a server unless you separately choose to save a card photo to your collection.
What makes a good scan?: A straight-on shot that fills the frame, on a plain contrasting background, in even light with no glare, at least ~1000px wide. Camera angle and lighting are the biggest sources of error.
Why does my Mint-looking card only show PSA 8 or 9?: Centring caps the grade. If the border is off to one side, the card can't reach PSA 10 no matter how clean the corners and surface are. Under a loupe, small centring and corner issues show up that the eye misses.