CGC Accepting Submissions at the Midwest Gaming Classic

CGC® is excited to once again be accepting submissions of video games, comics, cards and home video collectibles at the Midwest Gaming Classic, being held at The Baird Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 24-26, 2026.

About the Midwest Gaming Classic

The Midwest Gaming Classic is all about celebrating gaming and the people who make it possible — you! This year we’re welcoming some of pop culture’s most influential celebrities, including game developers such as Scott Adams, influencers like John Hancock and more. The show will feature retro and modern video game consoles, arcade machines, more than 10,000 video games set up for free play, card games, tabletop games and everything in between. Visit more than 200 vendors and panelists while you’re exploring the convention, too.

Fans also won’t want to miss giveaways and prize opportunities happening at the CGC booth all weekend long! Stay tuned for further email and social announcements about giveaway opportunities leading up to the show.

Preparing submissions for the show

CGC is accepting submissions of video games, TCGs, sports cards, non-sports cards, comics, magazines and home video collectibles for grading. To streamline submissions at the show, please take the following steps before arriving:

1. Create a CGC account here. All it takes is a free account to submit, and paid members get additional discounts and benefits.
2. Go to the online submission form for video games, cards, comics or home video.
3. Select “Mail-In or Show Drop-Off” to start your submission.

4. Complete the submission form and print the packing slips.

   Important: To ensure that your submission process stays on schedule, please place your collectibles in the order listed on the packing slip. Please bring BOTH copies of the packing slip with your collectibles to the show drop-off. Failure to do so will result in delays.

5. Keep your collectibles safe and secure until you drop off your submission (including the packing slip) with a representative.
6. Go to the Express Drop-off sign to finalize your submission.

All submissions will be transported to CGC’s headquarters in Sarasota, Florida, for authentication, grading and encapsulation.

• To learn more about CGC services and fees for video games, click here.
• To learn more about CGC services and fees for cards, click here.
• To learn more about CGC services and fees for comics, click here.
• To learn more about CGC services and fees for home video, click here.

Tablets will be provided at the booth for submitters to use for sign-up and submission purposes.

Need more info?

• Questions for CGC Video Games should be sent to [email protected].
• Questions for CGC Cards should be sent to [email protected].
• Questions for CGC Comics should be sent to [email protected].
• Questions for CGC Home Video should be sent to [email protected].

All CGC services can be reached at (+1) 855-GRADE10 (855-472-3310).

About CGC

Since revolutionizing comic book grading in 2000, CGC has grown to include certification services for a vast variety of pop culture collectibles. These divisions include CGC Cards, CGC Video Games and CGC Home Video. CGC Cards provides expert card grading for sports cards, TCGs and non-sports cards. CGC Video Games is dedicated to video game grading for the most popular consoles, including Nintendo, Sega, Atari, PlayStation and more. CGC Home Video provides expert VHS grading in addition to other types of videocassettes, DVD, Blu-ray and more. CGC also offers seamless solutions for autograph collectors with CGC Signature Series and JSA Authentic Autograph services.

CGC is part of the Certified Collectibles Group, a global provider of expert and impartial authentication and grading services for collectibles. Since 1987, the Certified Collectibles Group companies have certified more than 110 million collectibles, including coins, banknotes, comic books, cards, autographs and stamps.