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What Does 'Grade Bump' Mean?

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An increase in a card's grade after being resubmitted for grading, whether from a genuine reassessment or simply a second roll of the dice.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Sent it back in, got a grade bump from 8 to 9.5."

LORE & ORIGIN

Grading-community outcome term for an improved result on resubmission, used to describe both re-evaluation luck and process variance.

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2026-08
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2026 (Grading Culture)
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