Photo-first condition
A consistent second opinion.
The exact-card photos come first.
Akiba uses high-resolution photography plus an AI-assisted in-house assessment to document raw-card condition consistently. It is not a third-party grade and it is not a prediction of PSA/BGS/CGC results. Use the report to focus your inspection, then judge the physical copy from the photographs.
What we look at
Scratches, print lines, scuffs, gloss and other visible surface issues.
Sharpness, whitening, bends and wear across all four corners.
Whitening, fraying, chipping and edge wear on front and back.
Border balance left-to-right and top-to-bottom.
Evidence, not just a badge
Where this is going next.
CardOS will store semantic photo roles for front, back, surfaces, corners and detail shots. Condition findings will be linked to the relevant source image so a buyer can tap a defect and jump directly to the evidence.
For image-detected defects, Akiba will generate close-up crops automatically from the detected region while retaining the uncropped source photograph. That makes the model useful as an inspection assistant instead of asking buyers to trust a score.
Illustrative UI; defect-to-image coordinates require the next CardOS condition-media schema.
Akiba raw-card conditions
Near Mint
Very clean raw copy with only trivial imperfections visible on close inspection.
Lightly Played
Minor handling wear such as light whitening, a soft corner or faint surface marks.
Moderately Played
Clearly handled, with visible edge/corner wear or surface scratching while remaining structurally collectible.
Heavily Played
Significant wear such as heavy whitening, creasing, dents or deeper surface blemishes.
The buyer rule
When the condition label, AI-assisted assessment and your visual inspection disagree, trust the exact-card photos. Ask for another detail photo before buying if something matters to you.