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PCA: Professional Card Authenticator FR
PCA is the French leader. Off to Bordeaux, with an internal submission form to print before shipping. On return, your card comes in a slightly different European-format slab.
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Identity
- Founded : 12 March 2015, SAS PROFESSIONAL CARDS AUTHENTICATOR (SIREN 810 151 290)
- President : François-Xavier Colombani
- Registered office : 12 rue Jean Richepin, Paris 16th (not Bordeaux, despite the persistent rumor)
- Production workshop : 2 rue Raffet, Paris 16th
- Market position : French TCG grading pioneer and market leader
- Volume : Not published, estimated at several hundred thousand cards cumulative
Slab & label
- Format : Proprietary European slab, slightly different from PSA/CGC formats
- Label : Card name, set, number, language, variation, grade, cert number, QR code
- Compatibility : Requires European-format slab toploaders (not US)
- Cert lookup : URL to confirm on pcagrade.com (site is Cloudflare-protected)
Grading scale
- Scale : 1 → 10 with half-grade 9.5
- Collector 10+ : Unique worldwide, a grade above PSA 10 / CGC Pristine 10, ultra-strict criteria
- Sub-grades: Centering, corners, edges, surface, included on Fast / Fast+ / Excelsior, optional on Classic
- Definitions : Official page
pcagrade.com/echelle(consulted via Wayback Machine)
Access from France
Direct submission from France: no intermediary required. Online customer account, payment, ship to the Paris workshop.
| Route | URL | Pricing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCA direct | pcagrade.com | €10.90 → €590 by tier and value | Classic (6 months) / Fast (1 month) / Fast+ (1 week) / Excelsior (1 day, hand-delivered) × 4 value brackets (1-249 / 250-999 / 1,000-9,999 / €10,000+). |
| Show drop-off | - | Variable | Present at Cartomania and FR TCG conventions (verify per edition). |
Recommended shipping: Colissimo with ad valorem insurance. Prep: semi-rigid (CBG/BCW) + double sleeve required. Real-world turnaround: 30-90 business days by tier.
Reputation
- International resale comparison vs PSA: -20 % to -50 % on eBay US / Cardmarket EN.
- On the FR market: well-recognized, prime/discount roughly neutral vs PSA depending on card.
- FR community sentiment (Pokébip, Pokéargus, YouTubers): broadly positive. Recurring criticisms: 2022 scale change + variable turnaround.
- US community sentiment (Elite Fourum, Reddit): “not taken seriously”, PCA is excluded from international multipliers.
- Social presence: Instagram 17K, Facebook 6.3K, TikTok 1.5K, X active since 2018.
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