Guides for collectible card restorers
Practical guides for card restoration studios: quotes, photographing defects, restoration reports, shipping and organising the work.
Updated Sep 13, 2026
These guides describe how a collectible card restoration studio organises its work: how to write a quote that holds up, how to photograph defects, what a report should say, how to ship valuable cards. They are written by people who restore cards every day, and they are useful even if you do not use Registro.
- How to photograph the defects of a collectible cardDiffuse and raking light, macro shots of defects, neutral background, same framing before and after: how to photograph a card for diagnosis, quotes and restoration reports.Sep 13, 2026Read
- How to run a card restoration studio, from request to deliveryThe ten working phases of a collectible card restoration studio: request, quote, shipping, check-in, diagnosis, plan, work, final check, report, closing.Sep 13, 2026Read
- How to write a restoration quote for collectible cardsA method for quoting the restoration of Pokémon, Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh! cards: a price list per defect, the right photos, preliminary and final quotes, what never to promise.Sep 13, 2026Read
- What to write in a card restoration reportThe structure of a restoration report for collectible cards: the card's identity, numbered defects, treatments, outcome for every defect, before and after photos, separate estimates.Sep 13, 2026Read
- Shipping collectible cards for restoration, there and backHow a card restoration studio organises shipping with clients: packing, tracking, insurance, declared value, check-in on arrival and the return trip.Sep 13, 2026Read