Terms and Conditions of Collector Membership

Collector members and Authorized Dealers may submit directly to our offices in the United States or through our European Submission Center (by appointment only):

Certified Collectibles Group - International GmbH
Elsenheimerstraße 63
80687 Munich, Germany
Telephone: +49 (0) 89 550 66 780
Email: Service@CGCcards.de You can submit trading cards and track your order 24/7 if you are a paid member of CCG GmbH. Membership provides educational resources, submission privileges to CGC, NGC, NCS and PMG, inclusion in a vibrant online community and more. Choose the membership level that's right for you. CCG GmbH Membership options.
Collector members and Authorized Dealers may submit trading cards directly to our offices in the United States or to CCG GmbH, the European affiliate of CGC:
Certified Collectibles Group - International GmbH
Elsenheimerstraße 63
80687 Munich, Germany
Telephone: +49 (0) 89 550 66 780
Email: Service@CGCcards.de

Office visits by appointment only. Please call or email to schedule an appointment.
Submit through an CCG GmbH Authorized Dealer
You can submit trading cards through one of the many CCG GmbH Authorized Dealers that accept submissions from the public. No membership is required. To find an CCG GmbH Authorized Dealer near you, visit the Dealer Locator.
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Als zahlendes Mitglied von CCG GmbH können Sie Einreichungen tätigen und Ihre Bestellung rund um die Uhr nachverfolgen. Die Mitgliedschaft schließt auch Lernmaterial, Einreichungsprivilegien bei CGC, NGC, NCS und PMG sowie die Teilnahme an einer dynamischen Online-Community und vieles mehr ein. Wählen Sie die passende Mitgliedsstufe aus: CCG GmbH Mitgliedschaftsoptionen. Mitglieder der Collectors Society und autorisierte Händler können Ihre Einreichun

1. Parties

Certified Collectibles Group - International GmbH, Munich, Germany (“CCG GmbH”) renders authentication, grading, encapsulation and, if requested, conservation services (the “Services”) to European customers (“Customers”) under German law on the basis of (i) an executed Membership Agreement which includes the Service Terms and Conditions (“Terms and Conditions”), the Terms of Use of CCG GmbH’s Websites (NGCcoin.de and PMGnotes.de) and the Privacy Policy (Data Protection), and (ii) the Europe Submission Form (“Submission Form”).

Customers may be a Collector or an Authorized Dealer. The present Membership Agreement applies to Collectors.

Parties to an executed Membership Agreement are the applying Customer and CCG GmbH. CCG GmbH may subcontract Services from its affiliated companies in the United States:

• Certified Collectibles Group, LLC ("CCG")
• Numismatic Guaranty Company (“NGC”)
• Numismatic Conservation Services (“NCS”)
• Paper Money Guaranty (“PMG”)
• Certified Guaranty Company (“CGC”)

These companies are referred to collectively in this document as "CCG Companies" and each as a "CCG Company." For corporate details of the CCG Companies please refer to the background information on the “About” page.

By completing and submitting a Membership application, Customer is agreeing to accept these Terms and Conditions of the Membership Agreement which includes

• the Service Terms and Conditions (“Service Terms and Conditions”),
• the Terms of Use of CCG GmbH’s Website,
• the Privacy Policy (Data Protection).

If a Customer prefers to order Services directly from a CCG Company in the US, it may turn to the website of such relevant CCG Company and place its order under applicable US law in the procedures prescribed on such website.

2. Membership, Fees

Upon acceptance by CCG GmbH of the application to become a Customer under the Membership Agreement, the applicant is considered a registered Customer who is entitled to submit, on the basis of a Submission Form, coins and notes (“Collectibles”) to CCG GmbH. As a Member, the Applicant agrees to be bound by and comply with this Membership Agreement and on a supplementary basis, the CCG Companies’ practical and administrative procedures and rules as the same may be published on CCG GmbH’s websites from time to time. In the event of a conflict between these CCG rules and the terms of the Membership Agreement, the terms of the Membership Agreement shall prevail.

Applicant acknowledges that by completing and signing the Membership Agreement application, it agrees to pay CCG GmbH the full amount of the membership fee through the credit card account listed in the application, and agrees to pay for any membership renewals requested by the Applicant and approved by CCG GmbH. It further agrees to pay the fees identified on the Submission Form.

The Applicant acknowledges that the membership fee is refundable only if a written request for termination of membership and a refund of membership fees is received by CCG GmbH within the first thirty (30) days following acceptance of membership, and that once any service fee obligation is incurred by Applicant (even if paid by offset against an initial credit provided to the Applicant), or such thirty (30) day period has expired, the fee is no longer refundable. The rights resulting from the statutory withdrawal right prevail.

3. Right of Withdrawal Notice

3.1 Right of withdrawal

The Customer has the right to withdraw from this Membership Agreement and any Submission Form without giving any reason provided that the withdrawal period will expire fourteen days from the conclusion of the relevant contract and the disclosure of withdrawal right instructions.

The Customer can exercise its right of withdrawal by informing CCG GmbH with an unequivocal statement (e.g. a letter sent by post, fax or e-mail) about his/her decision to withdraw from this contract. If Customer decides to inform CCG GmbH of his/her withdrawal from the contract, he/she may use the attached model withdrawal form but the use of this form is not obligatory.

The withdrawal declaration must be addressed to:
Certified Collectibles Group - International GmbH
Elsenheimerstraße 63
80687 Munich, Germany
Email: Service@CGCCards.de

or electronically completed and sent to Service@CGCCards.de.

To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for the Customer to send communication concerning the exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.

The withdrawal right ends before the expiration of the 14 day withdrawal period if the Customer has expressly authorized CCG GmbH to start contract services prior to the end of the withdrawal period, and if he/she has confirmed in this case his/her knowledge to the effect that he/she will no longer have a withdrawal right once CCG GmbH has completely fulfilled the contract (§ 356 (4) Civil Code).

If Customer withdraws from the contract before CCG GmbH has completely fulfilled the contract (that is, at a time when the withdrawal right still exists), then CCG GmbH may demand compensation for the value of the partial membership services rendered up to the time of the withdrawal. Such compensation may be claimed only if Customer has expressly authorized CCG GmbH to start with the membership services prior to the end of the withdrawal period (Sec. 357 (8) Civil Code).

3.2 Effects of withdrawal

If Customer withdraws from this Membership Agreement or a Submission, CCG GmbH shall reimburse to Customer all payments received from Customer in connection with the relevant contract, including the costs of delivery of membership services (with the exception of the costs resulting from your choice of a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us), without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract. CCG GmbH will carry out such reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless Customer has expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, Customer will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.

4. Contract Violations, Termination

The Customer agrees not to engage in conduct (acts or omissions) which constitutes (i) fraud or deceit, (ii) an illegal conversion of a fellow Member’s property, (iii) a violation of criminal statutes, or (iv) conduct involving moral turpitude, or otherwise which would threaten the reputation of CCG GmbH, CCG and/or the collecting community (collectively, the “Prohibited Acts”). The Customer understands that Membership shall be subject to immediate termination upon written notice from CCG GmbH in case it is responsible for any Prohibited Act. Customer understands and agrees that membership is further subject to revocation upon thirty (30) days’ written notice if the Customer fails or refuses to make timely and proper payment of financial obligations to CCG GmbH after requests to cure and correct such fault. In addition, CCG GmbH reserves the right in its sole discretion to terminate Membership at any time on written notice should the Customer engage in behavior that CCG GmbH considers abusive or inappropriate with respect to the staff of any CCG Company, or with respect to any other member of the community. Membership may also be terminated for any reason by either party upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the other party

5. Customer Responsibilities

The Customer understands and agrees that it is financially responsible for Collectibles submitted to CCG GmbH (including risk of loss during shipment except if insured) pursuant to the terms of the applicable Submission Forms. Payment for all services must accompany each order. Credit cards may be billed immediately from the day of receipt of a Submission Form by CCG GmbH.

6. Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights

The Customer further agrees that all worldwide rights to use, reproduce and distribute images made by CCG GmbH or any CCG Company of any Collectibles submitted by the Customer in any media, including without limitation, print, video, Internet, catalogs or other publications, belong exclusively to CCG GmbH, or such CCG Company, as applicable. Such rights shall extend to any technology now known or which may hereafter become known. The Customer agrees that if, as a result of CCG GmbH’s or any CCG company’s use of imaged material as provided by Customer, any releases, authorizations, consents, payments and/or licenses are required from any third party, then the Customer shall be fully responsible for any such releases, authorizations, consents, payments and/or licenses and further agrees to hold CCG GmbH, and all CCG Companies harmless from and against any losses, costs, claims, judgments, damages and expenses arising from the Customer’s breach of the foregoing obligations.

7. No Dual Memberships

The Customer understands and agrees that authorized dealers of CCG GmbH may not also be Collector Members and vice versa, and that collector membership is limited to one per household.

8. Written Form

This Membership Agreement may only be amended or modified by the Parties hereto by written agreement. This written form requirement applies as well to this clause 8.

9. Applicable Law

The laws of Germany without regard to its conflict of laws principles shall apply to transactions and / or disputes between CCG GmbH or any CCG Company and any Customer except in respect of the Guarantee provided by a US affiliate under US Law.

10. Severability

Any invalid or not enforceable provision hereof shall leave any other provision in full force and effect. Should any provision hereof be or become invalid or unenforceable in any given legal relationship, the parties agree to replace such invalid or unenforceable provision by a valid and enforceable counterpart which best reflects and meets the parties’ commercial intentions.

11. Language

Should there be any discrepancy between the German language version of these Terms and Conditions and the version of these Terms and Conditions as translated into another language, the German language version shall prevail, govern and control in all respects.

Revised: 01/31/2018