Like everyone here has already said send down to PSA! currently they have the express option open ($300) and you'll have that back in a month or 2. I think they are planning on slowly opening back up July 1st but the rumblings are the cheapest option will be between $75-$100 (also keep in mind they upcharge based on value) I sent down 3 Gretzky's and all 3 I had to pay $200+.
As far as local there is nothing and PSA has never attended a show to do onsite grading (they came up and accepted submissions at a Summit show in Edmonton about 6-7 years ago but they still took the cards with them) PSA is a fortune 500 company this is not a shot at your cards at all but they deal with Million dollar cards on a daily basis there is no reason for them to mess around with your Gretzky rookie ect.
Also just a quick side note, everyone now sees the sale of the last PSA 10 Gretzky and suddenly thinks they have a Million dollar card! PSA has graded 6689 Gretzky rookies and there are a total of 2 PSA 10's the drop from a 10-9 is pretty drastic (still a $80,000 card though!) and it goes down from there! I sent in what I thought had a great shot at an 8/9 and it came back a 7 so they are VERY tough with that card.
Lastly If you are still worried about sending to PSA there is the national sports card show in Chicago from July 27th - Aug 1 and PSA will be there grading on site if you wanted to spend a bunch of money but still wanted piece of mind without needing to ship off that is always an option!
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