Does CGC take CBCS as a serious threat to their business model.

While my modern tier submission seemed to quicken, my fast track submission lingered.

Since CBCS was announced to the collecting masses, I have noticed CGC changed a few things. First, they changed the way they graded restored books. So far, this did not affect me. The other thing that occurred is that CGC started to utilize their Facebook page; something that was rarely done.

I like seeing new books, and what better place than CGC themselves. CBCS immediately shared books they acquired to grade. I hope CGC will do more of this, especially since I know they get in amazing books. My one modern invoice I had at CGC also seemed to pick up speed, and then when my CCS invoice transferred, I expected that to overcome my modern invoice since it was fast tracked. This was not the case. Even though my original MGN was encapsulated and shipped off with expedited speed, my fast track is anything but.

I have one more single-book invoice currently at CCS. This is a book from the seventies that I turned over at Philadelphia Wizard World. I don't expect the book back until October. I wrote this on my invoice as a reminder, but seeing how slow my fast track is going, I might push the expectation date back until November. That would make it six months.

The staff at CGC has always been helpful and courteous, especially at the conventions. When I was at the offices, they treated me as one of their own. I will always enjoy collecting CGC graded comic books, but if they continue to be tardy, do I really need to send my books in? I can skip the 3-6 month wait, I can skip the additional five dollar per invoice fee, and I can pass on the additional signatures by simply waiting to see what shows up on eBay.

I am 12 days in on my fast track submission. It went from received to verified on the same day, I was happy about this. They state the current turn around time is 15 business days. This gives CGC three days to get the projected turnaround time to the shipped/safe status I desire to see. Will CGC improve their turn around times? Will they one day feel that CBCS is a true threat? And will I get my single-book invoice graded by CBCS before my fast track modern from CGC?

Thanks for reading

Tnerb

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