HerbalMoon

Back again! Economy x2 -

Shipped: 22 Aug - Monday

Received/scheduled: 26 Aug - Friday

Grading/encapsulating/imaging: 30 Aug - Tuesday

Based on my June submission, I expect them to be QC/finalized by Tuesday at the latest. 🤞🏻

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Sure enough, shipped Tuesday.

Akari's Pikachu - 9.5

Shining Fates Charizard VMAX - 8.5 (still can get a good price for it on eBay! 💙)

I'm still really happy with CGC and intend to continue using them in the future.

On 6/30/2022 at 9:28 PM, sellerservicescorp said:

I have been really satisfied with all of my submissions the past month with the exception of this one which I only paid extra for walkthrough because I needed the quick turnaround time...

Walkthrough Received 6/24/2022 - Grading Quality Control is current status and has been for the past 4 days...  

Still waiting for the Standard submission I last mentioned on 23 June, so that's twenty days so far (or 12 working days). My econo cards came home last week and are on eBay, and I've also received a return on my PSAs, which I sent in May. (They arrived the day before my CGCs.)

I just double-checked the tier page and it has fifteen days for Standard, so (counting working days only), they'll be over maximum on Tuesday.

I called last week and they said they were having shipping problems, so who knows how long it'll take. I'll try calling again next week if it's still stuck in grading/QC, I guess.

Anyone else ever have one order with two different tiers and the cheaper one is done and mailed first?

I'm not upset in the least (I actually find it kind of funny), I'm just curious how often others get their economies done before their standards (or what-have-you).

On 5/31/2022 at 12:08 PM, TN-Collector said:

Just had this beauty pop today. Should be here tomorrow. Anyone ever flipped a brand new release graded this high? 
 

No comps to pull and I’m curious what the market value might be. 
 

Thanks for your help and insight!

A perfect Gengar was what got me to submit mine. Sold for $635 on Sunday the 12th, and I thought, "Got to get a piece of that!"

On 6/18/2022 at 4:14 PM, AstaAaron said:

I want to get my Pokémon cards graded. I see that there are different memberships and what it costs for the year I assume ? That being said how much is to pre-card for bulk? Kind of hard to get a membership if I don’t know what I will be paying for card. Can someone help me out ? 

You can get cards graded with the Associate membership tier—the others are just if you're looking for extra perks with your membership.

Cost per card is available on the homepage under the submit menu. To save you a minute, it's $15 per card with a $50 minimum, so if you don't pay for any extras like imaging, a bulk order with the minimum number will cost you $750, plus the lowest paid tier membership is another $25, for a total of $775 USD.

I hope that helps!

After seeing a Dark Phantasma Gengar character rare sell for $635 on Sunday, I had to jump in! Big price between perfect and pristine 10s, but that's okay...the fun will be seeing what happens! (I also turned in a Birthday Pikachu and a Golden Mew, but on a lower tier.)

So, to take a leaf out of Marceline's playbook:

Submission Type: one standard with imaging, two economy with no images
Card type: the Gengar is the SWI and the Pikachu and Mew are ENI
 

• Shipped from USPS: 13 June - Monday
• Arrived at CGC P.O. Box: 16 June - Thursday
• CGC marked "Received": 17 June - Friday
• Scheduled for Grading: same
• Grading/Encapsulation/Imaging: possibly 20 June, because the Gengar was still marked as scheduled Sunday, 19 June
• Grading/Quality Control: 20 June - Monday
• Shipped to me: TBU - looks like Wednesday may be a go! (the other two will probably be a couple more weeks yet, but I can wait!)

Unless things have slowed down in the last two weeks, I expect it to take about a week. (Replace Memorial Day with Juneteenth and it's the exact same schedule, even.)

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(21 June)

Standard: still in grading/QC
Economy: QC/finalized

What?! It looks like the econo leapt ahead of standard since last night? Interesting...

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New (23 June)

Standard: still in grading/QC
Economy: shipped (pair of 9.5s)

Yeah, it has. Super weird.