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My slow track modern submission for pressing/grading hit 74 business days today, which is the current turnaround time for pressing. I contacted CGC and received the standard reply that the order is being finalized at CCS and will be transferred to CGC soon. From past experience this could take anywhere from 1 to 20 business days.

Absolutely. It's also worth buying a light source with an adjustable arm. Changing the angle of lighting helps spot additional defects, stress lines, thumb prints, etc. I also recommend inspecting each book at least 3 times (on 3 separate occasions) to catch all the defects. Most of the books I send to be CGC graded (ranging from 1979 to 2003) are from my original collection and another original collection I purchased a while back. I'll typically start with 100 books and easily whittle it down to 40 or so after a quick inspection. Next day I'll inspect each of the remaining books very carefully, which eliminates another 20. On the third day I'll do a detailed inspection again and am always surprised to find additional defects I didn't find the night before. One other thing to note is that some minor defects (like one light corner bend or minor stress line not braking color) are allowed for 9.8 books. Sometimes using high level equipment could lead to over-grading as well.

CGC just responded that they're still in the process of opening packages received during the week of 10/26. They said it typically takes 2-10 business days to do that.

Still waiting for my 11/3 moderns to be received. On a side note, just noticed that quick press is up to 65 business days. When I sent in my books it was at 40. I've been a week from them getting pressed for the past 5 weeks.

I got 2 modern slow track submissions mixed up. One was received on 10/3, SFG on 10/6, Graded and Shipped 11/9. Another submission was delivered on 11/3. Still no word on that one. Sorry for the confusion.

12 graded @ 9.8 and 2 @ 9.6. This was actually my best case scenario! Best investment I've made was buying a $19.99 floor lamp from Target with 5 - 100-volt light sockets. It has increased my grading skills tremendously. I can see every little minute defect.

Sorry, meant to say 11/3 for my books, but I' believe it taking close to 2 weeks to get them labeled as received.

I had books delivered to CGC on 11/3, but they haven't been received.

Just went into Grading / QC this morning.

My 10/6 modern slow track submission is still at SFG. Hopefully Monday.

The current turnaround times for modern slow track pressing (74 business days) and quick press (60 business days) are definitely not inflated. My books are currently sitting at 72 days and 57 days, respectively.

23 Moderns Slow Track with Quick Press - Received 11/3 16 Moderns Slow Track - Received 11/3

Yeah, I've been disappointed with how long it takes to prescreen books. My walk-thru took over 3 weeks.

Were these pre-screen?

I would definitely call and check. Some books received in mid September have already been graded and shipped.

Sorry to hear that. That's typically my average for the books I submit to CGC, although I did better with the last batch. I'm a little surprised that books received on 10/2 have already been graded and shipped. Hopefully my 10/6 received submission will be graded and shipped by end of this week.

Turnaround time for slow track modern is down to 35 days again. It's like a ping pong match between 35 and 44 days these past 2 weeks.

Definitely understood.

Not sure about new holders, but the books would definitely suffer from corner damage if moving around that much with the old slabs (even in an inner well). Just make sure to pack them tight and put fragile all around the box (envelope) when sending back to CGC. Hopefully it's 2-day priority mail.

Thanks for the info. Not to go off too much on a tangent, I recently sent a couple of CGC graded SA books that were sitting in a safety deposit box for 15 years (they were graded 18-20 years ago). After pressing, both books came back a grade higher and one received an upgrade in page quality. Those inner wells are very protective.

Sorry, should've been clearer. The books are being pressed and graded (sow track). As you noted, the current turnaround time is 70 + 44 days. The hope is that even if the books may not go to SFG right after pressing, they would at least have a new received date as they get switched from pressing to grading.

My slow track modern press is sitting at 66 business days. Let's hope the current turnaround time of 70 days doesn't keep going up. Another batch sent for quick press is at 51 business days (current turnaround time is 58).

My guess is that packages received/delivered within the same business week are likely all jumbled together when it comes to turnaround times. I've had books shipped a few days earlier than other people with packages received on the same day and vice-versa.

Yeah, I've had similar issues with books already having been pressed for weeks, but not being officially received by CGC. I will say that in those cases CGC was able to expedite the grading part.

Or "Snail Track".