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On 7/30/2022 at 3:39 PM, NaviChild said:

Long time lurker, first time poster.

Anyone had issues getting back some recent sig series?

I've had 3 from Jim Salicrup SFG since 6/2, 5 from Mirka Andolfo SFG since 6/6, and 3 from Joshua Williamson SFG since 6/8. 

I have others at CCS and some July sig series that are SFG that I'm too worried about. It just seems a little long than I'm used to for sig series for those 3 subs.

I wouldn't say "issues" per se. I had a couple books in on Feb for Marv Wolfman and they apparently waited till SDCC to get them signed (GEI now). Now the long wait for SS to finish along with who knows how many other SS books in queue that were signed recently or at SDCC. Jim Lee is a signing event that seems to always be completed up to 5 months after the cutoff date.

I wouldn't worry in your shoes. Either a) the signing took place and they're clearing queue of earlier books or b) hasn't taken place yet but will either at another con or InHouse.

Just know, they will be at C2E2 which means the old rule of "Fri before a con doesnt count towards TAT" is in effect again. Also there will be skeleton crew at home while staff is at con setting up/working. i expect to see that crapshoot of longer than usual TATs for some orders and fast TAT on others as depends on who is working where.

On 7/27/2022 at 11:20 AM, Still Only 20¢ said:

Submissions all delivered to CGC Jul 26, 2021.  All Slow Track.
    Economy 22 books    
        Received at CCS Jul 27, 2021
        Charged for CCS May 9, 2022
        SFG Jul 12, 2022
        GEI Jul 14, 2022

based on some orders that have unfrozen from last year, would it be safe to say that last year's CCS Economies/Value are being prioritized ahead of Slow Track non-CCS Economy/Value with regard to grading?

I ask because with the added wait of CCS you'd think a slow track Economy delivered August-Oct would have seen movement by now, but seems like all we see are the books coming out of CCS from the great glut of submissions last year.

On 6/1/2022 at 11:47 AM, ramrodcar said:

If you've already been charged, it shouldn't be long at all for them to go into grading.

Not necessarily. It seems many of my subs since March are being charged as soon as checked in. 

If having money tied up for weeks/months is a problem, some may need to consider pre-screening so charged closer to actual grading. Even if you want all graded regardless, could set threshold to a ridiculous minimum (3.5 or similar). It's about a delaying tactic for capital investment. Although, considering tighter grading standards, maybe a pre-screen will avoid nasty surprises 🤷‍♂️ 

On 5/22/2022 at 9:03 AM, JollyComics said:

I heard that they were usually working in overtime and over the weekends last year but they ceased to do that. Every Friday, they get free pizzas for being working hard. What’s kind of that rewards? Nothing for us but waiting?

We've seen weekend movement this year so it's still happening. Something that has changed - they're going back to Cons. This weekend was Orlando. Which means the "TAT = business days excluding the Friday of a Con" applies again. Losing a grading day while they collect a truckload of submissions to bring back :/

On 5/20/2022 at 5:21 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

To be fair, a book with a 1” colour-breaking crease is not a NM-/9.2

 

Heartily agree. My experience has seen maybe an 8.0-8.5 if it's on rear cover, but never on front or that book is dropping to a 7.0 max if you're lucky. That said, friend of mine has or had a 9.6 with a 1/4" color break corner crease on front. Line followed artwork so must have been overlooked which doesn't speak well of that grader but point is sometimes surprising flaws can slip by at a higher grade. Never assume it will just because it did in past though.  

On 5/19/2022 at 7:10 PM, Petroman said:

I've always wondered how CGC handles packages like yours that arrive damaged. 

I had a "Delivery rejected" on one and it was returned instantly because a corner of box was smushed. I Pack well so there was no damage to books inside, re-packed, shipped again, accepted.

More recently, and weirdest, another was signed for and sat waiting for few weeks. Then When it came time to open, they retroactively "refused delivery" and shipped back. Again, corner was crushed and torn and someone had slapped layers of tape on the opening. Sooo...why'd they initially accept delivery of that? ::shrug::

On 5/18/2022 at 11:53 AM, Ed Hanes said:

Last week I sent several tiers in the same box...but no 'sign' of the signings

Been in this boat several times, mixing submissions. They often put CGC-SS books to side that are less time sensitive than others. Especially when signing isn't scheduled yet. Earlier this year, I sent in 3 different submissions together and the Bagley signing was checked in like 3 weeks after the others ::shrug::

On 5/5/2022 at 1:03 PM, joeypost said:

What if you only have the order number? Apparently, I was not smart enough to write down the CGC invoice number. 

This will be the massive pain considering volume you deal in, but search your email for subject line "Your Recent CGC Submission"

That will be confirmation of books checked in by CGC with a PDF attached that will show assigned Submission # you need to use to look up older subs on your account page. The downside is that that PDF could have multiple Sub#s listed if they checked in multiple under your account that day. They will not have the original Order # either, so it's guesstimation as to when you received that email and if it's a relevant sub#. Barring all else, you can harvest all those Sub#s and just start looking 1x1. 

On 5/4/2022 at 7:16 PM, Bird said:

I would think anyone with 10 or more points is an outside shot to win it all. Those with 9 or less seem to be our contenders and there are too many people for the rest of us to jump over to win.

12 points, so close and yet so far

 

Provokes a question, how many total rounds will there be? Seems like 3 has a level of good + lucky element, but 5 rounds would have to show some consistency of correct estimating rationale for those who aren't that far off the mark. 

On 5/2/2022 at 9:43 AM, Axelrod said:

Well, I got the  after R1 also, and I stunk up the joint, so, he's clearly not simply virtue signaling.  

I'm really glad to see I'm not the only one noticing different emoji in acknowledgment PM and freaking out about what it means 

Recent completed returns - no Economy unfortunately. 
Claremont Signing shipped today. Dates are irrelevant, but here's how they tracked. (No addl services) 

SFG: 3/31
G/E/I: 4/23
QC: 4/28
 

12x Modern (no addl services)

Delivered: 1/14
Rcvd: 1/17
SFG: 1/17
G/E/I: 4/25
QC: 4/26
Shipped: 4/27
Charged: 2/16

On 4/28/2022 at 2:10 PM, O Doyle Rules said:

I just submitted 10 books standard and 12 books economy. I wish I had seen this thread first and I might have thought otherwise. I did pay for Fast Track. Does it matter? 

It should. I had an economy fast track turnaround in like 6 weeks recently. Not saying yours will be that fast as mine were unusual, but you shouldn't be lost in the abyss. 

On 4/28/2022 at 11:58 AM, captainzombie said:

why not also have people come in on the weekends to get caught up?

They do. I've had several submissions move to grading, move to QC, or even shipped (for following Monday) on a Saturday.

On 4/27/2022 at 4:22 PM, Jemin said:

1 George Perez Signature Series w/ Pressing

1/28: Delivered to CGC

2/22: Received at CCS

4/13: G/QC/Do Not Encapsulate

4/19: Shipped

4/26: Delivered 

Wait, when it was cancelled, did you choose regular grading or did you divert to another signing? If so which creator signing?

....annnnd, submitted

On 4/26/2022 at 12:21 PM, sckao said:

It really should be user selectable (interactive date entry option or pulldown). They could still have their default selection which would save on processing time for database calls

Was going to say, the 8month mark probably has more to do with caching temporary DB tables & beyond that would have to go to a committed database which produces overhead since we're all F5'ing the submissions page over and over, LOL. But what you suggest is good, make a default, then a user specific modification to pull custom select records. 

On 4/25/2022 at 1:19 PM, Heavyheavyheavy said:

How do you know this?

Not OP, but I've had subs checked in "ahead" of the current box op3ning date posted. Likewise, had subs checked in sometime after, but less often. 

On 4/25/2022 at 7:16 AM, skypinkblu said:

Does anyone know the name and or extension of the Shipping manager at CGC? 

 

This isn't helpful AT ALL, but not able to be at home, I called FedEx requesting change of delivery to work and they said they couldn't. Best I could do was place a hold at hub to will call pick up. Your 200mi makes that impossible probably, so if they attempt delivery and can't, it should go back to CGC where they can fix address. Bigger problem is if person at "old" address accepts delivery and takes your books :/

Claremont sig only (no CCS) went to G/E/I

In case anyone wondering where those are at

On 4/22/2022 at 11:46 AM, ADAMANTIUM said:

but here is someone saying not only has their book been signed, but it's been pressed and shopped

Mine was not pressed through CCS,but did get a Bagley remarque + sig graded, shipped, and in hand on 4/12.

On 4/19/2022 at 3:53 PM, joeypost said:

Maybe I need to reword my question. 
 

is anyone getting regular economy books back? And if yes, what day were they received.

Thanks. 

Economy Slow received 10/5, still at SFG.

So if anyone getting some back, they were probably checked in sometime in September.

On 4/19/2022 at 11:40 AM, Stefan_W said:

just realized I was using the shipped date on my end rather 

I did cheat. They used to have instructions to mark outside of box FT for Fast Track. No longer noted on such submission instructions but I still mark packages FT. They respected it and got mine checked in pronto...the other slow Modern sub that went in same box is chilling on back burner waiting to be checked in still ::shrug::

On 4/19/2022 at 10:14 AM, joeypost said:

What date are regular economy books starting to be shipped?

Think folks still just receiving VALUE subs coming out of CCS around August. I've only received Economy if they were fast track. 
Some other TATs though: 

13x MODERN, no other services
Delivered: 12/6
Rcvd: 12/10 
SFG: 12/10
G/E/I: 4/5
QC: 4/6
Shipped: 4/7
Charged: 2/16

7x Fast Track MODERN, no other services
Delivered: 4/7
Rcvd: 4/11
SFG: 4/11
G/E/I: 4/12
QC: 4/13
Shipped: 4/14
Charged: 4/11

^That Fast Track was absolutely warp speed. From door to door, had them back in hand inside of two weeks.

On 4/13/2022 at 8:36 PM, captainzombie said:

....do what I started doing and create a spreadsheet to log everything in to keep track of.

I do this. Like to note dates at which each status change updated. You quickly compile a historical chart that quickly lets you see trends developing. Like right now, my MODERNS w/no additional services have gone from even 5 months to about 3m3w TAT. Now to see if signings and Wondercon drive that up. 

On 4/13/2022 at 3:50 PM, gadzukes said:

A bunch of orders that I have not received yet have dropped off my submissions page.  

Where do I find the submission #s so I can keeps tabs on their progress?

I don't think CGC should drop these orders off the page until they've been completed 

I pulled out my packing slips and see the "Order#s" but I can't find the Submission #s anywhere.

This is pretty frustrating.

When the subs were originally checked in, you would have rcvd email with pdf attached that has the sub #s in it. Subject line is "CGC Order Acknowledgment" or similar.