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10 hours ago, ShiningCollectibles said:

If I wanted PSA I would of went to PSA.

and if you went PSA you would be waiting a year or spending 600 dollars. Just be patient. 

Economy no sub/grades 9 cards. 

Received: 12/9

Status as of 3/19: Received

mehhhhhhhh

If you didn't submit your cards before February 16t, when they changed the policy from paying upfront to paying on the back end... there isn't much to complain about. I get it, they are backed up and people arent getting their items exactly when they feel they should be getting them. That's how life works. But for those that have had not only their cards, but also their money tied up, that's a bit of a different story and i feel they should certainly address it. Its gotten to the point where its borderline disrespectful. 

5 hours ago, SilentMonkee said:

Thankfully it is real.  Here is my sub form, and register mail recipe with the sent date matching my post.

Picture of the 3 boxes I have minus the cards I sent, and the 20 1st ed  Abra I am sending in this weekend.

amazing 

4 minutes ago, PokemanDude90 said:

Standard Submission

21 cards w/ sub-grades

Received: 02/04/2021

Scheduled For Grading: 03/08/2021

Grading/Quality Control: 03/17/2021

That's crazy. I have an economy submission still recieved since December 9th. You paid 7 dollars more and submitted your order 2 months latter and your cards are already getting graded haha. This is honestly becoming insane at this point. And the worst part is they charged me 3 months ago and have had my money ever since. Happy for you (and a bit jealous lol) 

if i only knew then what i know now i would have paid the extra couple bucks and went standard. Seems like 2 months faster than economy, holy moly. 

On 3/14/2021 at 12:12 AM, SilentMonkee said:

I hope so, I just want to be able to buy a few packs for my kids when we go to the store.  I can't find any pokemon cards at my local retail store.

As for wait time.  I just did my first sub yesterday.  I found a few boxes of 1st edition base set a few weeks ago cleaning house, a little research lead me to grading.  Since we are talking about 1st ed Charizard, I submitted one using WK, and 38 base set 1st ed holo using EX, and 150 high price base set using economy.  95% of my sub should come back over 8.  I considered using standard over economy, and decided against it, I didn't need the card back quick, so there is really no reason for me pay $2k more just to have them back early to sit inside boxes, I will likely still have to pay up charge because many of the high price common goes over $400 if graded at 8, but hey if they are worth more I will pay for that, not for faster service.

I will send the rest of 1000 1st ed base cards slowly.  Probably submit 200 to bulk every week, that way they will space out a month each when they are graded since the line is growing so fast

Anyways, I am not going to complaint about CGC, the Charizard will cost me over $3k to grade at PSA, it's less than $200 with WK at CGC and most of it is insurance.

haha i cant tell if this entire paragraph is made up or not. I hope its real tho

On 3/12/2021 at 1:23 PM, vdefender said:

1/12/21
TCG - ECONOMY 
7 Cards

Received

No sub

Ouch.. This is way passed what I expected  

Haha I have an Economy submission received 12/9 still marked as received so don't hold your breath  

I mean the least they could do is prioritize the people that submitted cards before Feb 16 when they changed the policy to not having to pay until the cards go into grading. I understand they are backed up and the turn around times keep getting extended, and I would be perfectly ok with that if I didn't have to pay until they reached the grading phase, but that fact that CGC has had hundreds and hundreds of my dollars for nearly 5 months while just continuing to change the turn around times is almost criminal. I mean come on, you took my money and gave me an estimate... I get estimates are just estimates but holding my money for 5 months when I paid for a 1 month service is crazy. 

10 hours ago, JoeRock said:

Finally found some Shining Fates today, Target had a limit of 2, which is good. Grabbed a ETB and a tin. And just that quick the hunts over for me with SF. Managed to pull both cards I really wanted, Shiny Char and Ditto. Spending all my money on Hidden Fates again, with some GPK. Even though I pulled the HF Char, I just love the set

freaking epic man. I am still missing the rainbow one and ive all but given up on trying to pull it  i hate champions path

Looks like paying a bit more for standard gives you substantially faster speeds. Unfortunately my Econ submission that was received 12/9 has yet to even advance to scheduled for grading, while standard submissions that were received 2 full months later are already being graded. That's honestly pretty disappointing considering the turn around times that were advertised at the time of my submission. Apparently $8 extra dollars gets you a service that can return your cards 2 months faster. 4 dollars per month lol. If I only knew then what I know now............

9 card economy submission

Received 12/9

Still received 3/10

62 business days not counting 3 holidays

40 minutes ago, KRod518 said:

5 Card Economy w/Subgrades

Received: 12/03/2020

Scheduled for Grading: 02/02/2021

Finalized / Imaged / Shipped: 03/04/2021

haha damn bro, I've had an Econ submission received 12/9 and its yet to even be scheduled for grading... ugh

On 12/10/2020 at 8:47 AM, Mosstastic_22 said:

feel like we can make this thread weekly to track and compare progress. My submission is below 
 

Type: Economy

Date Received: 11/12

Current Status: Received 

Damn  this does not make me feel good about my Economy 12/9 date received order..... I hope you meant Bulk. 

10 minutes ago, Angel of Death said:

You literally answered your own question. This is how priorities work.

Lol obviously someone that pays a premium for express or higher services will tend to get taken care of. If they simply only graded submissions based on when they were received, what would be the point of offering expedited services for a higher premium? There obviously is a delicate balance of not falling too far behind with bulk submissions, but to not understand that they would prioritize a submission with an average cost per card to grade in the 35-70 dollar range over a 13 bulk submission, is silly. 

On 2/25/2021 at 9:59 AM, Matt G said:

Hello @Sam Howard,

I am sorry to hear of your frustration with this process. I have looked into your submission and have been told that this should be moving along very soon. I apologize for the delay and/or miscommunication on our end. 

Well its funny this is for a bulk submission, meanwhile my Economy submission I submitted 5 days later and paid double the price for is still sitting as received.... Is posting in here all we need to do to get our cards graded? 

CGC had such a great opportunity to capture a large market cap and they just completely fumbled the bag.