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Ohh okay I couldn’t tell if that was a nick/whitening of just part of the card art. I suppose it’s warranted then, CGC isn’t very lenient on those

I didn’t get charged until my cards went into Grading/ Quality Control Check

Oh my.

Uhhh I mean they look okay. I’d have to see it in person to really tell what might be the issue. I can only assume that it’s either rough cut somewhere or slightly flattened on the edge of a corner. Tough call, but I would give it at least a 9 but I’m not a professional grader.

Hit customer service up with an email. I can only assume it’s there, just lost in the shuffle of hundreds of Econ/bulk submissions.

Sir please go outside and tend to the flowers 10 years is being dramatic. At a certain point people will just stop sending cards if it takes that long, and business will shift back to existing competitors like PSA, Beckett, or SGC. Everybody will be waiting months to get their stuff back anyways.

Weird. I had an express package delivered on 03/04 and received 03/10. I wrote EX on all sides of the box so they wouldn’t miss it though.

Shining is still very upset everybody. Lmao. Right now the temporary wait is only going to benefit us. They’re using the time to set up a bigger shop and properly train people to grade your cards professionally. Could they lessen TATs by letting a few of these people out on the grading floor ahead of time? Sure. But don’t come crying back to these forums when your card gets docked more points than it should have, or even worse gets damaged, by someone that missed a week of training to get your card back faster to you.

Do you know how many other people probably sent in 100+ bulk subs just like you did? They’re probably swamped with large orders right now so it’s going to take some time, especially since they’re just now expanding.

That’s what people on Instagram are claiming to do I’m really curious if their cards are even worth it because it’s literally a down payment on a house

Last express I sent in took about 6 business days to log in. I’ve been seeing a bunch of people send in walkthrough orders on their Instagram page, like 100 cards at a time. That probably pushes back express receiving as well as other express orders logged in.

This man really played the “free speech” card. LMAOOO.

I have one order that shipped back today and 2more still received. I’ll probably be done sending cards in for a while, I’ll just go back to ripping packs for fun and collecting in the meantime. I can’t imagine what the TATs will be when I submit my next order 😂

Looks like micro-fracturing. The CGC slabs I have are all crystal clear around the edges, and to me that looks like plastic when too much pressure has been applied on a single point. If the mods don’t get to your post in here, I would send an email. They’ll know for sure.

3/11- Grading Quality Control Check 3/12- Finalized/Imaged/Shipped All in all, 12 Business Days TAT You guys, the grades are worth it 🤩

Id wager either today or tomorrow. Probably depends on how many cards are in that order.

I was just about to ask for a link. Great read and insight. Just like I said, they hired a bunch of people and bought new floor space, but they still have to train them and work the kinks out.

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I logged into check if my cards went from grading to finalized and the TATs doubled over night lmao. Goodness. So basically price increases only worked short term, now people are paying more for higher tier service instead

People keep sending in more cards despite the price increases. At first, it made people shudder at the thought of how much they were going to spend. Now it looks like people don’t care about the price and even more are sending in at higher tiers to get cards back faster. If you sent your cards in at a lower tier then there’s nothing you can really do, you’ll always be prioritized last compared to people who paid 2-8x as much as you did. Last I heard they just expanded their facilities and are still hiring so until that’s up and running at full capacity you can’t expect TATs to drop dramatically. You’re not alone in this. My wait times have doubled overnight as well. I’m just choosing to deal with it and just enjoy collecting in the meantime.

I think they bump up the tier and charge the difference. It has something to do with insurance and properly insuring cards. Imagine you send a Vmax Zard in and it gets lost/damaged at some point in the grading or return process. Would you rather pay the $9 bulk tier and get only $100 back, or pay $18 and get the full value of the card returned?

I just thought about this while reading your post. Sub grades add 5 business days to all orders not marked express or walkthrough, so your order may not be processed for another week or so.

Looks like my cards didn’t finish grading today, so maybe tomorrow on day 12 for express. Not that bummed considering it was 15 days TAT when I first sent them in, but definitely anxious to get them back soon.

Day 11. Updated to grading/quality control check today. When it shows as finalized, are the grades immediately available to view online?

Update: Express Tier Order 2 Delivered 03/04 Received 03/10 Took about 4 business days to process.