TheRealKyleMcC

I would like the following set added:

Add to the George Brett Set:

2018 Allen & Ginter

Cert. #1004279053

1 hour ago, Benjamin Brown said:

It would be nice to have an idea of where they are at Bulk-wise. Anyone have bulk submissions that just shipped back? Received date. 

I have two bulk with them at the moment.

Bulk #1 was delivered on April 13th.  It has been "Scheduled for Grading" since July 8th.

Bulk #2 was delivered on April 28th.  It was marked "Scheduled for Grading" on June 25th, and has been in "Grading/Encapsulation/Imaging" since July 8th.

4 hours ago, Rob420 said:

Csg has caught on that we all know when they say cards are in "slab room" it meant they are sitting and not ready to be graded , plenty of ppl have talked about it in group pages and in here and they saw it so the new "thing' they are told to tell us is they are in the safe or vault followed by more lies, including the cards have been graded and waiting to be shipped and we will ship them asap and the cards still sit . Customer service has no clue whats going on and they read scripts , its a sit and wait game . I finally got my March sub back fully after they held 4 cards for "thicker slabs" and only 2 of them came in a thicker slab the other other 2 were in a normal slab so that proved they LIED about 2 of the cards. for all i know maybe they were using the cards that needed "Thicker slabs" at the grading seminar i mean job fair they just held and i hope not cause having random ppl touching your cards adds more chance that they could damage them espically since they arent employees of the company, but really who's cards were they using at the seminar / job fair ?  , but Csg had fed me more lies in 3 months then my kids have . 

I attended the CSG Academy and at no time were any raw cards touched by any attendee.  Each participant was given a random slabbed card that was marked "Sample" as part of the swag bag we received for attending.  All of the cards used for the Grading Test were also slabbed "Sample" cards.  I take that back, though, each attendee did receive a pack of 2021 Topps cards that we opened as part of a "Pack Wars" activity.  So no, those who attended the academy did not touch yours, or anyone else's, raw cards...just to clear up that concern you expressed. 

7 hours ago, SamIAm60 said:

Okay.  This is supposed to be my first bulk shipment.  From what I am reading here, I will be lucky to get them back before the year is over.  I checked on the return rate and is told me 154 days.  I am scared to put my cards in their hands, but I already paid.  Should I be scared or just go with the flow??  I was so excited and now I am not. 

If you have only completed the online submission form and haven't actually mailed your cards in then you will not be charged.  They only charge you once your cards have been either Scheduled for Grading (as has happened to me) or when they are marked as being in Grading.

8 minutes ago, Yeahiwasder4dat said:

How long did it take from SFG to grading? Two weeks?

June 25th:  Scheduled for Grading

July 8th:  Grading/Encapsulation/Imaging

8 minutes ago, Yeahiwasder4dat said:

I just checked again and edited post. This is weird though.

My Submission #1 that was just marked as Scheduled for Grading shows that same message when I click on the order.

1 minute ago, Yeahiwasder4dat said:

Nope

That is just crazy.

On 6/26/2021 at 10:19 AM, Yeahiwasder4dat said:

My bulk delivered 4/2 went into received on May 25th. Still in received. Your bulk delivered 4/26 is SFG? 🤔

Submission #1, delivered on April 13th, just hit the Scheduled for Grading phase, while Submission #2, delivered two weeks after, is now in Grading.  Has your Bulk from April 2nd been marked as Scheduled for Grading yet?

Reading everyone's submission comments I wanted to share my last two submissions.

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Mailed April 12th (64 cards bulk; 1 card economy)

Delivered April 13th (I live in Sarasota so the mail is quick to reach CSG)

Marked Received on my Submissions Page June 23rd (I did not mark the box there was an Economy submission in it)

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Mailed April 26th (60 bulk; 1 express)

Delivered April 28th

Marked Received on my Submissions Page May 7th (I marked box EX due to the express card)

Express Card Received Back By Me on May 21st

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So the submission that had my one express card took 7 business days from delivery at CSG to being marked Received, and then another 10 business days to be graded and back to me.  

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It will be interesting to see if the Bulk submission that was marked received on May 7th (due to my Express card) will come back sooner than the Bulk submissions that were just marked as Received June 23rd, but were actually delivered two weeks prior.  

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All in all, though, I am very pleased with CSG's turnaround times and am not complaining one bit.  But, most, if not all, of these cards are going to stay in my PC so time is not of the essence in my getting them back.  I can certainly understand those who are trying to flip and need that quick turnaround for your ROI, though. 

Probably 1983 Topps Baseball.  I remember going to the Food Barn grocery store and there was a wire basket filled with those old three-section clear cellos.  My mom would let me buy a couple of them each time we went.  Ah, the good old days.

Not at this time.

23 hours ago, Wyatt B. said:

Can anybody confirm that CSG accepts cards in top loaders? Thanks in advance!

My first submission I used top loaders and everything went fine.  I used sleeves on the cards also and made sure to leave the tip of the sleeve just a bit out of the top loader so the card could be pulled out without damaging the card.

1 hour ago, NicholePer said:

Thank you for your question! Topps is the manufacturer for modern Allen & Ginter cards. There is an Allen & Ginter manufacturer that made the original cards in the 1880s.

Excellent.  Thanks for the clarification.  I will make the necessary change to my order form. 

Good Morning, CSG Team.  I was preparing my next submission and wanted to send in a few Topps Allen & Ginter cards.  However, I see that Allen & Ginter are listed in the dropdown menu as the manufacturer.  Since these are Topps card wouldn't Topps be the manufacturer and Allen & Ginter be the set name?  I wanted to make sure I entered them correctly on my order form. 

2 minutes ago, tmoore_25 said:

I don't get the "SU" listing. Considering the Griffey is one of the cards they built their platform around, you would think they'd grade them. If they are coming back oversized, you can't say I trimmed it. I know there are some topps chrome RC's from 2019, I think, that are all undersized. I guess we can't send those in either. I know they are being very cautious with the trimming scandal. They don't want to be skylined as they are just coming to market, so I applaud them for their scrutiny but at the same time, I know it sucks for those of you who are getting the ungraded returns.

Once I got it back the other day I measured it, along with the other two that received the "SU" designation and found that they are slightly wider than other cards.  Holding the Griffey, in particular, up against the slab you can see it would not fit in their current slab.  Once they get larger slabs, in the near future, I am going to resub it, along with the others.

Good Morning, CSG Team.  I was preparing my next submission and wanted to send in a few Topps Allen & Ginter cards.  However, I see that Allen & Ginter are listed in the dropdown menu as the manufacturer.  Since these are Topps card wouldn't Topps be the manufacturer and Allen & Ginter be the set name?  

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On 3/25/2021 at 12:52 PM, PunsRTonsOfFun said:

I'm in the process of putting together my first submission to CSG. For those who have gotten a CSG submission back already, how does the size of the CSG holder compare to those of other grading companies?

Side by Side.  The CSG slab is much clearer and thicker.  An overall better quality slab, imo.

3 minutes ago, Andy Gardecki said:

Based on what I've seen on YouTube videos, the Griffey will come back as SU (Service Unavailable) which will at least get you a refund.  As for the other two, I wouldn't try to guess.  How did you do on the ones that did get grades?

So there are You Tube videos that others have done where their 1989 Griffey's from Upper Deck have been returned as SU?  I did not think this particular card or set was of a different size.

So my latest submission is coming back to me.  I peeked even though I told myself I wouldn't and I was shocked to see that a 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. did not have a grade associated with it.  I pulled this card directly from a box of 1989 Upper Deck that was factory sealed.  How could it possibly not get a grade?  Two others I sent in (1966 Topps Hank Aaron #500; 1964 Topps Hank Aaron #300) also do not show a grade for them.  Highly disappointed in this knowing these cards are the real deal and have not been altered in any way.  

I have been debating this since my first two cards were mailed back.  Once you see that your submissions are Finaled/Imaged/Shipped do you peek at the order to see what grades your cards have gotten?  Or do you hold back the urge and wait until you receive them so it is a surprise?  I looked with my first two cards.  This next eight that were shipped today to come back to me I am really wanting to look at, but think I may just wait for the surprise.