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13 hours ago, ForteSP said:

I sent out my cards express in may... They still haven't arrived or anything. I submitted a Japanese Neo Genesis Lugia and an Error Ampharos. Both of them express and it's now July with no sort of update. Not really sure what the deal is.

Did you tattoo "express" on your forehead and cut off your left hand? That is what you are supposed to do to get your cards back within the estimated express turnaround time. It's gettin' hard out here for a collector. 

9 hours ago, Habby2324 said:

Hello, we do list the week of mail we are currently opening on our Services & Fees page. That can be found here. https://www.cgccomics.com/submit/services-fees/cgc-grading/?view=trading-cards

How in the world is standard turnaround time 64 days for a standard submission as stated or estimated when it takes over 3 months to just open the package? There is mass confusion on how t.a.t's work. Do they start when the package is delivered or received? I read a press release that states it is when the delivery was accepted. Which is it and how do we get full transparency to the process. Company process' that cause community confusion is not a sustainable business model. 

10 hours ago, Riverfoot said:

Standard order 5 items delivered 4/16

marked received 7/6

i did write std all over the box 

I have a feeling they are going substitute bubble wrap with rubber wrap on your package. Just sayin'.

On 5/9/2021 at 4:01 PM, PokemanDude90 said:

 

This is my personal opinion and should not be treated as fact unless confirmed by CGC. Let me know if anyone can find an example to refute this. 

Your overall grade can be 1 point higher than your lowest subgrade, but this is only applicable until an overall grade of 8. 

Once you get to 8.5 and above, your lowest subgrade can be a maximum of .5 lower than your overall grade. Meaning, an overall 8.5 will never have a 7.5 subgrade. An overall 9 will never have an 8 subgrade, etc. 

In your example, the reason why your MTG card got an 8 was your surface 7.5 grade which capped it at an 8. Many of my 8's would be 8.5's if not for a 7.5 subgrade. Your Dark Charizard got an overall 7.5 which was 1 point higher than the lowest subgrade of 6.5, which is allowable.

Below is a perfect example illustrating the rule. Vileplume beats Groudon ex in 3 out of 4 subgrades, and has a higher subgrade total (35 vs 34) and a higher subgrade average (8.75 vs 8.5). But just like your MTG example, the 7.5 capped it at an 8 while Groudon ex got the 8.5.

Some have said Surface is weighed more in the overall grade calculation, but here's another example with the same subgrade breakdown as Vileplume, except Corners got a 7.5 instead of Surface. Capped at an 8 as well. Rule still holds.

Again, this is my opinion as a collector that happened to pick up on a pattern. If I'm right, this is a genius play on CGC's part to really distinguish each card's overall quality once you get to that 'Mint' category (8.5, 9, 9.5, 10 pristine, 10 perfect).

Having a .5 allowable deviation on ANY subgrade is tough, and it's why it's so hard to get higher CGC grades!! 

Long term I think 8.5's and above will be seen as highly collectible for the reasons above. But only those of us that paid the price to get subs, as CGC spends 3 to 4 times longer grading subgraded slabs vs those that take the easy route, er I mean those that forgo the subs because they 'don't matter'. 

 

I think the circadian rhythm of a 8 compared to that of a 9, while weighing the inertia of a 9.5 and the centrifugal force of a 10 will cause a downward negative gravitational pull causing the ink to mark a slab with a 9. I've tried and tested this method for 6 months. My, what I call, "Ink Slab Numerical Notification Theory" is sound; however, CGC hasn't verified it because they think I am crazy.

2 hours ago, NickKnacksNY said:

Seems like they're actively into the submissions from early Jan which is good. At this rate I'll probably see my mid-Feb submission by August

I heard they hired an a new grader. You will mostly likely see your February submission 1 hour earlier than you expected. If they get crazy and hire another grader you might get it a whole day before you are expecting it. Fingers Crossed!

2 hours ago, T Linton said:

 

my standard order received 3/20 is still stuck in scheduled for grading for like 3 weeks

My standard ord.....no wait bulk order was received 3/25. Well, I will talk to you all in 2022. Have a great Christmas and New Years everyone. PEACE!!

I did the same thing and my package was automatically rerouted. The shipping company charged me another delivery fee for having to take it to a second location.

This has been CGC business plan all along. To hire A yugioh gradeR. I wonder who the lucky pokemon gradeR is. I wish they would hire graderS.

Textbook Answer. This was PSA's response as well. "We bought a bigger building." Great! I am glad we could supply enough revenue in order for you guys to make that move; However, I am always hoping to hear something along the lines of, "We evaluated the efficiency of our grading process and found if we do _______________, it will help us receive and log submissions 10 times quicker. Or, "Our staff was not prepared for the closure of PSA submissions and the subsequent carry over business. We were caught off guard and have no clue as to how we are going to take on this onslaught of submissions. We are sorry; but, it is going to be 6 to 10 months before we figure out how to meet the demand. We at CGC understand that we should have prepared for all scenarios, but we dropped the ball. Please be patient as we work on a plan to halt service on all your future submissions. Thank You."