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On 6/4/2021 at 4:35 PM, Steven Dunhill said:

Hi Guys

just got this email from them so thought I would share:

Dear Valued Customer:

 

CSG has completed part of your submission and will be shipping these completed cards back to you. The remaining cards will be completed and returned to you when the CSG Thick Holder is ready. CSG will cover the cost of the second shipment for the remaining cards.

 

The CSG Thick Holder is expected to be ready within the next two months. We apologize for the delay.

I got this one ... I'll take a partial delivery for sure. How soon it shows? I have no idea ... 

I'll take this ... I can't imagine too many of my slabs needing to be thick (I sent nothing unusual) but was told on my first bulk I was in the waiting boat as well. Partially graded and more later is fine by me.

3 hours ago, jbenn26 said:

Believe me man bulk isn't moving either I've seen very few people say they have received a bulk back even people that had sent in February when they first opened 

I'm an in-system Feb. 25ish bulk ... so I'll let you know when mine moves. Been in grading/QC a while now. 

14 hours ago, tmoore_25 said:

You said you were in Grading/QC after thick case delay. Did they tell you that they got thicker cases in? I'm being told that is what is holding mine up and they continue to say every week they haven't gotten the cases yet. This past Friday is the 60 day mark for my original order. If the turnaround time was 60 days back then (now that I think about it, I think it was actually 40 back then), how can anything submitted after that have an affect on our timeline? They are supposed to work on a first in/first out system. I understand that currently with PSA shutdown and all that they will be getting many, many more submissions. That SHOULD affect their turnaround time for those cards. Ours on the other hand should not be affected. My Economy order that was submitted in the same box, was received on Feb 26 and shipped back to me with all cards graded on Mar 11.

No, I've not asked the customer service crew what deal is since back in Grading/QC a second time. I had to contact them a second time after getting a second invoice for my original order and was immediately referred to financial side -- had to call and give number again to pay for whatever reason. I was charged finally so hopefully that gets me back in the game and shipping soon. None of my cards were obvious thicker ones so ... who knows at this point. I would assume bulk orders are shipping oldest first ... that would make the most sense ... but, maybe that's not the case. I already got an Express card sent with a second bulk batch (before price hike) graded and back ... so hopefully my bulk from Feb. 25 is sometime soon. 

My bulk has finally hit the number of service days (at least what the approximate service time was when I subbed) and I'm in grading/QC but was told thicks were the delay. We'll see. I didn't send anything thicker than an embossed card or SPA base card stock. 

1 hour ago, Picklepete said:

That's not the point..

Should have been done long ago. People that are buying on eBay want to make sure everything is legit and it's a properly documented card not some fake.

Going to be hard to fake a card if the back of the slab is shown. The QR code on back takes you to a scan of the exact card front and back. 

They should clarify this but if it's an insert in a sports set then it should be considered a sports card. 

I do wonder if sports gaming sets (TCGs of sports leagues) are considered sports ... they should be but I didn't want to send one in and have problems. 

I'd think they are letting the volume pile up and then putting out a pop report with meatier numbers. They have it for comic books and they say it's coming ... so I take them at their word that it's coming. 

1985 Topps or 1985 Fleer 

On 5/10/2021 at 5:43 PM, tmoore_25 said:

They were marked as received on Feb 26. I've actually gotten my economy order submitted at the same time back already at the end of March, beginning of April. This was prior to the PSA shutdown. My issue is that I submitted when there was a 60 day turnaround. Now its 133 days and somehow I'm sure CSG is going to put my order in the same category as those being submitted today. Even though they claim a FIFO system, any card submitted at a higher level is going to get put in front of bulk. So the onslaught of cards they have been receiving since the shutdown is stopping mine from being returned.

Business days. Weekends don't count. I was in system before you at bulk and the original timeframe (which is no longer valid) hasn't been hit yet for business days. And of this week would be right around my earliest potential time. I'm in Grading/QC after thick-case delay and then their credit card issue. Hopefully orders are still somewhat worked in order of receipt on bulk side. 

yep

To me the left side looks a little wavy gravy in comparison to the penny sleeve. 

4 hours ago, Andy Gardecki said:

I guess I've never looked at any of this as a way to turn a $2 card into a $20 card with a $10 profit.

There are a lot of reasons/philosophies for what to grade and why. All are valid. One thing that I think might help the deluge is some kind of cap on volume for members per month if bulks are what is causing back logs.

I don't know how they'd handle it, but a substantially bad variable will bring the whole card down substantially to its level. 

34 minutes ago, Jason Royon said:

We’re any of you guys sent invoices and charged yet? 

Invoiced long ago around time I first popped up but not actually charged yet ... went blank and now back in grading/QC. So should be charged soon if stuff if moving. (I was told I was on thicker case delay ... but I didn't have anything thicker than an embossed card.)

Same applies with BGS 10 Black ... can't get it if grading without subs. 

I had standard-stock stuff (an embossed standard stock card) and was told I was in thick-case delays ... so that is definitely too big. 

Mine is back in grading/QC status now. 

11 hours ago, ItismeH said:

Did any of your cards finish grading and get grades or just in limbo? I'm asking since one card in my latest sub is a Prizm card. 

I was in grading/QC and then it disappeared more than a week ago. Now I have grading/QC again as of today, so cases may be in hand now. (No grades yet.) 

I sent in nothing but basic stuff, some Chrome/Prizm and some Ovation/Stadium Club slightly embossed cards from back in the day and am held up in "need thicker case" limbo ... so it's basically basic cards until they get their new cases in. Did seem odd I saw Action Packed cards out on eBay ... you'd think those are thicker. 

6 hours ago, KnottyDread said:

Mine was blank as well then the next day was shipped out. Shipped this monday should get Friday. 50 card bulk rec in system 3-9 shipped 4/19

Peculiar ... I had a bulk received 2/25 ... had status but that vanished about a week ago. Haven't seen a thing change nor have I been fully charged. Did get PDF invoice long ago but had paid via Paypal.  

Here's hoping it going away means it's about to change to next step. Mine was at about step 4 (grading/confirmation or whatever) ... now blank. 

So, is it correct to assume that previously submitted orders default to this slower time on the slowest orders ... but with the advantage of being in line sooner?

Are cards from sports TCGs -- MLB, NFL, WWE sets -- be eligible for CSG service?

Hmm ... so slabbing some comics would be do-able with a CSG account. Good to know.