current turn around rates at CGC 80 80

[ADAMANTIUM]

2 minutes ago, Funnybooks said:

@ADAMANTIUM 

Your forgiven no boo box for you!

 

[Nic8612]

These numbers are unacceptable especially when you take into account the QC they are having.  Two months just to open packages? 129 working days for Economy? We're about to see people waiting over a year to get their books back

 

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

22 minutes ago, Nic8612 said:

These numbers are unacceptable especially when you take into account the QC they are having.  Two months just to open packages? 129 working days for Economy? We're about to see people waiting over a year to get their books back

 

This is also starting to have me wonder what they will do about the membership credit. You send your books off for grading and if their delays push you past renewal the credit expires, but the delay is their fault. Especially if you send them for pressing first. 

[wombat]

1 hour ago, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

This is also starting to have me wonder what they will do about the membership credit. You send your books off for grading and if their delays push you past renewal the credit expires, but the delay is their fault. Especially if you send them for pressing first. 

I did kind of ask about this in the "ask CGC" forum. 

Good morning,

Thanks for your message.  Yes, the credit will be good until your membership expires.  If your order is received before that expiration date then the credit will still be applied.

Thanks!

 

[wombat]

Does anyone have any idea how many encapsulation machines CGC has?

[Funnybooks]

4 minutes ago, wombat said:

Does anyone have any idea how many encapsulation machines CGC has?

[ADAMANTIUM]

@Funnybooks

To be honest

You were half way right about my cgc submission 

Cgc marked it shipped, so I could get the grades and admire or analyze

Lol but 

It never made it to the carrier, so that's better than nothing Haha, to know the results, itll probably make it to the carrier Tuesday and be delivered next weekend

[ADAMANTIUM]

And since it's a quiet weekend 

And I'm halfway excited, and or , somewhat bummed

Everything in this submission that is below 7.0 grade

Didnt cost more than $2. Raw  so basically just the cost to grade but

Somehow I still feel like I lost..... and that I held up the line of y'alls subs

So my humblest apologies

 

[Point Five]

25 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

And since it's a quiet weekend 

And I'm halfway excited, and or , somewhat bummed

Everything in this submission that is below 7.0 grade

Didnt cost more than $2. Raw  so basically just the cost to grade but

Somehow I still feel like I lost..... and that I held up the line of y'alls subs

So my humblest apologies

 

Congrats, still a good haul! CGC has an absolute ocean of books to contend with; 10 more or less isn't holding up anything. Hell, you can submit each page separately if you want to.

 

[ADAMANTIUM]

18 minutes ago, Point Five said:

Congrats, still a good haul! CGC has an absolute ocean of books to contend with; 10 more or less isn't holding up anything. Hell, you can submit each page separately if you want to.

 

It's appreciated!

The brave and the bold 33 is a late modern Newsstand 

But the rest are raws I found while out hunting, and the super heroes where Rogue gets her powers from Ms Marvel guest starring ghost rider, I won as a prize in a contest.

Still all at $2 or free, on books I may not buy myself in such low grade, I reckon I can make due with the grades and be proud. 

The bloodstone really surprised me though

All 7.0 and higher I had bought when supporting the LCS, it's easy to accumulate a bunch of raws but I wanted to do something with them....

Edited May 29, 2021 by ADAMANTIUM

[Jaywalker0]

4 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

The bloodstone really surprised me though

 

What's that bloodstone look like? Water damage or severe creases? I always feel like it's "hard" to get a modern that low unless it really went thru the ringer.

[ADAMANTIUM]

9 hours ago, Jaywalker0 said:

What's that bloodstone look like? Water damage or severe creases? I always feel like it's "hard" to get a modern that low unless it really went thru the ringer.

Yes the graders notes said it had ripples, while it didn't say specifically water, it might have been. I knew it needed a press, but thought since the "ripple" or fold at top of spine want too far down the book, I had it at 8.0 or 8.5, as it didn't really have spine stresses. Either that or I looked at it when I bought it and forgot before I sent it in

 

[NewWorldOrder]

On 5/29/2021 at 4:07 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

And since it's a quiet weekend 

And I'm halfway excited, and or , somewhat bummed

Everything in this submission that is below 7.0 grade

Didnt cost more than $2. Raw  so basically just the cost to grade but

Somehow I still feel like I lost..... and that I held up the line of y'alls subs

So my humblest apologies

 

Not trying to single you out with this, but this is a great example.   I understand if you basically just have grading costs into the books it was worth it, below I am merely providing my opinion of people who paid retail and got these kind of grades, etc...

As the market begins to cool off which it looks like it is I think people will be less likely to submit these kinds of invoices with the CGC wait time and the prices cooling a bit, a low grade wont equate to much profit when retail is paid.  As the world re-opens that "bored money" will be spent elsewhere. 

The vibe I get from what I am seeing coming back from CGC is people are just submitting a ton of junk that they think is gold (not OP's invoice), or lower grade copper/modern keys to get graded (OP's invoice).  Once the market cools which seems to have started people once they get their books back from CGC and dont see that the wait time and profit (or losses) was worth the wait they wont be submitting as much or much at all going forward. 

I suspect a big decrease in CGC TaT's post Labor Day. 

Prices are cooling off which is a good thing for the hobby as the world reopens!

Hulk 181's and GSX'1 are leveling off to a slight pullback for example.  Prices are still going to be way up from the pre-covid levels so I dont want to hear any non-sense about a market crash.

The good news is that movies get to reopen so Marvel/Disney can finally go forward with new content, which translates to a healthy comic book market again. Get them now before they double again when Marvel/Disney really start making real films again.  

When they cast FF, X-men, and especially Wolverine......these prices will be a bargain.

In relation to this thread the good news this summer will flush out a lot of the speculative or fly by night submitters which will help CGC TaT's post Labor Day. 

Edited May 31, 2021 by NewWorldOrder

[Ninja0215]

If the clock starts when the box is opened and not when they enter the system , CGC should receive them in about three weeks. I could be dead wrong but that fits both current turn around ND the turn around when I submitted.  I'm hoping I'll see them by July end. 🤞

[ADAMANTIUM]

1 minute ago, Ninja0215 said:

If the clock starts when they're delivered  and not when the box is opened and enter the system , CGC should receive them in about three weeks. I could be dead wrong but that fits both current turn around ND the turn around when I submitted.  I'm hoping I'll see them by July end. 🤞

FTFY

[Ninja0215]

5 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

FTFY

Huh?? Lol 

[ADAMANTIUM]

Just now, Ninja0215 said:

Huh?? Lol 

It stands for fixed that for you

[ADAMANTIUM]

9 minutes ago, Ninja0215 said:

If the clock starts when the box is opened and not when they enter the system , CGC should receive them in about three weeks. I could be dead wrong but that fits both current turn around ND the turn around when I submitted.  I'm hoping I'll see them by July end. 🤞

 

6 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

If the clock starts when they're delivered  and not when the box is opened and enter the system , CGC should receive them in about three weeks. I could be dead wrong but that fits both current turn around ND the turn around when I submitted.  I'm hoping I'll see them by July end. 🤞

@Ninja0215 compare

[Ninja0215]

11 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

 

@Ninja0215 compare

Thanks sorry i didn't even notice . I'm using a site called day calculator.  You can subtract weekends and holidays so it gives a pretty good estimate of time. Hope there is movement soon. 

Edited June 1, 2021 by Ninja0215

[ADAMANTIUM]

1 minute ago, Ninja0215 said:

Thanks lolnsorryi didn't even notice . I'm using a site called day calculator.  You can subtract weekends and holidays so it gives a pretty good estimate of time. Hope there is movement soon. 

 no worries

I was just trying to quickly clarify that TAT only make sense if they start when the package is delivered. When it is delivered it doesn't mean they've open the box yet. It only means they've opened the box when it is marked "received"