CGC has updated turnaround times!

[comicdonna]

Now shipping Economy books rec'd on 11/22 Standard 2/04 Express On Time I sent them 3 books with a coupon on 1/19 and still are listed as scheduled for grading. I wish I would have known that the coupon is 20 days I would have paid for at least standard and saved the coupon.

[deathlok]

If they were sent on 01/19 with the CS coupon, then they should be graded by now. Did you check the status online?

[buttock]

I sent some books in with the coupon. Took 6 weeks. I'll not use CGC again if I can avoid it.

[comicdonna]

They recieved my books and it still shows scheduled for grading. I contacted them 3 weeks ago, thinking it would take 5 days, and they informed me 20 days and they are a little behind, and hopfully, I would have them by the end of February.

[deathlok]

I sent some books in with the coupon. Took 6 weeks. I'll not use CGC again if I can avoid it.

 

So when they tell you it takes 20 bus. days (roughly 6 wks with shipping to/fro), you took that to mean you would get them sooner?

[comicdonna]

If you pay for at least standard grading, I have hope that the turnaround time will be less, and CGC is beneficial to the comic book industry, so hang in there.

[deathlok]

They recieved my books and it still shows scheduled for grading. I contacted them 3 weeks ago, thinking it would take 5 days, and they informed me 20 days and they are a little behind, and hopfully, I would have them by the end of February.

 

You should give them a call in the morning, hopefully they will have a better idea of where they are in the process.

 

So on the CS website your books show that they are still be graded?

[Hobgoblin]

Ah. The joys of sending only moderns.

[deathlok]

Ah. The joys of sending only moderns.

 

[comicdonna]

That is good advice. The books are Action Comics #27 Action comics #28 and All Great Comics #1

[Hobgoblin]

Ah. The joys of sending only moderns.

 

 

Don't get me wrong, it's really because I don't have anything Silver or Bronze worth grading.

[comicdonna]

Yes. On the C S page under comics you go down to my order status.

[drbanner]

Unfortunately, the Economy, Standard, and Modern tier have all slipped backwards since the 3/7 update, we know Burnt's walk-thru's weren't on time, and despite the claim that Express is on time, my CS Express (20 days) are now on at least day 23 with no grade in sight. This continues to be painful...

[nik]

Damn Cons

[Rocketeer]

....Yeah,...express isn't really express when it's a 20+ day turnaround....however it will be like Christmas by the time I get my economies back.....can't even remember what they were....

[sterlingcomics]

The coupons that ship with Collector Society SAY it is Express, but the turnaround time is at the Standard level of service. CGC made this change some months back.

 

Yeah, Modern used to be under a month, and now slipped to 6+ weeks. Economies (IMO) are permanently at 4+ months-I've given up on anything better.

 

Yep, the time to submit was sometime in January. I think the Cons will make the times slip to match last year's slowdown until late Fall again.

[nik]

There was a time when Economy was shipping in less than 9 weeks, but alas that was so long ago

[greggy]

There was a time when Economy was shipping in less than 9 weeks, but alas that was so long ago

I remember when back in the day, people were complaining when it took 40 business days when the estimated turnaround time was 25 business days!

 

I long for those days again!

[FlyingDonut]

Again, this is why I only submit on-site anymore. Sure, I don't get a discount. But I get my books back.

[drbanner]

Again, this is why I only submit on-site anymore. Sure, I don't get a discount. But I get my books back.

 

I've never been to a con where CGC did on-site grading...so it doesn't work for me. If they were doing on-site grading at Heroes Con I suppose I could wait and get the 25 books I'm about to send in graded on-site there, but I'd rather keep the $300 difference in the grading fees (actually, if there's no 20% discount off the $45 on-site Econ rate it's a whopping $500 difference).