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Old 07-02-2025, 03:57 PM   #24001
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How long are you guys seeing your subs stuck in QA checks for before grades release?
I believe before that grades were released in between assembly and QA checks but now it seems they come after.


2 days for me. Really hoping this pops before the 4th
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Old 07-02-2025, 04:12 PM   #24002
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I was just coming here to say the same. I have had an order in QA for 3 days. That was new to me, I was hoping that I wasn't getting screwed on a grade where they damaged a card.


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Movement on a sunday this time .....
First time I actually see ''QA Check'', I always thought it was going straight from Assembly to Grades ready

Submission #22
Order Type: Value Bulk 18.99$ (December Special 16.99$ not honored)
# of cards: 37
Order shipped: 01/07/2025
Order received per PSA: 03/12/2025 (was lost at border for 2months)
Contact me because won't honored specials : 04/19/2025
Entered Research & ID: 06/06/2025
Grading: 06/06/2025
Assembly: 06/21/2025
QA Check : 06/29/2025
Grades Ready :
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Old 07-02-2025, 07:25 PM   #24003
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Put me in the camp of a green QA Check since like Monday. Unless something is a little different than my last order, I'm guessing I got a G.O.D since I have not gotten an up-charge email... I had a couple of items that likely would have warranted it with the right grades.
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Old 07-03-2025, 01:41 AM   #24004
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Type: Value Bulk 1980+
# of cards: 20
Estimated Completion Date:
Shipped to PSA: 4/11/2025
Delivered: 4/14/2025
Order Prep: 4/14/2025
Research & ID: 5/8/2025
Grading: 6/23/2025
Assembly: 7/1/2025
Green Check Assembly: 7/2/2025
QA Checks: 7/2/2025
Grades Ready:
Shipped:
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Old 07-03-2025, 07:31 AM   #24005
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Type: Value Bulk 1980+
# of cards: 26
Estimated Completion Date: 10/2/25
Shipped to PSA: 6/13/2025
Delivered: 6/16/2025
Order Prep: 7/1/2025
Research & ID: 7/2/2025
Grading:
Assembly:
QA Checks:
Grades Ready:

Type: Value Plus
# of cards: 34
Estimated Completion Date: 7/24/25
Shipped to PSA: 6/18/2025
Delivered: 6/20/2025
Order Prep: 6/25/2025
Research & ID: 6/27/2025
Grading: 7/2/25
Assembly:
QA Checks:
Grades Ready:
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Old 07-03-2025, 07:49 AM   #24006
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I actually now have the QA checks “checkpoint” on my app. It was not there this morning.So looks like i’ll be waiting even longer. Already past my date by 7 days.
Here’s an update on my Value Plus order for anyone interested. I moved from QA Checks to Grades Ready in the same day.

Type: Value Plus
# of cards: 2
Estimated Completion Date: 6/27
Delivered: 5/27/25
Order Prep: 5/29/25
Assembly: 6/26
QA Checks: 7/2/25
Grades Ready: 7/2/25
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Old 07-03-2025, 07:57 AM   #24007
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Here’s an update on my Value Plus order for anyone interested. I moved from QA Checks to Grades Ready in the same day
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I wonder if your estimated completion date had anything to do with the speed you made it through qa
My eta was July 1, but I’ve been in qa checks for 3 days today will be the 4th

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Old 07-03-2025, 08:36 AM   #24008
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Quick update from grading to assembly. QA Check underway

15-Card PSA Submission Update (via KD Collectibles, Canada)

Order Arrived at PSA: June 2, 2025

Order Prep: June 2

Research & ID: Completed June 11

Grading: Completed July 2

Assembly: Completed July 3

QA Checks: IN PROGRESS

Grades Ready:

Completed:

Estimated Completion Date: September 4, 2025

Service Level: Value / 65 Business Days
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Old 07-03-2025, 09:27 AM   #24009
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Type: Gamestop PSA TCG Bulk
# of cards: 1
Dropped off at Gamestop: 5/18
Shipped to PSA: 5/19
Arrived: 6/16
Research & ID: 6/24
Grading: 6/27
Assembly: 6/30
QA: 7/2
Grades Ready: 7/3

Type: Gamestop PSA TCG Bulk

# of cards: 9
Dropped off at Gamestop: 6/1
Shipped to PSA: 6/2
Arrived: 6/27
Research & ID: 7/3
Grading:
Assembly:
QA:
Grades Ready:

Type: Value Plus
# of cards: 3
Estimated Completion: 7/16
Shipped to PSA: 6/5
Delivered: 6/12
Received PSA: 6/12
Order Prep: 6/16
Research & ID: 6/16
Grading: 6/23
Assembly:
Green Check Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:
Delivered:

Type: Reholder <$5,000
# of cards: 2
Estimated Completion: 7/31
Shipped to PSA: 6/5
Delivered: 6/12
Received PSA: 6/12
Order Prep: 6/17
Research & ID: 6/17
Grading:
Assembly:
Green Check Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:
Delivered:

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Old 07-03-2025, 11:53 AM   #24010
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Type: Value Bulk 1980+
# of cards: 27
Estimated Completion Date:
Shipped to PSA: 6/30/2025
Delivered: 7/3/2025
Order Prep: 7/3/2025
Research & ID:
Grading:
Assembly:
Green Check Assembly:
QA Checks:
Grades Ready:
Shipped:
Delivered:

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Old 07-03-2025, 11:57 AM   #24011
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Value Plus order with estimated date of 6/26 is still in QA Checks and has been since 6/27. Combined with the lack of July specials, it’s clear PSA is struggling with the insane amount of cards they are getting (mostly Pokémon)
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Old 07-03-2025, 01:19 PM   #24012
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Type: Value Bulk 1980+
# of cards: 29
Estimated Completion Date: 6/25/25
Shipped to PSA: 4/1
Delivered: 4/3
Order Prep: 4/12
Research & ID: 4/12
Grading: 6/5
Assembly: 6/10
Green Check Assembly: ?
QA Checks: 7/1
Grades Ready:
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Old 07-03-2025, 02:49 PM   #24013
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Jeez we’re all stuck in QA
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Old 07-03-2025, 03:15 PM   #24014
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Jeez we’re all stuck in QA
One guy must have taken the week off so no one gets out of QA till he comes back.
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Old 07-03-2025, 05:22 PM   #24015
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I wonder if your estimated completion date had anything to do with the speed you made it through qa
My eta was July 1, but I’ve been in qa checks for 3 days today will be the 4th

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Mine has a estimated date of June 23rd and I'm not lucky to have same day QA Check to Grades Ready

Submission #22
Order Type: Value Bulk 18.99$ (December Special 16.99$ not honored)
# of cards: 37
Est. date : 06/23/2025
Order shipped: 01/07/2025
Order received per PSA: 03/12/2025 (was lost at border for 2months)
Contact me because won't honored specials : 04/19/2025
Entered Research & ID: 06/06/2025
Grading: 06/06/2025
Assembly: 06/21/2025
QA Check : 06/29/2025
Grades Ready :
Shipped:
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Old 07-03-2025, 08:11 PM   #24016
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Type: Value Bulk 1980+
# of cards: 53
Estimated Completion Date: 7/7/25
Shipped to PSA: 4/1/2025
Delivered: 4/3/2025
Order Prep: 4/30/2025
Research & ID: 5/1/2025
Grading: 6/12/2025
Assembly: 6/16/2025
Green Check Assembly: 6/17/2025
QA Checks: 7/2/2025
Grades Ready:
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Old 07-04-2025, 08:39 AM   #24017
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Type: Value Bulk 1980+
# of cards: 29
Estimated Completion Date: 8/4/2025
Shipped to PSA: 4/23/2025
Delivered: 4/28/2025
Order Prep: 4/30/2025
Research & ID: 5/1/2025
Grading: 6/13/2025
Assembly: 6/20/2025
Green Check Assembly: 6/27/2025
QA Checks: 6/30/2025
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Shipped:
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Old 07-07-2025, 11:07 AM   #24018
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Type: Value Plus
# of cards: 3
Estimated Completion: 7/16
Shipped to PSA: 6/5
Delivered: 6/12
Received PSA: 6/12
Order Prep: 6/16
Research & ID: 6/16
Grading: 6/23
Assembly: 7/7
Green Check Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:
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Old 07-07-2025, 12:57 PM   #24019
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Type: Value Bulk 1980+
# of cards: 29
Estimated Completion Date: 6/25/25
Shipped to PSA: 4/1
Delivered: 4/3
Order Prep: 4/12
Research & ID: 4/12
Grading: 6/5
Assembly: 6/10
Green Check Assembly: ?
QA Checks: 7/1
Grades Ready:
Shipped:
Delivered:

Still in QA Checks for me.

It is interesting that it is going back to the old model. A few years ago, we wouldn't get grades until the every end of the process and it would ship out a couple days after getting the grades. the last few years, they switched to getting grades sooner and a longer wait before shipping. Looks like they are going back to the old model. Not mad about it, but interesting to not see any press release about it.
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Old 07-07-2025, 01:52 PM   #24020
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Type: Value Max May Special
# of cards: 1
Estimated Completion Date: 6/30/25
Shipped to PSA: 6/2/25
Delivered: 6/5/25
Order Prep: 6/6/25
Research & ID: 6/8/25
Grading: 6/10/25
Assembly: 6/25/2025
Green Check Assembly: 6/30/2025
QA Checks: 6/30/2025
Grades Ready:
Shipped:
Delivered:

It looked like it was on pace to finish by the time they mentioned but it's been sitting in QA for a while. It's weird becuase I send this with another Value Max but that wasn't on the special and that finished back on the 30th or so and they both went into assembly at the same time. However that went through QA and grade popped quick and this is sitting. Doesn't make any sense.

Type: Value Bulk
# of cards: 92
Estimated Completion Date: 08/07/25
Shipped to PSA: 4/7/25
Delivered: 4/9/25
Order Prep: 5/5/25
Research & ID: 5/07/2025
Grading: 6/13/2025
Assembly: 07/01/2025
Green Check Assembly: 07/05/2025
QA Checks: 7/07/2025
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Old 07-07-2025, 03:49 PM   #24021
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Did PSA give the QA check people time off? Seems like every person is stuck in the same QA check area. Lots of submissions sitting in that queue.
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Old 07-07-2025, 04:15 PM   #24022
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Did PSA give the QA check people time off? Seems like every person is stuck in the same QA check area. Lots of submissions sitting in that queue.
Yeah. a lot of people are definitely stuck there. PSA says "Your grades are being reviewed a second time for accuracy." SO I can totally see how this will slow things down coming BEFORE grades released.

If grades are released then QA happens, it's a lot harder to change grades. If it happens before grades released, they can pull cards and get them reassigned without us being the wiser. I'd assume a considerable amount of time is being spent looking over the cards and seeing if any grades need to be reassigned and prices looked up before releasing grades and charging your CC
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Old 07-07-2025, 04:33 PM   #24023
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Yeah. a lot of people are definitely stuck there. PSA says "Your grades are being reviewed a second time for accuracy." SO I can totally see how this will slow things down coming BEFORE grades released.
This is the biggest load of nonsense ever. They aren't re-checking anything in terms of the slab or grade. They are likely running this through a "Card Ladder Past Sales Upcharge Automation Process" to extract more money in potential uncharges. That's it. But if they called "QA 1" or "QA 2" the "Upcharge Stage" people would rightfully go nuts, but let's call it what it is.

PSA saying "Your grades are being reviewed a second time for accuracy" is like the manager at McDonalds apologizing for the drive thru line taking an eternity, and then saying it's because they hired additional staff to check your burger/order once again just to ensure it's correct...and then when you drive away, they forgot the fries.

Even McDonalds doesn't have the audacity to troll their customers like PSA is doing here.
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Old 07-07-2025, 06:21 PM   #24024
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Did PSA give the QA check people time off? Seems like every person is stuck in the same QA check area. Lots of submissions sitting in that queue.
I wonder if there will be a flood all at once when they come back. Day 9 in QA
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Old 07-08-2025, 09:15 AM   #24025
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Got my upcharge email after about one week. They literally upcharged some of my items from 18.99 to 19.99 , though I did have some bigger upcharges for some others. Overall they seem pretty harsh on my vintage cards and easier on moderns. Gem rate was only 10% with a lot more 8s and sub 8s than I expected. My previous samples from the same set rarely had any 8s when I submitted it back in 2020.

However my original completion time was changed from July 18 to October now...
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