3 weeks only PSA only $18 grading fee!!!! - Page 10

Tnooky · 07-24-2022, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by grade

Learned something new everyday . i was just rubber ban directly on raw cards 20 card bricks at a time. Maybe if use the suggested packing tips i might get 7's instead of 2's. CGS Rookie here.

I just put 8-10 cards into 1 graded card sleeve. Prevents any rubber band damage.

PoPCulture · 07-24-2022, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Tnooky

I just put 8-10 cards into 1 graded card sleeve. Prevents any rubber band damage.

This is how I’ve always done it. 9-10 paper cards in card savers and 7-8 chrome in card savers fit perfectly. If the order has 2 or more graded card bags required then I put them all together, in the order they were listed on the form, inside a bubble wrap bag (the ones that Topps ships cards in) and put that in one of the boxes that PSA ships back in. No chance of damage other than being run over by a USPS forklift (this has actually happened!).

Woodsy074 · 07-24-2022, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by discodanman45

I refuse to use rubber bands to secure the cards between the cardboard. I use painters tape. 15 months of cards sitting in rubber bands putting pressure at specific locations is just asking for damage in a card saver. It is easier for the people to deal with rubber bands to unpack, but I am not risking it for their convenience. With rubber bands it is hard to minimize the pressure you want holding the stack of cards together. With masking tape, you can secure the stack of cards much easier with no chance of extra pressure on the cards.

Highly doubt they are being squeezed by rubber bands for 15 months. Once the orders move to step 3 they are out of the original packaging

AwesomeBrian · 08-02-2022, 08:56 PM

entered Grading stage tonight!

imbluestreak23 · 08-02-2022, 11:23 PM

Seems like most of the orders that arrived day 1 or day 2 of the announcement are hitting grading today, mine included.

jus bert · 08-03-2022, 01:33 AM

My 20 card sub just went into assembly, did the registry trick and a lot of 10s

KPOD · 08-03-2022, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by jus bert

My 20 card sub just went into assembly, did the registry trick and a lot of 10s

Your $18/card order is in assembly? I find that very hard to believe

grade · 08-03-2022, 11:07 AM

Wondering if you request your subs be sent to the PSA vault instead of sent back the sub gets pushed thru faster and get better grades? Just a thought.

jus bert · 08-03-2022, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by KPOD

Your $18/card order is in assembly? I find that very hard to believe

Lol I checked last night and it was in assembly…did the set registry trick on what I could, so yeah it’s in assembly…if you don’t want to believe me that’s fine I just wanted to update the progress on my sub for tracking purposes to y’all.

splitrockgamer · 08-03-2022, 12:59 PM

People are just not ready to understand that PSA is more caught up than they think. There was never an order on how they graded cards anyways.. they will be pushing out $18 orders by the end of this month IMO and there will be $15 grading starting in September.

BudKing · 08-03-2022, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by KPOD

Your $18/card order is in assembly? I find that very hard to believe

My $18 sub of 45 cards hit assembly today too.

rhineland · 08-03-2022, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BudKing

My $18 sub of 45 cards hit assembly today too.

This is wild, but good news. Price adjustments will need to follow. Either that or layoffs.

k13 · 08-03-2022, 02:45 PM

What will they do with that New Jersey location?
Grade 2 million cards a month....lol

discodanman45 · 08-03-2022, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by splitrockgamer

People are just not ready to understand that PSA is more caught up than they think. There was never an order on how they graded cards anyways.. they will be pushing out $18 orders by the end of this month IMO and there will be $15 grading starting in September.

They are caught up and ahead in grading. The slabbing of cards is the issue right now. Rumors were they were completely done with grading their backlog months ago and the holdup was slabbing cards. I think there is a big possibility that they have an issue with getting enough slabs. Even though it looks like they are flying through the received and grading process, people will see huge waits in assembly/quality control. There has been no $30 returns yet, and those just started to hit assembly.

discodanman45 · 08-03-2022, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by k13

What will they do with that New Jersey location?
Grade 2 million cards a month....lol

Grading will be $3 in 2023, but we will have advertisement logos on our slabs to make up for lost revenue. Can't wait to see McDonalds logo on PSA slabs!

grade · 08-03-2022, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by k13

What will they do with that New Jersey location?
Grade 2 million cards a month....lol

Easy answer: Start grading NFTs .

anusinha · 08-03-2022, 11:41 PM

yup... have a 50 card special that hit assembly today, received on the 14th

mc1 · 08-04-2022, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by anusinha

yup... have a 50 card special that hit assembly today, received on the 14th

Youre not seeing it for a few months. Just watch.

zdawgs · 08-04-2022, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by anusinha

yup... have a 50 card special that hit assembly today, received on the 14th

Ridiculous if true as I still have 3 orders still in grading from the backlog.....16 months and waiting.

TheWiz98 · 08-10-2022, 02:42 AM

Just got my grades in for one of my July orders. Should be shipping soon. Arrived 7/11, Entered 7/15. Can you say 1 month turn around time? The grades were pretty fair.

jus bert · 08-10-2022, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by TheWiz98

Just got my grades in for one of my July orders. Should be shipping soon. Arrived 7/11, Entered 7/15. Can you say 1 month turn around time? The grades were pretty fair.

Wow my $18 sub arrived 7/11 and entered 7/14 and is currently in assembly. Yours is already in the shipping stage?!?

TheWiz98 · 08-10-2022, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by jus bert

Wow my $18 sub arrived 7/11 and entered 7/14 and is currently in assembly. Yours is already in the shipping stage?!?

Yup!

allstarauction · 08-10-2022, 07:45 AM

My 300 card $18 order was received on 7/25 and went to assembly yesterday.

I don't know what to think anymore?

ArmyDC · 08-10-2022, 10:12 AM

There is definitely a slow down, mine arrived 08/02 and have yet to be entered. I sent a regular order a week earlier and it just now is done

mc1 · 08-10-2022, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by TheWiz98

Just got my grades in for one of my July orders. Should be shipping soon. Arrived 7/11, Entered 7/15. Can you say 1 month turn around time? The grades were pretty fair.

08-02-2022, 11:23 PM	#230
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08-02-2022, 08:56 PM	#229
AwesomeBrian Temporarily Suspended Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: NE O-H-I-O Posts: 6,011	entered Grading stage tonight!

08-03-2022, 01:33 AM	#231
jus bert Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 187	My 20 card sub just went into assembly, did the registry trick and a lot of 10s

08-03-2022, 11:07 AM	#233
grade Banned Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 3,113	Wondering if you request your subs be sent to the PSA vault instead of sent back the sub gets pushed thru faster and get better grades? Just a thought.

08-03-2022, 12:59 PM	#235
splitrockgamer Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 2,646 splitrockgamer	People are just not ready to understand that PSA is more caught up than they think. There was never an order on how they graded cards anyways.. they will be pushing out $18 orders by the end of this month IMO and there will be $15 grading starting in September.

08-03-2022, 02:45 PM	#238
k13 Banned Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 12,617	What will they do with that New Jersey location? Grade 2 million cards a month....lol

08-03-2022, 11:41 PM	#242
anusinha Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 13,640	yup... have a 50 card special that hit assembly today, received on the 14th

08-10-2022, 07:45 AM	#248
allstarauction Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,330 tscardstore	My 300 card $18 order was received on 7/25 and went to assembly yesterday. I don't know what to think anymore?

08-10-2022, 10:12 AM	#249
ArmyDC Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 999	There is definitely a slow down, mine arrived 08/02 and have yet to be entered. I sent a regular order a week earlier and it just now is done