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Old 04-08-2021, 11:54 AM   #426
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Do you think it would be feasible for them to enter submissions very shortly after Delivery? If I was starting a grading company this would be a priority.
This is why I am done with grading for awhile. My submissions from now on will be with grading companies that limit submissions and keep their promise of turnaround times. I submitted 5 cards to SGC at $25 and they marked them as received the same day they were delivered. It was so comforting after dealing with the anxiety of PSA that I will now only grade with companies that don't have disclaimers like "Turnaround times are estimates only and are NOT guaranteed. Orders cannot be cancelled once they have been received."
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Old 04-08-2021, 12:13 PM   #427
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- Economy Service with Subs
- 9 Card Total

Order Shipped: 03/08/2021 (USPS Priority Mail)
Postal Delivery: 03/11/2021
CSG Received: 04/01/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading: 04/06/2021
CSG Grading / QC: 04/08/2021
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:
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Old 04-08-2021, 12:24 PM   #428
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- Economy Service with Subs
- 9 Card Total

Order Shipped: 03/08/2021 (USPS Priority Mail)
Postal Delivery: 03/11/2021
CSG Received: 04/01/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading: 04/06/2021
CSG Grading / QC: 04/08/2021
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:
That's great news.
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Old 04-08-2021, 01:32 PM   #429
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Economy w/ Subs, 12 cards

USPS Delivered: 03/25/2021
CSG Received:
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:


Bulk Service, 50 cards

USPS Delivered: 04/06/2021
CSG Received: 04/08/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:


Sent the Bulk order USPS Express and it was marked as received in two days. Economy order sent as Priority and still not marked as received after two weeks (I do expect at least 1-2 weeks more).

They've also upped their turnaround estimates:

Walk Through - 12 days
Express - 30 days
Standard - 32 days
Economy - 75 days
Bulk - 80 days
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Old 04-08-2021, 02:14 PM   #430
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Economy w/ Subs, 12 cards

USPS Delivered: 03/25/2021
CSG Received:
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:


Bulk Service, 50 cards

USPS Delivered: 04/06/2021
CSG Received: 04/08/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:


Sent the Bulk order USPS Express and it was marked as received in two days. Economy order sent as Priority and still not marked as received after two weeks (I do expect at least 1-2 weeks more).

They've also upped their turnaround estimates:

Walk Through - 12 days
Express - 30 days
Standard - 32 days
Economy - 75 days
Bulk - 80 days
Interesting that your bulk got entered so quickly. Maybe the trick is USPS Express.
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Old 04-08-2021, 03:39 PM   #431
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- Economy Service with Subs
- 9 Card Total

Order Shipped: 03/08/2021 (USPS Priority Mail)
Postal Delivery: 03/11/2021
CSG Received: 04/01/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading: 04/06/2021
CSG Grading / QC: 04/08/2021
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:
I also had an economy order that was exactly 1 day ahead on each of these dates. So they were consistent still at this point. Mine should arrive via fedex on Friday. The bulk is still in received status that arrived with this order. I have a second order that just got dropped off this Monday.
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Old 04-08-2021, 08:39 PM   #432
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Walkthrough is quite disappointing so far. Mine has been there 10 days with still no grade. And they are just beginning to see the wave. Things are about to get ugly slow at CSG I'm afraid.
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Old 04-08-2021, 09:29 PM   #433
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got 2 invoices in my email today for the 7 cards I sent in...4 (with subgrades) on 1 invoice and 3 cards (no subgrades) on the other..

1) since I chose subgrades on some, it looks like it got seperated into 2 orders....but it also looks like they are charging me double shipping and handling fees, since it's now 2 orders??? anyone else have this happen?

2) I signe dup for premium, so i should have a creidt for signing up, does anyone know when that credit gets applied?

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Old 04-09-2021, 07:35 AM   #434
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got 2 invoices in my email today for the 7 cards I sent in...4 (with subgrades) on 1 invoice and 3 cards (no subgrades) on the other..

1) since I chose subgrades on some, it looks like it got seperated into 2 orders....but it also looks like they are charging me double shipping and handling fees, since it's now 2 orders??? anyone else have this happen?

2) I signe dup for premium, so i should have a creidt for signing up, does anyone know when that credit gets applied?

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1) not sure on this one. I do know they ship back different grading tiers (ie bulk v economy) separately which results in two send home shipping charges.

2) they contacted me for my card details and I had to call them to confirm. The lady on the phone told me the final amount after subtracting my membership credit so I think they automatically do this on whatever order is up first and so on.
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Old 04-09-2021, 02:12 PM   #435
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They are getting stuff logged in:

Economy

Order Shipped: 03/13/2021 (USPS Priority Mail)
Postal Delivery: 03/15/2021
CSG Received: 04/09/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:

Express

Order Shipped: 03/20/2021 (USPS Priority Mail)
Postal Delivery: 03/22/2021
CSG Received: 04/09/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:

Bulk

Order Shipped: 03/20/2021 (USPS Priority Mail)
Postal Delivery: 03/22/2021
CSG Received: 04/09/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:
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Old 04-09-2021, 02:17 PM   #436
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They are getting stuff logged in:

Economy

Order Shipped: 03/13/2021 (USPS Priority Mail)
Postal Delivery: 03/15/2021
CSG Received: 04/09/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:

Express

Order Shipped: 03/20/2021 (USPS Priority Mail)
Postal Delivery: 03/22/2021
CSG Received: 04/09/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:

Bulk

Order Shipped: 03/20/2021 (USPS Priority Mail)
Postal Delivery: 03/22/2021
CSG Received: 04/09/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:
Coool. Mine were also delivered on 3/15, so hopefully they will be marked received by the end of the day.
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Old 04-09-2021, 02:32 PM   #437
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They are getting stuff logged in:

Economy

Order Shipped: 03/13/2021 (USPS Priority Mail)
Postal Delivery: 03/15/2021
CSG Received: 04/09/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:

Express

Order Shipped: 03/20/2021 (USPS Priority Mail)
Postal Delivery: 03/22/2021
CSG Received: 04/09/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:

Bulk

Order Shipped: 03/20/2021 (USPS Priority Mail)
Postal Delivery: 03/22/2021
CSG Received: 04/09/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:
if you don't mind me asking, what were the order numbers they gave you? My economy order that has already been returned was submitted on 2/26 and was number 1000259. I wonder what number they are up to now.
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Old 04-09-2021, 02:37 PM   #438
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if you don't mind me asking, what were the order numbers they gave you? My economy order that has already been returned was submitted on 2/26 and was number 1000259. I wonder what number they are up to now.
I have an express that was marked as received 3/30, grades just popped today and it was 100167X. Next shipment was marked as received 4/8 and they're up to order 10021XX
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Old 04-09-2021, 03:06 PM   #439
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Cards arrived today and I am very happy with the quality and results from CSG.

Service: Economy (5 cards total)
CSG Received: 03/05/2021
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped: 04/01/2021




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Old 04-09-2021, 03:13 PM   #440
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They are getting stuff logged in:

Economy

Order Shipped: 03/13/2021 (USPS Priority Mail)
Postal Delivery: 03/15/2021
CSG Received: 04/09/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:

Express

Order Shipped: 03/20/2021 (USPS Priority Mail)
Postal Delivery: 03/22/2021
CSG Received: 04/09/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:

Bulk

Order Shipped: 03/20/2021 (USPS Priority Mail)
Postal Delivery: 03/22/2021
CSG Received: 04/09/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
CSG Finalized / Imaged / Shipped:
Also, did you get an email today when they were received?

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Old 04-09-2021, 03:15 PM   #441
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Also, did you get an email today when they were received?

Nice Jordans!
Not yet. I think I have gotten that later. Got one email a little while ago

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Old 04-10-2021, 05:10 AM   #442
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1) not sure on this one. I do know they ship back different grading tiers (ie bulk v economy) separately which results in two send home shipping charges.

2) they contacted me for my card details and I had to call them to confirm. The lady on the phone told me the final amount after subtracting my membership credit so I think they automatically do this on whatever order is up first and so on.
They answered back and said that it was in two shipments because some cards I wanted subgrades on.

If I had known this, I would have put subgrades on the other 3 cards and it would have only cost me $8 more.... ($30 subgrade fee - $22 extra on shipping and handling)
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ugh....had a card not charged to be graded on my invoice...
emailed customer service and they said it came back as not gradeable, they said it could have been viewed as trimmed, or even if there are imperfections from the manufacturers that would flag them....

card was pack pulled and thrown into a one touch since 2003
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Yep, we are having to learn as we go on some of these things. Sorry for you but I'm glad you posted the information so I know what to avoid in the future.
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Old 04-10-2021, 10:34 AM   #445
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Got my first small 9 card order back and they are brutal. Even more so than SGC. I’ve been doing this awhile and feel like I have a handle on what is looked for. I had some razor sharp chrome cards get a 9 on corners and edges, centering that is 60/40 or better get 8.5 etc. I’ll post some pics later. Be careful what you are sending!
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Old 04-10-2021, 01:36 PM   #446
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Got my first small 9 card order back and they are brutal. Even more so than SGC. I’ve been doing this awhile and feel like I have a handle on what is looked for. I had some razor sharp chrome cards get a 9 on corners and edges, centering that is 60/40 or better get 8.5 etc. I’ll post some pics later. Be careful what you are sending!

Ugh - I’m sorry to hear this. I too spent quite a bit of time evaluating centering, corners, surface and edges on front and back before determining whether to submit (for reference about 1 in 7 cards reviewed made the cut). So I am hopeful that they come back with decent grades.

I just wonder how certain sets will be treated, like 2020 Topps heritage high number, where the vast majority of all cards have significant print lines. PSA in those instances seemed to give some wiggle for manufacturer defects; will CSG do the same?


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Old 04-10-2021, 02:38 PM   #447
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Alright! they're finally Received today! Soooo....

Order Shipped: 03/13/2021 (USPS Priority Mail)
Postal Delivery: 03/15/2021
CSG Received: 04/10/2021
CSG Scheduled For Grading:
CSG Grading / QC:
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And, I got an email confirming receipt maybe 3-4 hours after I noticed it was updated on the website.

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Old 04-12-2021, 08:28 AM   #448
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Has anybody figured out how to enter base Donruss? For Optic it's easy to enter "Donruss" for the manufacturer and then optic for set name, but if it's regular Donruss what do I put for the set name? I also tried putting Panini for the manufacturer and no option for Donruss set name.
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Has anybody figured out how to enter base Donruss? For Optic it's easy to enter "Donruss" for the manufacturer and then optic for set name, but if it's regular Donruss what do I put for the set name? I also tried putting Panini for the manufacturer and no option for Donruss set name.

Technically I think it’s N/A.


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If it's the base Donruss set then I would enter "Donruss" for the manufacturer and "N/A" for the set name. Then when you enter the number, it should auto populate the name as long as CSG has already added the checklist. If not, then you will just enter the card number and name yourself. I checked and if you are speaking of 2020 Donruss, then they have that checklist uploaded. You do the same thing for base Topps S1 and S2 sets.
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