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Old 05-15-2023, 01:44 PM   #18451
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Order Type: TCG & Non-Sports Cards Special ($15)
# of Cards: 141
Arrived: 4/18/2023
Order Prep: 4/20/2023
Research & ID: 4/20/2023
Grading: 4/26/2023
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:
Grades Available:
Shipped:

Order Type: Value (packs) ($30)
# of Packs: 2
Arrived: 4/18/2023
Order Prep: 4/20/2023
Research & ID: 4/20/2023
Grading:
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:
Grades Available:
Shipped:

Order Type: 2022 & 2023 Sports Cards Special ($16)
# of Cards: 29
Arrived: 4/18/2023
Order Prep: 4/20/2023
Research & ID: 4/20/2023
Grading: 4/26/2023
Assembly: 5/15/2023
QA1: 5/16/2023
QA2: 5/17/2023
Grades Available: 5/18/2023
Shipped: 5/18/2023

Order Type: Value Bulk (1980-Present) ($19)
# of Cards: 50
Arrived: 4/18/2023
Order Prep: 4/20/2023
Research & ID: 4/20/2023
Grading: 4/26/2023
Assembly: 5/10/2023
QA1: 5/11/2023
QA2: 5/11/2023
Grades Available: 5/15/2023
Shipped: 5/16/2023

Order Type: Value Bulk (1980-Present) ($19)
# of Cards: 200
Arrived: 4/18/2023
Order Prep: 4/20/2023
Research & ID: 4/20/2023
Grading: 4/25/2023
Assembly: 5/8/2023
QA1: 5/8/2023
QA2: 5/8/2023
Grades Available: 5/11/2023
Shipped: 5/11/2023

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Old 05-15-2023, 04:38 PM   #18452
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Order Type: Value Special $16 (8286)
# of Cards: 20
Order Delivered: 4/24/23
Entered: 4/24/23
Research & ID: 4/26/23
Grading: 4/28/23
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:

Order Type: Value Special $16 (8337)
# of Cards: 20
Order Delivered: 4/24/23
Entered: 4/24/23
Research & ID: 4/25/23
Grading: 4/27/23
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:

Order Type: Value Special $16 (8373)
# of Cards: 20
Order Delivered: 4/24/23
Entered: 4/24/23
Research & ID: 4/25/23
Grading: 4/27/23
Assembly: 5/15/23
QA1:
QA2:

Order Type: Value Special $16 (8454)
# of Cards: 20
Order Delivered: 4/24/23
Entered: 4/24/23
Research & ID: 4/25/23
Grading: 4/27/23
Assembly: 5/15/23
QA1:
QA2:

Order Type: Value Special $16 (8468)
# of Cards: 20
Order Delivered: 4/24/23
Entered: 4/24/23
Research & ID: 4/26/23
Grading: 5/1/23
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:

Order Type: Value $20 (8519)
# of Cards: 20
Order Delivered: 4/24/23
Entered: 4/24/23
Research & ID: 4/25/23
Grading: 4/27/23
Assembly: 5/9/23
QA1: 5/13/23
QA2: 5/15/23
Grades: 5/15/23 (20/20 gems)

Order Type: Value $20 (8561)
# of Cards: 20
Order Delivered: 4/24/23
Entered: 4/24/23
Research & ID: 4/26/23
Grading: 4/28/23
Assembly: 5/9/23
QA1: 5/12/23
QA2: 5/16/23
Grades: 5/16/23 (9/20 gems. Really thought it could pull 14+ but the order above going 20/20 helps)

Order Type: Value $40 (2631)
# of Cards: 6
Order Delivered: 5/8/23
Entered: 5/9/23
Research & ID: 5/15/23
Grading: 5/15/23
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:

Order Type: Auto Authentication
# of Cards: 1
Order Delivered: 5/8/23
Entered: 5/8/23
Research & ID: 5/9/23
Grading:
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:

Order Type: Auto Authentication/Auto Grade
# of Cards: 2
Order Delivered: 5/8/23
Entered: 5/8/23
Research & ID: 5/9/23
Grading:
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:

20/20 gems on my first order to pop. Definitely got a good draw on that one. Never anticipate anything remotely close to that

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Old 05-15-2023, 09:00 PM   #18453
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Had an order in QA2 with list disappeared for almost a week. Started to get worried and it just popped this evening. 28/35 gem
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Old 05-16-2023, 08:26 AM   #18454
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Had an order in QA2 with list disappeared for almost a week. Started to get worried and it just popped this evening. 28/35 gem
i have a qa2 still with list for about a week. hope it does disappear and go for another week+. that qa2 dept is wild right now
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Old 05-16-2023, 08:54 PM   #18455
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25 Card $16 22-23 Special
Received 4/24/23
Research/ID 4/27/23
Grading 5/1/23
Assembly 5/16/23
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Old 05-17-2023, 11:27 AM   #18456
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My last TCG special went to assembly Monday, QA1 yesterday and QA2 today.

I’m assuming it was easy to review a fat stack of 10s.
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Old 05-17-2023, 11:33 AM   #18457
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Got my Vintage order back from February. The Mantles I sent in graded as expected, but the five 1989 Griffey Rookies I sent in all came back 9's...... ......
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Old 05-17-2023, 12:18 PM   #18458
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Got my Vintage order back from February. The Mantles I sent in graded as expected, but the five 1989 Griffey Rookies I sent in all came back 9's...... ......
We all know how strictly those 89 Griffey RC’s get graded
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Old 05-17-2023, 12:33 PM   #18459
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My last TCG special went to assembly Monday, QA1 yesterday and QA2 today.

I’m assuming it was easy to review a fat stack of 10s.
And just popped.

That was crazy. Still in grading Friday to Shipped in 3 business days.

80% gem rate. Pretty happy with the results
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Old 05-17-2023, 02:54 PM   #18460
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Vintage Monthly special

arrived: 3/1
entered 3/7
been in grading for over a month


Auto Special
arrived: 3/27
entered: 3/31
still in research


Good ole PSA
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Old 05-17-2023, 03:29 PM   #18461
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Order Type: Value Special $16 (8286)
# of Cards: 20
Order Delivered: 4/24/23
Entered: 4/24/23
Research & ID: 4/26/23
Grading: 4/28/23
Assembly: 5/17/23
QA1:
QA2:

Order Type: Value Special $16 (8337)
# of Cards: 20
Order Delivered: 4/24/23
Entered: 4/24/23
Research & ID: 4/25/23
Grading: 4/27/23
Assembly: 5/17/23
QA1: 5/18/23
QA2: 5/18/23
Grades: 5/19/23 (14/20 gems)

Order Type: Value Special $16 (8373)
# of Cards: 20
Order Delivered: 4/24/23
Entered: 4/24/23
Research & ID: 4/25/23
Grading: 4/27/23
Assembly: 5/15/23
QA1: 5/17/23
QA2: 5/17/23
Graded: 5/18/23 (15/20 gems, keeping right in line with my overall 75% gem rate through the first four bulks to pop)

Order Type: Value Special $16 (8454)
# of Cards: 20
Order Delivered: 4/24/23
Entered: 4/24/23
Research & ID: 4/25/23
Grading: 4/27/23
Assembly: 5/15/23
QA1: 5/17/23
QA2: 5/17/23
Grades: 5/17/23 (17/20 gems, though the two biggest cards in the order were 9's)

Order Type: Value Special $16 (8468)
# of Cards: 20
Order Delivered: 4/24/23
Entered: 4/24/23
Research & ID: 4/26/23
Grading: 5/1/23
Assembly: 5/17/23
QA1:
QA2:

Order Type: Value $20 (8519)
# of Cards: 20
Order Delivered: 4/24/23
Entered: 4/24/23
Research & ID: 4/25/23
Grading: 4/27/23
Assembly: 5/9/23
QA1: 5/13/23
QA2: 5/15/23
Grades: 5/15/23 (20/20 gems)

Order Type: Value $20 (8561)
# of Cards: 20
Order Delivered: 4/24/23
Entered: 4/24/23
Research & ID: 4/26/23
Grading: 4/28/23
Assembly: 5/9/23
QA1: 5/12/23
QA2: 5/16/23
Grades: 5/16/23 (9/20 gems. Really thought it could pull 14+ but the order above going 20/20 helps)

Order Type: Value $40 (2631)
# of Cards: 6
Order Delivered: 5/8/23
Entered: 5/9/23
Research & ID: 5/15/23
Grading: 5/15/23
Assembly: 5/18/23
QA1: 5/18/23
QA2:

Order Type: Auto Authentication
# of Cards: 1
Order Delivered: 5/8/23
Entered: 5/8/23
Research & ID: 5/9/23
Grading:
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:

Order Type: Auto Authentication/Auto Grade
# of Cards: 2
Order Delivered: 5/8/23
Entered: 5/8/23
Research & ID: 5/9/23
Grading:
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:

Another bulk popped. Now five of my seven 20-card orders have popped, right at 75% gem rate (75/100).

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Old 05-17-2023, 03:33 PM   #18462
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Vintage Monthly special

arrived: 3/1
entered 3/7
been in grading for over a month


Auto Special
arrived: 3/27
entered: 3/31
still in research


Good ole PSA
Based on posts in the past, vintage appears to be in a different line with less graders working on orders, most likely due to the added expertise needed to grade vintage...so you're looking at a minimum of 3 months most likely. Dual service grading (card plus auto) also is in a different line with needing auto expertise...so those orders will also take much longer than the typical non-auto bulk/value orders.
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Old 05-17-2023, 04:32 PM   #18463
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Based on posts in the past, vintage appears to be in a different line with less graders working on orders, most likely due to the added expertise needed to grade vintage...so you're looking at a minimum of 3 months most likely. Dual service grading (card plus auto) also is in a different line with needing auto expertise...so those orders will also take much longer than the typical non-auto bulk/value orders.
Yep. I've got two vintage orders that have been in grading since 3/6 and still there. R&ID since 3/3.

Vintage is on a completely different timeline than modern.
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Old 05-18-2023, 10:53 AM   #18464
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Yep. I've got two vintage orders that have been in grading since 3/6 and still there. R&ID since 3/3.

Vintage is on a completely different timeline than modern.

GOod to know, I'll check my order status in a month then lol
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Old 05-18-2023, 11:12 AM   #18465
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DV shipped today, Special annoyingly stuck in grading now for 2 weeks

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Order Type: Dual Grade Value $35
# of cards: 6
Order delivered: 2/27/2023
Order received per PSA: 03/01/2023
Research & ID: 03/13/2023
Grading: 05/04/2023
Assembly: 05/08/2023
QA1: 05/09/2023
QA2: 05/10/2023
Grades: 05/12/2023
Shipped: 05/15/2023
Delivered: 05/17/2023

Order Type: 2022 & 2023 Special $16
# of cards: 25
Order delivered: 04/26/23
Order Prep: 04/28/23
Research & ID: 04/28/23
Grading: 05/02/23
Assembly:
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Grades:
Shipped:

Got the DV yesterday, Special still stuck, kinda surprising usually those move for me pretty quick.
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Old 05-18-2023, 01:09 PM   #18466
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still in grading since 5/5/2023
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Old 05-18-2023, 01:17 PM   #18467
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Movement
Order Type: Vintage Special
# of cards: 22
Order delivered: 2/26
Order Prep: 2/27
Research & ID: 3/3
Grading: 3/6
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:
Grades:
Shipped:

Order Type: Pre-1980 Value
# of cards: 20
Order delivered: 2/26
Order Prep: 2/27
Research & ID: 3/3
Grading: 3/7
Assembly: 5/17
QA1:
QA2:
Grades:
Shipped:

Order Type: Pre-1980 Value
# of cards: 24
Order delivered: 4/25
Order Prep: 4/26
Research & ID: 4/26
Grading: 5/2
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:
Grades:
Shipped:

Order Type: 1980+ Value
# of cards: 53
Order delivered: 4/25
Order Prep: 4/26
Research & ID: 4/26
Grading: 5/11
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:
Grades:
Shipped:

3 other orders that were shipped with this same package are still in the Research ID. They are all Dual. Dual Value 1980+, Card+Auth Auto Value 1980+, Card+Auth Auto Value Pre-1980.
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Old 05-18-2023, 04:43 PM   #18468
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Moving right along

25 Card $16 22-23 Special
Received 4/24/23
Research/ID 4/27/23
Grading 5/1/23
Assembly 5/16/23
QA1 5/18/23
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Old 05-19-2023, 10:07 AM   #18469
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Moving right along

25 Card $16 22-23 Special
Received 4/24/23
Research/ID 4/27/23
Grading 5/1/23
Assembly 5/16/23
QA1 5/18/23
QA2 5/19/23
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Old 05-19-2023, 10:13 AM   #18470
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Order Type: Value Special $16
# of cards: 21
Order delivered: 4/17/2023
Order received per PSA: 4/17/2023 (Arrived - My Orders page)
Research & ID: 4/20/2023
Grading: 4/25/2023
Assembly: 5/4/2023
QA1: 5/5/2023
QA2: 5/8/2023
Grades/Shipped: 5/19/2023

PSA 10 - 17, PSA 9 - 3, PSA 8 - 1
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Old 05-19-2023, 02:42 PM   #18471
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Order Type: Value Bulk $19 (1980-Present)
# of Cards: 22
Order Delivered: 5/18/23
Entered: 5/19/23
Research & ID:
Grading:
Assembly:
QA1:
QA2:

And so, another adventure begins.
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Old 05-20-2023, 08:09 AM   #18472
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Movement Update

Order Type: $15 TCG Monthly Special
# of cards: 26
Order delivered: 4/5/2023
Order received per PSA: 4/11/2023
Research & ID: 4/11/2023
Grading: 4/18/2023
Assembly: 5/19/2023
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QA2:
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Old 05-22-2023, 08:40 AM   #18473
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I had a 38 card late 90s Michael Jordan order pop late last week. 50% gem is better than the 0-20 I got one my previous Jordan order but they are quite strict right now on his cards. I used to clear 75% gem on that stuff while generally not busting out the 10x loupe like I am these days.
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Old 05-22-2023, 08:57 AM   #18474
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Have a general question. Had an order drop today and one of the cards received an "Authentic" Grade vs a number grade. It was a printing plate but I have seen PSA give number grades on other printing plates so I am confused by this. I would ask PSA but I don't want the order delayed so I will reach out to them after the fact. Wanted to see if anyone has any explanation for it?
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Old 05-22-2023, 11:37 AM   #18475
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25 Card $16 22-23 Special
Received 4/24/23
Research/ID 4/27/23
Grading 5/1/23
Assembly 5/16/23
QA1 5/18/23
QA2 5/19/23
Grades 5/22/23

Well, lots of cracking in my future lol…

10 of 25 gems… since I’m doing quite well with getting gems on crack and resubs when I get 9’s I’ll be resubmitting most of those 9’s. At $16 it’s definitely worth it.
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