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Old 05-30-2025, 10:26 AM   #23826
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sometimes complaining works

Type: TCG Bulk Value
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Order Prep: 4/9
Research & ID: 4/9
Grading: 5/30
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I'd hold that thought until you see the grades.
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Old 05-30-2025, 10:56 AM   #23827
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sometimes complaining works

Type: TCG Bulk Value
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Received per PSA: 3/12
Order Prep: 4/9
Research & ID: 4/9
Grading: 5/30
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Well, there's hope for my second sub to get into grading then! At least I'm not in a hurry... Only shipping back 4 cards fro the 26 I have sitting there now and there's no rush on them.
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Old 05-30-2025, 12:07 PM   #23828
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I'm guessing a card sitting in the assembly stage is normal to take 14 days and counting? I'm waaaaaay past my estimated completion date which was May 21st.
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My last order took a while in assembly. Seems there's a back up at the machines to seal them.
and my grade ended up popping this morning
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Old 05-30-2025, 12:54 PM   #23829
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and my grade ended up popping this morning
Dang. I wish I would have just sent both of my subs together instead of thinking it was a good idea to space them out. they'd both be done now Oh well, c'est la vie.
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Old 05-30-2025, 03:18 PM   #23830
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Finally! In grading this afternoon!

Type: Value Bulk 1980+
# of cards: 26
Estimated Completion Date: June 23, 2025
Shipped to PSA: 3/17
Delivered: 3/19
Order Prep: 3/19
Research & ID: 4/17
Grading: 5/30
Assembly:
Green Check Assembly:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:
Delivered:
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Old 05-30-2025, 07:05 PM   #23831
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Gamestop 38 Sports Cards
Dropped off: 3/31/25
Shipped to PSA: 4/7/25
PSA Received: 5/12/25
Arrived: 5/12/25
R/ID: 5/14/25
Grading: 5/14/25
Assembly: 5/21/25
QA: 5/21/25
Grades Ready: 5/21/25
Ready for Pickup: 5/30/25

Dual - 2 Cards
Order Received: 4/21/25
Order Prepped: 5/21/25
Est. Completion: 8/25/25
R/ID:
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Old 05-31-2025, 07:41 AM   #23832
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I started sending in and grading just over 2 years ago, and I never had an order late until my last 2 card Value Plus order this month. In fact my orders were most of the time done one week ahead of my eta date even bulk of 20-60+ cards.
I received the grades one day after my eta date. It shipped 7 days after my eta date, but it did have a 3 day holiday weekend in there.
Is it all the new Gamestop orders being sent in that is causing the backlog?
When did you send your Value Plus and what day did your grades pop? Was it at the 20-business day mark that you could view the grades?

Anecdotally, it seems PSA is a week behind on Value Plus. I am currently at 21 business days and was in Assembly on May 21.

Do we know if upcharge emails happen on Saturdays? Really hoping to see my grades, and holding out hope for today.
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Old 05-31-2025, 08:08 AM   #23833
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and my grade ended up popping this morning
What service level did you submit at? Glad your grades finally popped!
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Old 05-31-2025, 10:51 AM   #23834
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Oops, wrong thread
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Old 05-31-2025, 10:58 AM   #23835
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True or false...?

The longer that an order sits in Assembly (green check mark), the more likely that it is to be upcharged.

I'm really hoping for multiple upcharges in my current order that has been sitting in Assembly with a green check mark for over a week now. It was nice when PSA used to tag them as a "problem order" like I've seen in the past.
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Old 05-31-2025, 10:59 AM   #23836
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and my grade ended up popping this morning
Any upcharges?
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Old 05-31-2025, 11:06 AM   #23837
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My two card 20 day order did not have up charges, it sat on green check asm until early morning on the 9th business day to get my grades. So it was one day after my eta date to complete my order, and it did not ship until 3-4 more business days.

Must be a huge log jam in the green check to entering grades into their system.

I have never had an order be late in over a two years of grading.
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Old 05-31-2025, 11:20 AM   #23838
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When did you send your Value Plus and what day did your grades pop? Was it at the 20-business day mark that you could view the grades?

Anecdotally, it seems PSA is a week behind on Value Plus. I am currently at 21 business days and was in Assembly on May 21.

Do we know if upcharge emails happen on Saturdays? Really hoping to see my grades, and holding out hope for today.
My order arrived 4/22 and Order Prep 4/23, I don’t recall the R&ID taking too long and grading went fairly fast since just two cards.
Green check for assembly was on 5/8. I received my grades early morning on the 21st business day of my order 5/22 (I count from order prep date). My eta to complete my order was 5/21. My order was marked complete on 5/28.

So yes, seems to be about a week behind at this point.
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Old 06-01-2025, 07:27 AM   #23839
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PSA is so frustrating. Thank you for sharing your recent experience and timeline.

Anyone know if PSA grades ever pop on Sundays?

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Old 06-01-2025, 09:40 AM   #23840
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Anyone know if this is new or just a standard image they use? It's on the PSA home page but there's no June special for any modern cards.
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Old 06-01-2025, 10:06 AM   #23841
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Anyone know if this is new or just a standard image they use? It's on the PSA home page but there's no June special for any modern cards.
Yeah, I wondered that as well. I am excited to send in 3 or 4 vintage orders and get grades 1-4 lower than expected per card at a price point that is at least double what it was 6 years ago!!! WHEEEEEE!!!
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Old 06-01-2025, 10:46 AM   #23842
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75 day turnaround? Yikes
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Old 06-01-2025, 06:54 PM   #23843
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75 day turnaround? Yikes
dont forget it's business day. So, more like 4 months.. 5 if you count the time it takes for them to acknowledge your order
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Old 06-01-2025, 07:23 PM   #23844
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dont forget it's business day. So, more like 4 months.. 5 if you count the time it takes for them to acknowledge your order

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Old 06-02-2025, 06:28 AM   #23845
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Thankfully my PSA grading days are over once the order I have going with them right now is complete. May end up doing another SGC for some smaller things, think I have about 12 I'll send to them next, but then there's nothing left I have worth grading. Was fun while it lasted.... Sorta... At least it has helped me make some of the thousands I spent chasing that Jordy Nelson 2014 Prizm rainbow back ��
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Old 06-02-2025, 09:54 AM   #23846
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Bulk modern
3/25 - sent to PSA
4/3 - research and ID
5/22 - grading
5/29 - assembly
5/29 - QA1
5/30 - QA2
Waiting for completion now
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Old 06-02-2025, 02:15 PM   #23847
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dont forget it's business day. So, more like 4 months.. 5 if you count the time it takes for them to acknowledge your order
Not even sure I have enough to make it worth the effort and shipping expense but if I do, then time is of little concern since they would probably just sit in the box for a long time anyway. At least they're including the 80s which will help populate an order.

My 51 Card TCG Bulk:
Received 3/17
Grading 5/28
Assembly 5/29
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Old 06-02-2025, 03:02 PM   #23848
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Still waiting on a Regular order with the expected completion date of 5/23. Just got into assembly on Friday and I'm convinced that was only because I emailed customer support about it the day before.
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Old 06-02-2025, 05:04 PM   #23849
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Still waiting on a Regular order with the expected completion date of 5/23. Just got into assembly on Friday and I'm convinced that was only because I emailed customer support about it the day before.

Yikes. For bulk I can see them missing times, but regular I thought would be pretty accurate.

I have a Value Bulk that went into grading a couple of days ago with an Estimated Completion of 6/30 - not expecting that one back in time. Just had a Regular delivered to them today tho, so that will probably we well after the All Star break 🫠


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Old 06-02-2025, 07:10 PM   #23850
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Type: Value Bulk (1980-Present)
# of cards: 34
Estimated Completion Date: TBD

Shipped: 6/2/2025
Delivered:
Received per PSA:
Research & ID:
Grading:
Assembly:
Assembly Green Check:
Grades Ready:
QA:
Shipped:

Hopefully they come back this year and with an 85% gem rate.
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