PSA Question - How Long?
hamilton989
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I sent my first shipment to PSA, which was received on May 15. Thus far, it has progressed through research to grading. Once it reaches grading, is this where the huge wait is? I thought I read that typically, the huge wait is in the research portion. I apologize if this question has been answered over and over again, but thank you!
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if you have an order sitting in grading less than a month after they received it, i'd say you're doing quite well
i have one in QA2 and the biggest snag was in R&I............and that step is in your rearview mirror
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
I hate you
Guessing this isn't a bulk sub...what service level did you use?
My bulk order was picked up by PSA at the philly show in February. Its still in R&D.
What EagleEyeKid said ....
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I got my reholder order back already that I dropped off at the Philly Show. I'm guessing the OP wasn't using a bulk service, hence why it moved through so fast. I have heard that they are very backed up due to bulk orders, and that other service levels are moving at a normal speed. If true, it's not surprising to me. People are sending thousands of cards in at a time. It's bound to back up.
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I am still waiting on loggage of a pack sub received on 5/21 so I'd say you are in great shape!
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
bulk - mailed dec 23, logged jan 8. still researching. psa missed 20 or business days due to the virus. those days do not cout. i'm still at day 80 or so. psa said it would be after july 4 probably.
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Hey Orioles93 ....
Just a tiny forum tid-bit, but I'm pretty sure you were right in-front of me in line at the PSA booth on Friday night....
(Reholders + Postwar HOF Registry Set were my clues....)
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Collector of 1964 Topps Stand Ups, 1965 Embossed, 1968 Topps Game and 1969 Topps Decals
Registered Sets: 1964 Stand Ups, 1965 Embossed, 1968 Topps Game, 1969 Topps Decals
How much time ya got?
218 card bulk sub logged in on January 18th, still in research & ID.
I am amazed you are in grading to be quite honest with you. I have one logged in Feb still in Research and ID.
I have two 55 card bulk orders there right now. Both went into R/I in about a day and have been there since. One on 2/7 and the other 3/11.
Maybe it's because it's my first submission as it seems to be moving through very fast. This was my 15 card submission for joining with the platinum account. Since yesterday, it has progressed farther:
Waiting for loggage from 2 orders rcvd 5/20....1 renewal, and 1 bulk
I just mailed three orders to PSA yesterday,is it too soon to start checking if my grades have popped yet?
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I am shocked. My 15 card renewal sub was received May 18 and logged June 5. So it took three weeks to log, but it is in QA Check 2 after five days!!
That is great news. I was going to renew my membership and I was told on the phone that the vouchers were economy only and I may have to wait the 100 days to get my vouchers done. I said no thanks and hung up.
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Also, the Fees/Services page currently has turnaround time for economy at only 45 days. A few weeks ago it said 80.
My platinum renewal was delivered 5/14, logged on 6/5, and now in the grading stage
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I sent PSA a whole hobby box of 2000 Playoff Momentum football packs to get graded, plus a 2000 Crown Royale hobby pack that had Tom Brady on the front (17 total packs, 16 of which were exactly the same). They received it on Dec 17, 2019, and it's still in Research/ID. At the time of my submission, packs had a 70 or 75 business day turnaround time; however, I now see that PSA changed it to 100+. I hate to say it, but I might be done with PSA pack grading - having around $2k in packs being held up for half a year is getting too tough to swallow, but unfortunately I don't have any other pack grading options. I'm surprised BGS hasn't picked it up, though maybe they rather concentrate on faster turnaround times for card grading.
WOW my CC voucher sub that was received late last week is already in for grading. Nice!
I have a couple of cards I would like to get graded. If I sent them express($75 level), anyone know what I might expect time wise? TIA
I sent in a bulk submission (Quarterly Special) right at Covid shutdown. They logged it as received on 05/11, and shipped them to me on 05/27. Not bad at all.
Mine took three weeks to log, and just popped today after 6 business days! Incredible! I honestly thought it would be until October when I sent these in.
6-card CC Free
Jan 24 - received
Feb 18 - logged
June 11 - pop goes the weasel
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
Has anyone noticed a glitch in the system as far as updating the grading chain? I have a number of orders at PSA, most of which are in the R&D part of the chain. However, i have had about 4 of them seemingly skip to assembly. I have not received an email saying they started the grading process for these orders and when i click on them i do not get the option to review order. Rather, the screen is blank (i will attach a picture). I wanted to know if this has happened to anyone in the past and if it is something i should call about or just wait it out.
@TheTCGenius
give it some time. the same thing happened to me -- a long jump from R&ID to Assembly. then after about a week, a red 'review order' box popped up in the exact location of your screenshot and allowed me to do so.
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
Thank you very much!
my 2 bulk subs and pack sub have been in Research for months...I'm not one to call customer service, as I don't think they know much more than I do...just hoping to see one of the orders change over to grading soon...especially the one entered into the system in January
Mine are now graded and being shipped. All in all took less than a month. Only 15 cards, but I was thinking I'd be waiting six month. Now, for the bulk submission...
Not sure how, but I had a speedy Express order clear in less than a week. Will have to send back in the Payton as its a beaut.
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Date Received: 6/9/2020
Date Shipped: N/A
Line # Item # Cert # Grade Description Type
1 1 xxxxxxx VERY GOOD-EXCELLENT 4 1986 Fleer 57 Michael Jordan Card
2 1 xxxxxxx NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 Fleer Sticker 8 Michael Jordan Card
3 1 xxxxxxx NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1987 Fleer 59 Michael Jordan Card
4 1 xxxxxxx NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1980 Topps Scoring Leader Bird,Erving,Johnson Card
5 1 xxxxxxx NEAR MINT 7 1972 Topps 195 Julius Erving Card
6 1 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1976 Topps 148 Walter Payton Card
Dpeck100 and PaulMaul- What did you put on the outside of your shipping box? "Collectors Club Renewal"? TIA
My order was packed with a super express order so I used that. Logged in super quick.
This was my first time doing a higher service level sub so I usually put Collectors Club Platinum on the outside.
I had two orders, one CC renewal and one straight economy. So I just put economy on the outside. Again, it did take three weeks to log, so I guess it might have gone even faster had I put CC free on the outside.
Thanks guys!
One other question guys, on your sub did you send all 15 freebies at one time?
I have a feeling they are concentrating their efforts on smaller orders, as that way you have less customers upset, since you can knock out those small orders a lot quicker than the bulk subs....unfortunately, that could mean extremely long wait times for bulk orders...
Log in wait is currently 3-4 weeks.
I would imagine express or expedited service levels like dpeck's may be quicker, though.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
I have a 2 card submission that they received on 5/21 as well that has not been logged into the system yet as well. Waiting patiently never gets any easier!
My pack sub was just logged in today so you should see an update soon.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
After a year and a half absence I finally renewed my membership. Really nervous about sending some expensive cards(to me) and not seeing them again until Christmas, but now that I have renewed I have no choice.
Great predicition! Logged in today.
It's funny how exciting this still is after 16 years of infrequent submitting. Lol.
My pack sub logged on 5/20. Of course mine is also in the R&ID stage. I imagine that is where Steve Hart comes in? I sent in 38 packs.
Yes, that is the longest stage for a pack submission.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
With Mr. Hart dealing with the virus can one expect a delay for this phase?
Steve is doing better, thankfully, and the shop is reopening next week.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Always good to hear when someone recovers from that virus.
He is the only one who authenticates packs and they were backed up by tons of boxes to wrap at the time he came down with it, so I believe there will be a significant delay, yes. With that being said, I am sure the PSA order is high priority for him.
A big thank you to PSA as the above order is now in my possession after spending just over a month at Newport Beach. They are doing a great job and addressing the wait time issue as it stands. It may take some time to clear through the bulk subs but it is good to see that PSA is listening to others concerns and taking steps to improve upon the process. Case in point, it wasn't long ago that it was suggested by the masses to separate bulk into different years and look where we are at now. Kudos PSA!
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