PCGS economy service- slow?

Bruggs

Sent a group of 19 full step nickels to PCGS via the economy service and they received 10-30-02. I've been seeing submission results from modern service where the coins were received after the 10th of november. Just wondering if anyone else has coins that have been there over a month.

Anybody?

Thanks.
Bruggs

Russ

Turnaround times have been all over the map. Back in September, I had a couple economies done in under two weeks. Last month, they were around 25 days.

Russ, NCNE

Spooly

I think Rick leaving PCGS has caused a grading slow down. Even the "Regular" service is running slow.

Placid

I sent two together. Arrived 11/6 one was done 12/5 the other not done yet, and yes for whatever reason the modern service gets done faster.

gmarguli

I sent in 6 invoices that they received on 11/19.

Regular: 1 - graded yesterday
Regular crossover: 1 - still not graded
Economy: 2 - not graded yet.
Modern: 2 (1 graded today, the other not graded yet)

LanLord

Aaaaaagh, mine are listed as received on 11/25 and they just can't get done soon enough. It's nerve wracking just waiting for something to happen.

wayneherndon

My current economy submission arrived at PCGS on 10/28. Still no results.

WH

Paultjuno

I had a batch of 4 received on 11/26. I check the web-site every 15 minutes for an update

LincolnCentMan

I have three invoices in at PCGS right now, all were received on 11/19. It usually takes around a month, although, my last submission only took three weeks. I check every day (you never know), but dont really expect to see them graded until the 19th of this month. With Rick leaving, it only makes sence that it'd slow things down a little.

David

clevegreg

Lets seee..I have a Modern that arrived on 11/21..nothing yet, a Economy that arrived on 11/26, and also one at NGC that arrived on 11/26. Not a thing on any of them, although all of them have been charged to my credit card.

That is one thing that yanks my chain, they shouldn't charge your card until thay are just about to grade them, or grading is just finished. It seems to my befuddled brain that PCGS didn't used to charge your card until after they had graded your coins. The last few submissions it seemed to change. I am not 100% sure that they changed when they bill you, but I am pretty sure it wasn't this far in advance of the coins getting done. Your coins are out of hand, you have payed the grading fee and now you get to wait a couple more weeks until you see what your grades are ( sorry to hear about Greg's disaster)...a whole different thread.... Talk about killing your cashflow..

Greg

Morganluver

Maybe Rick wasn't the only one who left. NGC is now very slow, I assume because of the huge influx of new submissions. They are going like gang busters while PCGS seems to be going without the "gang"

leothelyon

I've sent in a shipment the 2nd of this month, I wonder what's taking them so long. LL It's probably vacation time.

Leo

sadysta1

I do not know what the turnaround time is now (my coins arrived yesterday). What is cool was that I received an automatic e-mail from PCGS informing me that my coins arrived!!!

gmarguli

And you'll get one when they are graded and another one when they are shipped.

DennisH

Hello everyone!

One of the first and best tips I got from employees at PCGS when I started dropping off coins in person was about timing.

I was told that at the end of each fiscal quarter of the year (March, June, September, and December) there is a "hurry up" policy in the Grading Room to get as many coins done as possible... in all submission classes of service.

This is because PCGS is not allowed to "count" the income from submissions until the coins have been graded. Naturally, as each fiscal quarter draws to a close, interest in putting as much income on the books as possible increase.

Knowing this, I have regularly gotten submission results in two weeks or less on Economy service coins by submitting them around the 12th of each of these four months.

-- Dennis

Ogden

They received my shipment on 11-13-02. No results yet. Like Russ, last month on two economy submissions the results were posted around two weeks. Wish NGC had a website to check grades. I also sent them a submission which they received on 11-13-02 and I sent an email asking for a status and was told that they should be graded sometime after December 19, 2002. Obivously a lot of submissions at both services.

Ogden

gmarguli

Wish NGC had a website to check grades.

They do, but you have to be a member or dealer to use it. You can call them and ask them where your coins are in the grading stage.

Russ

<< <i>It seems to my befuddled brain that PCGS didn't used to charge your card until after they had graded your coins. The last few submissions it seemed to change. >>



It's stated right on the submission form that one's credit card is charged upon receipt.

Russ, NCNE

Loki

<< <i>It's stated right on the submission form that one's credit card is charged upon receipt. >>

...which makes sense. They don't want to go through the grading procedure only to find out the credit card is fubar.

clevegreg

Do you mean I am supposed to READ the form??????????????????????


I just don't remember it working that way in the past...although I DO admit to being befuddled

Greg

Russ

Greg,

It is in REALLY tiny letters.

Russ, NCNE

clevegreg

Oh great, just what these old eyes need...LOL...well I guess I better start using the old loupe for important stuff, not just whimpy coin grading

Greg

wallstreetman

If you want to see slow try ANACS!

beorn

i sent 2 submissons in ,they received them 11-11-02.i got the results of the crossovers on 12-6-02...still waiting on the other submisson

clevegreg

Hey Russ,

I checked one of the older pre-printed submission forms and it doesn't say anything about your CC being charged upon receipt. The online submission form DOES indeed make that comment. I guess it is one of those cases of "subject to change" being used

Greg

MacCoin

I been sending to ICG they are half price to the end of the year and pretty quick too.

Russ

<< <i>I checked one of the older pre-printed submission forms and it doesn't say anything about your CC being charged upon receipt. >>



Interesting. I only use the pre-printed and all of mine going back to April (when I did my first submission) say it right under the line where you fill in the credit card number.

Russ, NCNE

clevegreg

LOLOLOLOLOlolololololol.......well don't trust me to proofread any contract you are going to sign...no wonder I got screwed so bad on my divorce


Greg