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Quarterly Grading Special

I just noticed you can do three submissions this quarter:

•Three (3) Quarterly Special submissions allowed per Collectors Club member this quarter (October 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015).


Click on the PCGS Guidelines link on this page.
Must be postmarked by 12/31

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    davewesendavewesen Posts: 5,868 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I always get confused by the must be postmarked by 12/31 -



    does that mean it has to be sent tomorrow, or by the evening of the 31st?



    and what if I print the label myself....

    does that mean USPS must have it in their hands by then?
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    3keepSECRETif2rDEAD3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: davewesen
    I always get confused by the must be postmarked by 12/31 -

    does that mean it has to be sent tomorrow, or by the evening of the 31st?

    and what if I print the label myself....
    does that mean USPS must have it in their hands by then?





    USPS will (by law has to) postmark a package the day they receive it...so get package to USPS by close of business on 12/31 and your good image
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    oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 11,916 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wonder what the next "special" will be?
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    LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: oih82w8

    I wonder what the next "special" will be?




    Hint Hint, a Variety attribution for just the grading fee. Cause I have one.



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    Our deadlines are always the post-mark by date.

    In this case, the package coming to PCGS must be post-marked by 12/31/2015 to qualify for the current quarterly special.

    We will be announcing the next quarterly special soon!

    David Talk
    PCGS Set Registry Manager
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    oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 11,916 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: davewesen

    I always get confused by the must be postmarked by 12/31 -



    does that mean it has to be sent tomorrow, or by the evening of the 31st?



    and what if I print the label myself....

    does that mean USPS must have it in their hands by then?




    As many shipping labels I have seen made by the shipper (myself included), I have not seen one with a "postmark"...just a date that the postage was paid for, which should be considered a "postmark". I have been wrong before.



    The post office can "accept" the parcel days after it was actually dropped off into the "parcel drop off" box. This has happened to me on more than one occasion...most recently;





    Available for Pickup ABC December 30, 2015 8:07 am

    Arrived at Post Office ABC December 30, 2015 6:48 am

    Departed USPS Facility BCD December 30, 2015 5:29 am

    Arrived at USPS Destination Facility BCD December 30, 2015 4:18 am

    Arrived at USPS Origin Facility CDE December 28, 2015 8:32 pm

    Departed Post Office EFG 73034 December 28, 2015 7:32 pm

    Acceptance EFG December 28, 2015 10:12 am

    Pre-Shipment Info Sent to USPS December 26, 2015 (Small Flat Rate Box Postage paid for and dropped off the same day)

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    MonsterCoinzMonsterCoinz Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've never understood these quarterly "specials". If you have any other coins to submit, it is cheaper 100% of the time to just add them all in the same submission. You have to pay extra shipping there ($30+), form fee ($10) and shipping back ($30+) to take advantage of the free grading fee for one coin.



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    TigersFan2TigersFan2 Posts: 1,442 ✭✭
    Originally posted by: 3keepSECRETif2rDEAD
    Originally posted by: davewesen
    I always get confused by the must be postmarked by 12/31 -

    does that mean it has to be sent tomorrow, or by the evening of the 31st?

    and what if I print the label myself....
    does that mean USPS must have it in their hands by then?





    USPS will (by law has to) postmark a package the day they receive it...so get package to USPS by close of business on 12/31 and your good image

    Technically they must postmark a package the day of the next collection time that they receive it. If you drop a package off at 9 PM, it won't be postmarked until the next business day because that's the next posted collection time.

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    ksuscottksuscott Posts: 266 ✭✭✭
    Anyone know what the special is for this quarter?
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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,418 ✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: ksuscott
    Anyone know what the special is for this quarter?

    Wait till Monday or Tuesday once pcgs folks are back from holidays and long weekend. They do not work over holidays and weekend. It is only the 2nd right now.

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    ksuscottksuscott Posts: 266 ✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Rampage
    Originally posted by: ksuscott
    Anyone know what the special is for this quarter?

    Wait till Monday or Tuesday once pcgs folks are back from holidays and long weekend. They do not work over holidays and weekend. It is only the 2nd right now.





    Interesting...I guess the special is a special label?



    To commemorate our 30th Anniversary, PCGS will be offering a special label available to all PCGS Collectors Club members and Authorized Dealers. Details will be announced on February 3, 2016.



    http://www.pcgs.com/ccspecial/

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    messydeskmessydesk Posts: 19,706 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A special label? That's not a grading special, that's packaging special.
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    The announcement must be coming at the Longbeach Show. Almost a month of waiting in anticipation of the announcement.

    I myself have enjoyed the Quarterly specials offered over the last few years. It appears as though it is a special label. Hopefully, they will include a reholder or Truview special in the Quarterly special.

    BAmorgan
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    ShadyDaveShadyDave Posts: 2,188 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: messydesk
    A special label? That's not a grading special, that's packaging special.





    More like a gimmick image

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