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OmegaDOmegaD Posts: 31 ✭✭
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Hi, all. Just wondering what the wait time is these days to get something into the PSA vault? I mailed a package to the PSA vault that was received and signed for by them on May 11. My first time sending something to them. It's been three weeks and the cards are still not showing in my inventory. Is there a huge backlog with the vault like there is with grading now?

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    coinspackscoinspacks Posts: 1,214 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 3, 2026 3:45AM

    I'm going on a month now. Used to be a week. I messaged and they said it's overrun and they are trying their best but it's backlogged.

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    craig44craig44 Posts: 12,928 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I purchased a vault card and wanted it shipped to me a few months ago and it was a solid 3 weeks before it left the vault. sounds like it is worse now

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

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    bgrbgr Posts: 4,554 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 3, 2026 6:29AM

    2-3 million packages go through Memphis sort daily. PSA just doesn’t know how to manage their business.

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    perkdogperkdog Posts: 34,015 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "Backlogged"

    Ugly word to hear anytime regarding anything PSA

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    OmegaDOmegaD Posts: 31 ✭✭

    Thanks for the responses. I guess I just wait.

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    OmegaDOmegaD Posts: 31 ✭✭

    @coinspacks said:
    I'm going on a month now. Used to be a week. I messaged and they said it's overrun and they are trying their best but it's backlogged.

    Have yours shown up in your inventory yet? It's coming up on two months for me with nothing.

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    olb31olb31 Posts: 4,282 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not sounding good.

    Work hard and you will succeed!!
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    coinspackscoinspacks Posts: 1,214 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @OmegaD said:

    @coinspacks said:
    I'm going on a month now. Used to be a week. I messaged and they said it's overrun and they are trying their best but it's backlogged.

    Have yours shown up in your inventory yet? It's coming up on two months for me with nothing.

    Yes...they showed up in inventory and they even shipped and I received.

    I currently have two other items I'm waiting for them to list as vaulted for me to withdraw

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    80sOPC80sOPC Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What good is a vault service if your cards sit outside of the vault for months at a time? Not knowing where your best cards are doesn’t scream ‘secure’ to me.

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    craig44craig44 Posts: 12,928 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @80sOPC said:
    What good is a vault service if your cards sit outside of the vault for months at a time? Not knowing where your best cards are doesn’t scream ‘secure’ to me.

    this. although i imagine most people use this service as a way to circumvent paying taxes

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    1982FootballWax1982FootballWax Posts: 2,637 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:

    @80sOPC said:
    What good is a vault service if your cards sit outside of the vault for months at a time? Not knowing where your best cards are doesn’t scream ‘secure’ to me.

    this. although i imagine most people use this service as a way to circumvent paying taxes

    As such it's difficult to muster up any sympathy

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    bgrbgr Posts: 4,554 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bragging about paying taxes you could avoid is new.

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    DotStoreDotStore Posts: 815 ✭✭✭✭

    @1982FootballWax said:

    @craig44 said:

    @80sOPC said:
    What good is a vault service if your cards sit outside of the vault for months at a time? Not knowing where your best cards are doesn’t scream ‘secure’ to me.

    this. although i imagine most people use this service as a way to circumvent paying taxes

    As such it's difficult to muster up any sympathy

    There is another group of people who send in cards to PSA for grading, and then send them to their Vault to store and/or sell. They might save on return shipping, but they aren't circumventing paying taxes.

    The delays in securing in the vault are growing, and I agree this is 100% frustrating for anyone using this service. I'm hoping they address this ASAP.

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    1982FootballWax1982FootballWax Posts: 2,637 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 8, 2026 6:54AM

    Historically and Currently PSA throttle inbound submissions and increase prices to compensate.

    Is there reason to believe they will do any different with their vault? Given they have no viable competition do they even care to have another method in their playbook?

    P.S. even Iron Mountain has vault problems and PSA is NO Iron Mountain therefore I do admire the optimism of those who think PSA will improve

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    Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)

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    RonSportscardsRonSportscards Posts: 1,182 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DotStore said:

    @1982FootballWax said:

    @craig44 said:

    @80sOPC said:
    What good is a vault service if your cards sit outside of the vault for months at a time? Not knowing where your best cards are doesn’t scream ‘secure’ to me.

    this. although i imagine most people use this service as a way to circumvent paying taxes

    As such it's difficult to muster up any sympathy

    There is another group of people who send in cards to PSA for grading, and then send them to their Vault to store and/or sell.
    They might save on return shipping...

    Nope. Shipping is the same whether it goes to the vault or to your house.
    PSA gets to pocket the money if it goes to the vault.

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    DotStoreDotStore Posts: 815 ✭✭✭✭

    @RonSportscards said:

    There is another group of people who send in cards to PSA for grading, and then send them to their Vault to store and/or sell.
    They might save on return shipping...

    Nope. Shipping is the same whether it goes to the vault or to your house.
    PSA gets to pocket the money if it goes to the vault.

    So they are paying for shipping that takes weeks/months to get to the destination (PSA Vault). That just makes it worse...

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