SGC processing times

[LuckyLarry]

My latest SGC submission took 20 business days from the day it was marked received by SGC until they marked it as shipped. Cards arrived yesterday and interesting these were Menko cards like mentioned above. I sent in my Sadaharu Oh collection of 12 cards for slabbing here are the results:

1 card they did not grade (it's a 1959 Marumatsu Oh) marked SGC does not grade, and they refunded my fee.

2 cards got number grades both 1s

4 cards got Authentic slabs "Minimum Size Not Met" they look good to me

3 cards got Authentic slabs "Evidence Of Trimming" one had clipped corners, the others looked ok to me

1 card got Authentic slab no qualifier heavy wear on edges

1 card got Authentic slab "Altered" there is a heavy ink mark on the front.

[jjbond]

Originally Posted by LuckyLarry

My latest SGC submission took 20 business days from the day it was marked received by SGC until they marked it as shipped. Cards arrived yesterday and interesting these were Menko cards like mentioned above. I sent in my Sadaharu Oh collection of 12 cards for slabbing here are the results:

1 card they did not grade (it's a 1959 Marumatsu Oh) marked SGC does not grade, and they refunded my fee.

I emailed them, and got the reply that "Experts on our Identification Team were not able to find enough information on those specific copies." Which for some of my cards I could understand that there might be some confusion....but others, where there was a clear Menko number that matched the guidebook and wouldn't be confused with anything else....well??

[Harliduck]

Appreciate this post...came here to see if anyone was having more than promised wait times. Nothing critical, just a 3 card sub...but anxious to get them back as it's the last couple of a tough set. Logged received 3/19, now sitting at 20 days and no action. Again, no biggie but when they say 5/10 days, doubling that gets concerning. From reading this looks like I'll just be patient and it's now their norm...just wish they would communicate their new norm.

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

Appreciate this post...came here to see if anyone was having more than promised wait times. Nothing critical, just a 3 card sub...but anxious to get them back as it's the last couple of a tough set. Logged received 3/19, now sitting at 20 days and no action. Again, no biggie but when they say 5/10 days, doubling that gets concerning. From reading this looks like I'll just be patient and it's now their norm...just wish they would communicate their new norm.

In addition to backlog, wait times also depend on how obscure your cards are, as certain cards take longer for them to research.

I have a submission that was marked as received on 3/21 and went into post-grading processing on 4/10, but the grades still haven't posted. So they're definitely still backed up. It's all Topps, Bowman, Leaf, and Goudey stuff though, so nothing challenging for them to research.

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by Snowman

In addition to backlog, wait times also depend on how obscure your cards are, as certain cards take longer for them to research.

I have a submission that was marked as received on 3/21 and went into post-grading processing on 4/10, but the grades still haven't posted. So they're definitely still backed up. It's all Topps, Bowman, Leaf, and Goudey stuff though, so nothing challenging for them to research.

Well, that makes sense...these were 1953 Dormand Post Cards...not super rare but certainly not the norm. Finally marked as shipped yesterday...hoping to get them in hand in a day or so...

[brunswickreeves]

Originally Posted by Snowman

In addition to backlog, wait times also depend on how obscure your cards are, as certain cards take longer for them to research.

I have a submission that was marked as received on 3/21 and went into post-grading processing on 4/10, but the grades still haven't posted. So they're definitely still backed up. It's all Topps, Bowman, Leaf, and Goudey stuff though, so nothing challenging for them to research.

Service level is making a difference with 1-3 days still on track.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Was just going to ask about that, good to hear that the immediate service level is still immediate. Wonder if some are going to start utilizing that more often on the bigger cards for a quicker turnaround time, especially for resale purposes.

[brunswickreeves]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Was just going to ask about that, good to hear that the immediate service level is still immediate. Wonder if some are going to start utilizing that more often on the bigger cards for a quicker turnaround time, especially for resale purposes.

Good thought…