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vsnej

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  1. Yeah I was happy with the grade and glad I got the sub grades.
  2. First Standard order of 8 cards with sub grades 1) Order shipped by me: 01/10/2022 2) CSG received order : 01/13/2022 3) CSG put in grading : 02/17/2022 4) Quality Control : 5) Shipped : 02/22/2022
  3. Update... Just got back a few and very content with CSG.
  4. So I got my 50 card bulk sub back on Feb 2nd and while excited to have it return sooner than expected I was somewhat disappointed about the grades - at first...I received three 8.5's, two 8's five 7.5's and seven 7's. 32 of the cards were pre 1980 so I was under no delusion that there would be a surplus of 9's and 10's. I was initially surprised that at least one of my six 1981 Rickey Henderson or five Harold Baines rookies did not come back a 9, but as I looked closely at my new slabs I noticed that they were indeed not well centered - or enough so to garner a 9. This was a real lesson - that I was not as discriminating as I should have been. Quite a few of my cards would have better grades had the centering been up to par. For these situations where there are centering issues on a higher value card (say easily $100-150+ value) I would request sub-grades assuming that centering is the culprit lowering the final grade. I do like the slabs better and I say this while also owning both PSA and BGS slabs. I am a collector mostly as I have had my cards for over 30 years but I do plan to sell doubles, etc., to fund the addiction. I do feel CSG grades hard but fair so I will be sending more.
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    Part of my 50 card bulk sub that just returned.
  6. Your laptop/cell phone/device have a screenshot app?
  7. First bulk order of 50 cards 1) Order shipped by me: 08/20/2021 (CSG/CC charged 23% of total/membership) 2) CSG received order : 09/20/2021 3) CSG put into grading : 01/13/2022 (CSG/CC charged remainder) 4) Quality Control : 5) Shipped : 02/02/2022
  8. First bulk order of 50 cards 1) Order shipped by me: 08/20/2021 (CSG/CC charged 23% of total/membership) 2) CSG received order : 09/20/2021 3) CSG put into grading : 01/13/2022 (CSG/CC charged remainder) 4) Quality Control : TBD 5) Shipped : TBD First Standard order of 8 cards 1) Order shipped by me: 01/10/2022 2) CSG received order : 01/13/2022 3) CSG put in grading : TBD 4) Quality Control : TBD 5) Shipped : TBD
  9. Congratulations on CSG's first year certifying 600,000+ cards. This is no brown nosing - just thanking a welcome addition. I have two orders in the queue so I will report the good, the bad and the ugly when the time comes.
  10. Sent my 50 card bulk submission via USPS priority mail on August 20th and received "Submission Acknowledgment" from CSG on September 20th. Patience is a virtue...
  11. Does any company have more data analytics in the business world than Amazon? Maybe, but they no doubt are at or near the top. Yet their website crashed on Amazon Prime Day 2018. They had all analytics available and still crashed. What data analytics did CSG have available? Best guess analytics? Remember Ellen's Oscar 'selfie' crashed Twitter? I believe there is no way CSG could have estimated/anticipated the amount of volume they have received. I sent a 50 card bulk submission to CSG last month - how many 1,000's of others did the same since CSG started? I also believe that all the grading companies are having serious issues with employee shortage. It's like a perfect storm - much to the chagrin of the customer.