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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 7651769, member: 24314&quot;]baseball21, post: 7649472, member: 76863&quot;]Bulk submissions have 0 impact on your collector submission.&nbsp; Both PCGS and NGC have separate bulk departments that are a separate work line</p><p><br /></p><p>The long waits are a result of a combination of things not the least of which is significantly increased volume over the last year.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Nice try.</p><p><br /></p><p>Correct answer:&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You can have bulk, modern, vintage, ancient, foreign, and currency groups grading separately but the business has two major bottle necks that <b><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">SLOW DOWN EVERYTHING.</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">The packages need to be processed and sorted </span>at the beginning of the &quot;tube&quot; and they all come together at the end.&nbsp; So much was going out at one major service that the US Post Office opened a branch inside their building.&nbsp; As I posted above, IMO the turnaround times are unacceptable; yet dealers/collectors accept it SO NOTHING WILL CHANGE. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>ICG and ANACS are considered to be second tier TPGS because their product is considered to be of less quality than the top two.&nbsp; In my biased opinion, I consider the &quot;product&quot; of the four major services to be<b><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)"> equal</span></b>.&nbsp; The only difference is personal preference, marketing, and attempts by folks with their hands in the pot who need to disparage ICG and ANACS.&nbsp; Thus, top tier services&#039; slabs - no mater what is in them - usually bring more money.&nbsp; When buying a second tier slab there is less of a difference in cost.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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