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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iPen, post: 2756285, member: 69760&quot;]I recently submitted some coins to PCGS and I see that it&#039;s been received and &quot;prepped&quot;. The current turnaround times are estimated at 25 business days. But the deceptive part that I learned today after calling them and seeing that it&#039;s been prepped since Monday but not entered, is that it takes another 3-4 days to enter the data into the system after it&#039;s been &quot;prepped&quot;, and the turnaround time doesn&#039;t begin until the day <i>after</i> the order entry date!</p><p><br /></p><p>Add to this PCGS&#039;s inability to guarantee these turnaround times, and economy tier submissions are looking at 1.5 months minimum to get back. That&#039;s at least about 1.5-2 weeks longer than NGC&#039;s economy tier! NGC starts their turnaround time at the day of receipt and from my experience of several submissions, they keep to their schedule as strictly as possible (usually 20 business days).</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure that PCGS gets many submissions, but entering the data into the system takes nearly a full business week? It seems as if this data entry policy is really a means to delay the submission&#039;s grading in order to give graders some breathing room. Is PCGS trying to save on labor costs by not having enough graders on staff?</p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT: Also, with these grading delays and without any guarantees, it seems pointless to pay a little extra for the regular submission. It&#039;s as if one should send it and forget it, or only submit really rare or expensive coins for submission at a more expedited service level. Maybe this is why PCGS has had slower business lately (IIRC from what I read around here).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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