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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 923300, member: 24633"]I've been a member of NGC for about 5-1/2 years, and this complaint has arisen from time to time. On one occasion, I had received a call from NGC because my card came back expired, and it was just an oversight on my part that I didn't update the renewal on my NGC account.</p><p> </p><p>You have to look at it from their point of view. Suppose they process your submission and are preparing to ship them to you, but the charge to your credit card doesn't go through for whatever reason. What then? It isn't quite as simple as buying merchandise at a local store. In that case, if your card is not accepted, you can either pay cash or write a check. The TPG doesn't have the luxury of an "instant" alternative, and they would have to hold the submission until the customer gets the problem corrected.</p><p> </p><p>Turnaround times are only projections, and sometimes they can vary from the norm because of the volume of submissions received. The TPG has no control over the "what and when" where submissions are concerned. I've had occasions when my "Economy" submissions have been processed and I've received them in about two weeks. There have been other times when they have taken about five weeks, but if you averaged all of the submissions that they usually receive each year, you will probably find that their projected turnaround times are pretty accurate. It wouldn't make sense from a business standpoint to hire additional staff for the occasional times when the submissions exceed the norm.</p><p> </p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 923300, member: 24633"]I've been a member of NGC for about 5-1/2 years, and this complaint has arisen from time to time. On one occasion, I had received a call from NGC because my card came back expired, and it was just an oversight on my part that I didn't update the renewal on my NGC account. You have to look at it from their point of view. Suppose they process your submission and are preparing to ship them to you, but the charge to your credit card doesn't go through for whatever reason. What then? It isn't quite as simple as buying merchandise at a local store. In that case, if your card is not accepted, you can either pay cash or write a check. The TPG doesn't have the luxury of an "instant" alternative, and they would have to hold the submission until the customer gets the problem corrected. Turnaround times are only projections, and sometimes they can vary from the norm because of the volume of submissions received. The TPG has no control over the "what and when" where submissions are concerned. I've had occasions when my "Economy" submissions have been processed and I've received them in about two weeks. There have been other times when they have taken about five weeks, but if you averaged all of the submissions that they usually receive each year, you will probably find that their projected turnaround times are pretty accurate. It wouldn't make sense from a business standpoint to hire additional staff for the occasional times when the submissions exceed the norm. Chris[/QUOTE]
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