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Jennifer, thank you so much for your follow up! This is exactly the information I needed

Jennifer, I really appreciate your follow up! Can you answer my questions on the procedures on resubmitting this slab and requesting a blue label? Do I crack open the slab before sending it to CGC? When going through the submission form, do I submit this under the "reholder" option? Thank you!

Jennifer, I appreciate you response. I understand that this issue would never qualify for signature series. Cynthia Richie from CGC support has replied to me in the past saying that I can request a blue label on any issue, and the grader at their discretion can assign a blue label. I've done this in the past many times and always received a blue label. When I originally sent this issue in, that was before I became aware that I could request for a blue label, so I didn't request it and was given a green label. Now that I am aware of the option to request a blue label, what would that procedure look like for this green label slabbed issue? Do I send the whole slab in? Or should I crack it open before sending to CGC? When filling out the submission form, do I select the "reholder" option? Or do I have to submit again for grading under one of those options? Thank you!

I have a CGC slabbed issue that was given a green qualified label. It has a signature on the cover and wasn't part of a Signature Series signing...hence the green label. I'd like to resubmit this slab for regrading with a blue label. Do I submit the current slab? Do I need to crack to slab open first? Also, can I just submit under the "reholder" option? Or do I need to submit this for a new grading under one of the grading tiers?

I have a green qualified label slab that I'd like to resubmit for a blue universal label. It has an auto on it that CGC didn't witness, hence the green label. What's the process for me to resubmit this slab? Do I send the whole slab into CGC?...or do I have to open it first? Do I have to have the issue regraded as well, or should I submit this under the "reholder" submission option? Thank you!

Thank you!

I have a walkthrough submission that is currently at double the posted wait times. Should be 15 days for a magazine submission to get pressed and moved to grading. It's now been 30 days. This is from when the submission showed up in my CGC account, not when it was delivered. I have a lot of patience because I really like CGC, but also wish they would be more transparent.

I submitted 3 magazine walkthrough orders and all were processed by CGC around the same time, 4/20 thru 4/24. Each order is being pressed before grading and my status is still showing each order as "received". While the current wait time for walkthrough magazine pressing is 15 business days, my orders are all coming up on double that expected wait time. While I know CGC is backed up right now, double the wait time has me concerned. Can you look into this? Here are my order and submission numbers CGC1343180485 - 3827249 CGC4042919436 - 3829274 CGC9685117874 - 3829931

Look, I get that this is a very confusing topic. I emailed CGC and asked specifically how to do this because I was sending in a book with an autograph on it and I didn't want the dreaded green label. Here's the word for word response I got back. She says 6.0, but my experience is more like it's around 7.0. I've received both 6.5 and 7.0, blue labels for autographed issues I submitted without requesting the downgrade and a blue label. To request a Universal grade instead of Qualified, please include a hand-written note both on your printed submission form and also attached to the bag of the specific book (post-it on comic bag) and our graders will review and make a determination on that request during the grading process.  Write in large bold font: PLS DO NOT QUALIFY - DOWNGRADE FOR UNIVERSAL. Generally at or below a 6.0 the writing/signature on the cover no longer has a significant impact on the grade and our graders may feel it is not necessary to qualify the grade. They will factor the signature into grade and the book would receive a Universal (blue) label with the same notation of name on cover in marker.

The grader will determine whether to give it a green or blue label. However, you can request either during the submission process. Usually if the book grades above a 7.0 they will give it a blue label and above a green label.

I have several swim suit issues getting graded right now. I'll post when they come back....around Christmas

Thank you! I'm seeing a lot of collectors rotate out of sports cards and into graded SI's, it's a fast growing hobby!

Good question. I was just charged for the Premium membership in January. I paid $279 to upgrade to Elite in April. Will I get a credit of $130 for the difference?

Can I submit slabs from another grading company for CGC to crack open and grade? Or should I removed them from the other grading companies slabs before sending to CGC?

Curious to see if there’s anyone else on these forums that grade issues of Sports Illustrated. Here are a few of my recents submissions