Looks like PSA is increasing grading times.. Bulk goes to 150-160 Days

I have until July 15th to mail out the subs I put together before they closed down the tiers. We will need to wait a while to see how the backlog looks.

I did a PSA drop off event in Chicagoland (Flyover country never get Worlds but we get a promo set I rest my case for now).

It shows an estimate of 12/21/2026. Anyone else have a figure from a recent submission to compare? I’m hesitant to put much stock in the numbers.

I dropped one off May 10 and it has an estimate of Sept 25

I also would not put much (any) stock in the numbers; I have 2 submissions shipped in December, arrived in February, estimated date 6/17/26, both still in Grading. 0% chance they’re done by the date.

Notably, they have not missed the estimated date in any of my TCG submissions since they started them, probably half a dozen for me? Can’t remember when it started.

I imagine 90%++ of people who put their emergency sub in before June 2nd also shipped the package this week to get in line. But I wonder how PSA calculates the backlog.. cards they confirmed to have in their possession or cards entered into the system by the collectors. Because they don’t even touch your package for like a month after delivery

Not sure if mentioned but PSA still accepts Value Plus tier through ebay direct grading from purchase. Saw email today.

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