PSA - hopefully no mistake! submission status question

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Posted By: daviddbreadman

Has anyone ever sent any items to PSA and not used registered mail? If so, did everything go ok?

In my haste to get my cards out quickly I sent 6 cards to PSA on Sunday night via Priority Mail to the PSA P.O. Box. The cards should have arrived yesterday or today. As of yet there is not record on a submission on their website and a call to customer service yesterday told me to keep checking.

One more thing, I did forget to insert a check to pay for the cards, though when I called, they said it would be find if i paid via credit card once the order has been received and logged. I assume this means my lack of payment should not hold up the cards from showing on the submission status on the website.

Anyone with any comments at all?

To keep with the nature of this board, all my cards were vintage!

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Posted By: Peter_Spaeth

Relax. No requirement to use registered mail and it can take time once they get it before they log it onto their system. Extremely unlikely you will have any problem.

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Posted By: Jim F

Since you sent the package Priority, just check the tracking number on USPS.com

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Posted By: Peter_Spaeth

Priority only has tracking numbers if you use delivery confirmation I believe.

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Posted By: cmoking

you may want to visit the PSA message boards, lots of people with experience sending cards to PSA and some may have encountered problems that can help you.

www.psacard.com

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Posted By: Bottom of the Ninth

Depending on what service level you picked, it can take time for them to log in the submission. If you did not write the service level on the outside of the box that can cause delays. Additionally if your submission did not have a payment with it it goes to problem orders person and it can take a week or more to get that resolved. You should call and ask for extension 167.

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Posted By: daviddbreadman

Unfortunately, it was the 6 freebies coupon that I received when I signed up for the gold membership. My main concern is that someone with questionable ethics received my package and decided that without registered mail there was no proof I sent it and decided to pocket some or all of my cards.

I read on here on another thread, a board member was very disgusted with PSA as he claims one of his valuable cards disappeared. That is what created my concern.

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Posted By: Bottom of the Ninth

Call them in the AM and ask for extension 167.

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Posted By: Damian Anderson

used registered mail to send cards to PSA and have never had any problems. I have sent some pre-war as well. I do use Priority with delivery conformation and insurance. I always mail from a real PO office (not a grocery store sub-station) as the receipt states where you sent it. Maybe this is risky hope I don't learn the hard way.

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Posted By: warshawlaw

He did not claim it, he proved it in court.

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Posted By: ctdeano

One thing that will slow down your submission is if you did not put the service level on the outside of the box (I put it on all 4 sides). Once I did not do this and it took about 7 business days to get into the system. I also use delivery confirm so I can track the day PSA gets the package (that is how I know it took 7 business days). If the service level is on the box it has never taken more than 1 business day to get in the system, hope this helps!

My 33 Goudey Set