News and Updates
JULY-AUGUST 2021 NOTICE!
Over the last year, we have seen a huge influx of new collectors entering both the collectible toy and video game markets. As a result we've experienced an exponential surge in submissions to both AFA and VGA.
While we greatly appreciate the continued patience of our valued customers, we want to reassure everyone that our top priority is getting caught up on overdue submissions. In order to accomplish this we will be moving forward with several short-term changes.
- We will temporarily close our Express tiers (except for loose action figures) effective immediately.
- We will temporarily designate two weeks per month to solely process overdue Economy and Express tier submissions.
We will continue to accept submissions under the Archival and Premium tiers. All submissions already in-house or postmarked before 05/31/2021 will still be eligible to be processed under the Express Tier. Turnaround times for incoming Archival and Premium submissions will be adjusted accordingly.
In addition to the aforementioned short-term changes, we continue to work on long-term projects which will greatly enhance the submission process and customer experience moving forward. These include:
- Significantly Increasing staffing in every department at CGA.
- Expanding our facilities to gain additional space to process, grade, and case submissions.
- Designing a new website to improve every facet of the customer experience.
We are very appreciative of the kind, thoughtful wishes we have received all year and are grateful as always for our special position in authenticating and preserving your most cherished items.
CURRENT DELAYS IN SUBMISSION PROCESSING TIMES
- Receiving and Invoicing: 8 weeks to process current incoming submissions
- Express Grading Scales: 5+ months beyond anticipated projected completion date. Temporarily Closed to new submissions
- Loose Express Grading Scale: 2+ months beyond anticipated projected completion date
- All Economy Grading Scales: 6+ months beyond anticipated projected completion date for in process submissions. Temporarily Closed to new submissions
Please Use These Submission Forms
We are excited to announce that we have a new website under construction! During this process, certain functions of our current website may become inactive for brief periods.
Currently online submissions are disabled. All submissions must have the below PDF submission form filled in electronically or hand-written, printed and included in every package shipped to us.
For detailed instructions on how to fill out your printed submission form, please click
here.
4/3/2020
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We can create virtually any custom style or size acrylic display case and we're excited to offer some new additions to our in-stock sliding bottom cases. Find the right case for your collectible on our Online Store.
VGA has added conservative minimum value requirements for
several types of vintage collectibles to ensure they are properly
insured in return shipping to you. For additional details please
visit our Minimum Declared
Values page.
Attention Collectors in Japan.
Hakurai Toys is
now our official Japanese Submission Center, so if you don't want
to worry about shipping your items to the United States and clearing
them back through customs, please contact them for information
on how they can help take care of the submission process for you.
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Additional Details
Top Reasons
to Submit
VGA-grading provides...
Peace of Mind for Buyers
by verifying authenticity, checking for restoration and assigning
a standardized grade.
Higher Resale Value for Sellers
because of the greater confidence and comfort afforded to buyers.
Greatly Improved Display Quality
by providing the highest quality, custom-crafted acrylic display
case.
Preserves the Condition of Your Games
by carefully sealing your toys from further contact and limiting
exposure to the elements.
Read more about the benefits of VGA
grading and authentication.