What the published estimate covers
CGC tier estimates normally apply to work at CGC rather than every day from your first UK postage to delivery home. Submission intake and status changes may not be immediate.
Signature authentication, pressing, custom services or tier corrections can change the schedule.
Build a realistic timeline
Allow time for your parcel to reach Fantasy Road, intake checks, approximately 21 days for booked in-house pressing, the next of two monthly onward submissions, CGC processing and the return journey.
Arrival just after an onward-submission cut-off can add roughly the interval to the next dispatch. Do not submit against a fixed sale or event deadline unless the available tier and buffer make delay acceptable.
Track milestones, not promises
Fantasy Road records stages such as received, prepared, sent, at CGC, graded and returned. These updates explain where the order is without turning an estimate into a guarantee.
CGC’s official UK services page remains the source for current published working-day estimates.
What to do next
Use this guidance to shortlist suitable comics, then use the Fantasy Road submission form for current prices and service eligibility. CGC assigns the final grade and its published turnaround times are estimates, not guarantees.
