Hey man thanks for the great info here. I normally just cash out into Litecoin and then transfer that to Coinbase. They have been super fast at doing smaller cash outs (under $500 I believe) and I have received payments the very next day after selling. Larger payouts have taken a few days but not nearly as long as they quote.
I should look into getting myself a Bitpay card though!
Coinbase has had some serious issues with downtime and security. You might want to consider upgrading to an offline wallet.