pcgs is now co branding slabs?

just got a email from ebay this is stupid

http://l.bullioncenter.ebay.com/Yes...iew?a=zCzbt-sWhRrRbNPNqoOaXsfa&msgVersion=web

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=121148497826

 

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Elegant & classy statement......what else could you possibly want plastered on your slab besides eBay & APMEX??? Maybe a "WOW" sticker?

 

or high value i wonder if you can take the names off

 

Next thing you know they'll be adding stickers like "Same as five pizzas!"

 

i wonder how much it cost ebay/apmex to get pcgs to do this. your coins value will so skyrocket since every one know you got it from the best coin store in the world ebay

 

oh geez.

 

holy crap 260 sold in 24 hours with a price of
$35.22 + $5 shipping and 181 watchers

 

LOL, I remember that!

 

i dont ?

 

I think it is clever marketing to capture the "bidiots". Since most collectors know the vast majority of ASE are 69 or 70, so by grading them 69, seldom can anyone complain. To me this is private labeling by Apmex as they "

, PCGS seems to be just selling their label and if complaints come in , Apmex is responsible for settling complaints. I wouldn't pay any premium at all for a PCGS 69 Bullion coin ASE over any raw ASE. IMO.

 

You have to send in 100 or more at once for TPG to do this though. At least that's what I was told. Really that's a big part of why I hold out on sending to TPG myself. I hope that is a one time hurdle to jump and that once i have done the initial group a single coin could be sent in at a later date and still be labeled as part of "The SnV Collection" since it will already be in their system.

 

Very clever.
They've been labeling Silver Eagles based on what Mint they came from even though they don't have a mint mark, and they've labeled them based on which Mint packaging they come in (e.g. regular burnished eagle packaging versus uncirculated dollar coin sets).

And now the "serious" collector will need to have each one with a label saying who sold it.

For the burnished eagle alone there could be dozens of label designations to get.

 

I am detecting a hint of sarcasm in SoDude's “serious” comment.

 

Nothing new here folks.

 

I bought one.

One of my goals is to have at least one Silver Eagle in every slab/label type that PCGS has produced. It may seem silly to some but, IMO, its no sillier than collecting the entire series in PCGS 69 grades, PCGS 70 grades or First Strike slabs.

 

Actually, I think you have to be a high volume PCGS Authorized Dealer to get these "special" slab labels. ApMex certainly qualifies since they probably do $250,000 or more a year in slabbing fees alone.

 

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