1. It's common to see that a given TPG grade contains a range of accurately-graded coins. MS-64 "A" which is just barely a 64 might have less eye...
No worries. About those costs, though, TPG membership and grading are non-CAC costs. CAC costs are just $10-$12.50 for coins under $10,000 value,...
"Flaming responses"? Whoa. Just discussing...
But given the information you, as a remote buyer have, which would you choose? For people who don't have the knowledge, or people who want a...
Take an example of two coins, A & B, up for sale at auction, both are the same grade. Your most respected numismatist has looked at both and said...
The $10 submission cost on a $15 coin would be hard to justify, sure, but on a $1000 coin, it's most likely going to be ok. If someone offers you...
It usually helps online resale liquidity. Some feel more comfortable spending a little more on a coin they haven't seen in-hand if it has CAC...
Ideally, in-hand analysis should produce the same buying price for a coin whether it has a slab/sticker/post-it note or nothing. Online purchases...
CAC is simply trying to do the same thing as the "+" designation from PCGS & NGC. Ideally, they should be redundant and identical. In practice,...
It's not "64.9 vs 65.1", but rather "64.1 vs 64.9".
All that needs to be said is on the CAC FAQ (http://www.caccoin.com/faqs/):
The issue is liquidity to reach the maximal value. Most likely becoming a semantics issue if you believe it's an increase in value, and others...
Are you serious? It's right there in their FAQ - They're not disagreeing with the TPG opinion. They state that clearly, directly. And the opinion...
??? Confused... http://www.cointalk.com/t207249-5/#post1454061 http://www.cointalk.com/t207249-5/#post1454067
It doesn't even have to be increased "asking" price, it could be an auction that starts at $0.99 with no reserve. It's simply something that...
You read it, he says he'll be happy he spent the $10 when it comes time to sell.
Oh come on. They're clearly talking about a "higher" standard, not the TPG's standard. http://www.caccoin.com/faqs/
1. It's totally possible to have gotten a CAC sticker for the purpose of liquidity and to be proud of it. 2. The "favorite CAC" thread was started...
That was my intention when I quoted and replied, yes.
Because of exactly what he said, the liquidity at resale time. Well, fortunately, that's the whole point.
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