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<p>[QUOTE="Daggarjon, post: 229843, member: 4230"]SGS and the subsidieries (ok, try to spell that correctly) are all a joke. They mislead people into buying junk at overrated prices, and then when a 'customer' calls them on their lies, they get banned from bidding again. All that is doing is PROVING that we are right, and it also acknowledges that they know what they are doing is WRONG. </p><p><br /></p><p>i want to apply for a grading job at SGS</p><p>Below is an excerpt from the SGS grading theater.....</p><p>Me: thanks for hiring me, what are your grading standards?</p><p>SGS: If it looks shiney, give it an MS-70 grade. If the coin will be worth several thousand dollars in a higher grade, by all means give it that grade.</p><p>Me: What about this coin, half the moto is worn away, its got some rubbing onthe reverse and its got scratches that are clearly not bag marks. what would SGS grade this worn coin? Fine, Very good?</p><p>SGS: (sinister laugh) why, we dont grade coins below MS-68!! (another sinister laugh) It dont matter to us if the coin is worn, we cant make money and rip people off if we grade coins accurately. So we grade everything near the top of the scale. </p><p>Me: isnt that a rip off? Wont the leave you negative feedback? or sue?</p><p>SGS: Once we got their money, who cares! we will just block them from bidding again, there are alot of suckers out there you know. And they cant sue us because ALL grading is subjective.</p><p>Me: its subjective to a point, yes. But this just doesnt sound right, i dont want to rip people off.</p><p>SGS: Your fired![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Daggarjon, post: 229843, member: 4230"]SGS and the subsidieries (ok, try to spell that correctly) are all a joke. They mislead people into buying junk at overrated prices, and then when a 'customer' calls them on their lies, they get banned from bidding again. All that is doing is PROVING that we are right, and it also acknowledges that they know what they are doing is WRONG. i want to apply for a grading job at SGS Below is an excerpt from the SGS grading theater..... Me: thanks for hiring me, what are your grading standards? SGS: If it looks shiney, give it an MS-70 grade. If the coin will be worth several thousand dollars in a higher grade, by all means give it that grade. Me: What about this coin, half the moto is worn away, its got some rubbing onthe reverse and its got scratches that are clearly not bag marks. what would SGS grade this worn coin? Fine, Very good? SGS: (sinister laugh) why, we dont grade coins below MS-68!! (another sinister laugh) It dont matter to us if the coin is worn, we cant make money and rip people off if we grade coins accurately. So we grade everything near the top of the scale. Me: isnt that a rip off? Wont the leave you negative feedback? or sue? SGS: Once we got their money, who cares! we will just block them from bidding again, there are alot of suckers out there you know. And they cant sue us because ALL grading is subjective. Me: its subjective to a point, yes. But this just doesnt sound right, i dont want to rip people off. SGS: Your fired![/QUOTE]
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