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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 3030774, member: 39084&quot;]What&#039;s the discrepancy between your post and Barry Murphy&#039;s immediately preceding post?&nbsp; I don&#039;t see any at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a past thread, I&#039;ve laid out the financial case for why a third-party grading firm like NGC would not want to be an independent guarantor of authenticity: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/opinions-on-graded-ancient-coins.309985/page-2#post-2977591" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/opinions-on-graded-ancient-coins.309985/page-2#post-2977591">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/opinions-on-graded-ancient-coins.309985/page-2#post-2977591</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Barry makes exactly the same points in his post.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I also agree that NGC&#039;s opinion on a coin&#039;s authenticity is, in 90%+ cases, more likely to be accurate than the average VCoins dealers (mainly due to the volume of coins they see, combined with their expertise).</p><p><br /></p><p>This is not, however, a justification for the auction house&#039;s behavior toward Nemo and the coin he purchased.&nbsp; I understand that the auction house can dispute David Sear&#039;s opinion on authenticity, but in the interest of good customer service, it&#039;s unfathomable that they wouldn&#039;t just allow the coin to be returned for a refund.&nbsp; They can deal with the authenticity issue with more deliberation and detail if they have it returned.&nbsp; Accepting the return doesn&#039;t have to mean that they agree it&#039;s a fake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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