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<p>[QUOTE="Owle, post: 1305133, member: 22004"]It's similar to paying for a "Walkthrough" and possibly getting a better grade, and in that case the increased fee is whopping. There is some kind of "insurance" connected to the grade, at least theoretically. If they coin is overgraded or turns a bad color in the holder you can theoretically present it to them for a refund, so if the coin is worth more, the guarantee is worth more, the grading fee is worth more...theoretically.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought of walking up to a customer service person at one of the grading companies and offering a C-note if they could do their best to get me a good grade on a high value coin...What do you suppose the reaction would be? "What kind of a girl do you take me for? I would never do that for less than $500!" </p><p><br /></p><p>And some argue there is "honest" graft and "dishonest" graft, if you caught the "60 Minutes" segment Sunday on how it is legal for members of Congress to do insider trading. <a href="http://www.panarchy.org/plunkitt/graft.1905.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.panarchy.org/plunkitt/graft.1905.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.panarchy.org/plunkitt/graft.1905.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Owle, post: 1305133, member: 22004"]It's similar to paying for a "Walkthrough" and possibly getting a better grade, and in that case the increased fee is whopping. There is some kind of "insurance" connected to the grade, at least theoretically. If they coin is overgraded or turns a bad color in the holder you can theoretically present it to them for a refund, so if the coin is worth more, the guarantee is worth more, the grading fee is worth more...theoretically. I thought of walking up to a customer service person at one of the grading companies and offering a C-note if they could do their best to get me a good grade on a high value coin...What do you suppose the reaction would be? "What kind of a girl do you take me for? I would never do that for less than $500!" And some argue there is "honest" graft and "dishonest" graft, if you caught the "60 Minutes" segment Sunday on how it is legal for members of Congress to do insider trading. [URL]http://www.panarchy.org/plunkitt/graft.1905.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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