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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 935, member: 57463&quot;]<b>Reply to Jaons, Peter, and Reid</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Reply to Jason, Peter, and Reid.</p><p><br /></p><p>Right.&nbsp; Everyone knows.&nbsp; We all agree.&nbsp; It is obvious.</p><p><br /></p><p>But when you actually begin to examine the facts, you see that whatever applies to ACG applies to all of them, to some extent, in some way, in some case, in some example.&nbsp; You can pick on one firm as the poor sister, but she does come from a family.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are several &quot;small&quot; or so-called &quot;Third Tier&quot; firms.&nbsp; Would any of them do any better if the vigilante spotlight fell on them?&nbsp; I remember one of the marketing people from PCI getting on RCC and getting into a big argument with everyone over just these issues.&nbsp; Personally -- and I mean this: PERSONALLY -- not being an active collector -- the ONLY holder I have any respect for is PCGS.&nbsp; And the market supports my prejudice.&nbsp; So, is NGC just a few shades better than Whomever You Put at the Bottom??&nbsp; How about ICG&#039;s MS-70 and PROOF-70 coins?&nbsp; Everyone was mad about that -- and some people still are..</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, intuitively, with big brush strokes, yes, we all know what is going on here.&nbsp; We all agree.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I am not out in left field.&nbsp; I am not whacko.&nbsp; I am not blind, deaf, dumb or stupid.&nbsp; But I am tough.&nbsp; Standards are exactly what they are: they apply to all cases, otherwise, they are not standards.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anything you say about The Firm You Love to Hate can be said -- and has been said -- about every other certification company.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is all.</p><p>Marotta out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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