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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;USS656, post: 177018, member: 6641&quot;]<span style="color: black"><span style="color: black">I believe that I am more likely to be oversold by a dealer if TPG did not exist.&nbsp; While there may be some out there that will give you a fair deal, there will be just as many if not more who do not.&nbsp; The collectors/dealers may be better served by setting standards for grading like you see with ANSI in private industry.&nbsp; That should level the playing field a little.&nbsp; </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black">If a TPG company does not follow the standard then they should not recognized as a legitimate service.&nbsp; </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black">You need to protect the hobbyist/collector that is not well educated and this should be the means to do so.&nbsp; Just look at what eBay has done to the distribution of fakes.&nbsp; More people collecting coins is good for everyone so lets make it safer and not reduce the ability to get grading done reliably.&nbsp; Was reading somewhere that anyone can become a dealer.&nbsp; Trust me, if I was to become a dealer you would not want to rely on my ability to accurately grade your coins.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black">I agree that a tamper proof holder should be used otherwise what is the point, we are back to dealing with questionable coins.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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