Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;oval_man, post: 2440119, member: 22602&quot;]A lot of the comments in this thread have been suggesting that these services are detrimental to the collector because they excuse or relieve him from the responsibility of learning how to grade and thus make him lazy.</p><p><br /></p><p>What&#039;s missing is recognizing the convenience aspect of these services.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I walk onto a bourse and am met with 150 tables sporting hundreds of cases of coins, it&#039;s much more efficient to zero in on CAC&#039;d and slabbed coins rather than sift though binders. I still rely on my grading skills throughout the process. Am I potentially going to miss a diamond in the rough? Possibly, but I accept that trade-off.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll bet most if not everyone on CT has learned how to change a car&#039;s oil—and many or most of us still prefer to pay someone else do it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does convenience in general make us lazy? Not if we don&#039;t let it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in