Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 1419829, member: 2972&quot;]I&#039;ll offer another analogy (although not as good as Paul&#039;s above).&nbsp; I am a very confident driver.&nbsp; Never been in an accident.&nbsp; However, I carry an excess of personal liability insurance on my car -- just in case.&nbsp; That&#039;s kind of the way I look at TPG and CAC -- as an insurance policy in case my confidence exceeds my skill level (or something unforseen happens).&nbsp; That&#039;s not to say I&#039;m not confident in my driving skills, far from it, but rather it seems to be a prudent thing to do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Same with coins.&nbsp; I&#039;m very confident in my ability to grade within my area of expertise.&nbsp; However, I also solicit the opinions of TPGs and CAC on the more expensive coins, both as an insurance policy should I decide to sell, but also to help validate the asking price and quality of a coin (generally offered on approval and subject to in-hand inspection).</p><p><br /></p><p>And to my first response to you.... It really has nothing at all for &quot;taking someone else&#039;s word&quot; and really has all to do with the value of the opinion of an independent third party.&nbsp; That perceived value the market attaches to it as well as the value it provides to me as a buyer, collector, and (occasional) seller of coins.[/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