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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikem2000, post: 1503261, member: 30574&quot;]Chris,</p><p><br /></p><p>The short bus joke was funny, so no offense taken, but wow, do you have this wrong.&nbsp; You cannot judge every collector from your own point of view.&nbsp; As far as collecting goes, you and me are at polar opposites.&nbsp; I know you like to collect many coins and by you own admission, do not even know all the coins you have.&nbsp; You also believe once you buy a coin, the money is spent, and there is no thought on reselling.</p><p><br /></p><p>Me, I only have around 40 coins.&nbsp; Also, coins flow in and out of my collection to keep things fresh.&nbsp; I buy a few, sell a few, look for better quality etc. etc.&nbsp; Every coin I buy, before I even THINK about buying it, I THINK about selling it first. Is there a good market for this coin?&nbsp; Now I can&#039;t believe I am going to say this out loud on CT but more times than not I can sell the coin for a small profit &lt;gasp&gt;.&nbsp; Say it isn&#039;t so.....&nbsp; How can that be....&nbsp; &nbsp; The TPG coins make this possible.&nbsp;&nbsp; I am not an expert grader, not even a good grader, but I am not clueless, and I can choose a coin with nice characteristics, good strike, good tone.&nbsp; A coin that is appealing to me and to someone else for resale time.&nbsp; The slabbed coins provides liquidity that a RAW coin just cannot.&nbsp; There are just too many variables</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the part about being lazy is just not true.&nbsp; It takes a lot of work and knowledge to sort through all those coins and figure out which ones are worth paying a premium for, which ones are not, the difference between a good deal and just a cheap coin. I put more effort into this than most.&nbsp; Heck, I only have 40 coins, so I take my time. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Also to sort through the thousands of coins, it must be done on-line.&nbsp; Going to shows and B&amp;M&#039;s just does not give you enough exposure to the 100&#039;s of thousands of coins out there.&nbsp; When you are buying these coins from a photograph, the TPG coin is the only realistic way to go.&nbsp; If you see a MS 66 Buff, even though the photo might not be perfect, you can look for specific details that should be present on a well struck coin, and then rely on the 66 grade for it having decent surfaces and luster.&nbsp; Strike details can easily&nbsp; be seen in a photo, but surfaces are real tough.&nbsp; So the TPG makes it a bit easier to choose that desirable coin.</p><p>Now you just need to evaluate price.&nbsp; There are so many coins out there, good deals can be found.&nbsp; TPG&#039;s make the search easier and provide the liquidity when you sell.</p><p><br /></p><p>From your collecting point a view, I understand why TPG coins are not your favorite. You look at a coin, evaluate it, if you like it, buy it.&nbsp; If the liquidity on that coin is not good, so be it, you are not selling anyway.&nbsp; I completely understand why TPG fees are just an uneeded expense for you , but try to look at it from my side of the mountain, the picture is different.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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