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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bonedigger, post: 330578, member: 4367&quot;]Great post.&nbsp; There are a lot of &#039;Services&#039; which could/should be offered at no charge, but the hobby is changing demographically and $$$Billions$$$ of dollars which had been poured into other White Elephants are now being poured into numismatics.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>With that come the well dressed/versed shysters who along with the honest and respected few will offer an opinion or advice on what you need to have the BEST...&nbsp; However, the honest, best advice is often not what the NEW collector chooses to follow.&nbsp; Many automatically assume they need the latest innovation (SLABs, CAC, Registry Sets, etc.) to keep up with the joneses.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>These new collectors have been told and retold it&#039;s a value adding service which is a solid finanical investment.&nbsp; Unfortunately, being young and newly rich doesn&#039;t always equate into solid financial decisions and when the time comes to divest these (Registered, TPG slabbed, CAC Stickered) investments they will undoubtedly encounter a rude <b>Come To Jesus Moment</b> when their friendly local&nbsp; dealer &quot;Buys the Coin and NOT THE SLAB&quot; Blue Book or GreySheet Values...</p><p><br /></p><p>They just then realize that the trap was sprung long ago and they were caught in it...</p><p><br /></p><p>Ben[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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