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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 628208, member: 112&quot;]Mark gave you his answer and I will add this. Most dealers don&#039;t even consider it because they simply don&#039;t have the time to break down all of the associated costs that go into what they pay for a coin. They only care about 1 thing - the total. To that total most dealers just add their given precentage and that&#039;s it - end of story. For example, if they pay $100 for a coin and their personal markup is 20% then they ask $120 for the&nbsp; coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>And don&#039;t forget, the majority of coins that a dealer buys are already slabbed when he buys them - he has no cost to add in.</p><p><br /></p><p>And the argument that at some point along the line the cost for slabbing is added in by somebody doesn&#039;t fly either. Do you think that if a person, any person dealer or collector, buys a raw coin for $80, submits it and it comes back as MS64 and worth $150 that he is going to then ask $170 for the coin ? He can try I suppose, but if the list price is $150 he is going to be waiting a long time.</p><p><br /></p><p>The listed value of coins is the listed value - not the listed value <b>plus</b> grading fees.</p><p><br /></p><p>People submit coins to the TPG&#039;s, and to CAC for one primary reason - it makes it easier to sell them. It doesn&#039;t necessarily get them more money - but it does help them to get their money back out of a coin faster. And that&#039;s what it&#039;s all about to a dealer. Most would rather lose $20 on a coin than they would have it sit in the cases for a year.</p><p><br /></p><p>They could care less about grading fees and consider them to be inconsequential. Merely part of the cost of doing business, just like the elctric bill. It&#039;s all covered by their standard percentage markup.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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