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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 815276, member: 13650&quot;](Should this be a poll?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; )</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I just received the submission paperwork from NGC so I&#039;m ready to go whenever I want. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;As I&#039;ve tallied up the numbers for a VERY small amount,&nbsp; ( forget about the hassles of filling out the forms and mailing!), the costs involved are outrageous!&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; To also then consider that the slabbing fees technically don&#039;t even raise the price of the coin, it makes you wonder why much of anything has been submitted.&nbsp; &nbsp; It&#039;s all the little stuff that they nickel and dime you on.&nbsp; Nothing they do is a courtesy or included with anything.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; In case anyone is not familiar with the costs involved, here&#039;s my example:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I would like to submit the 5 coin *minimum* using the &quot;<b>economy</b>&quot;&nbsp; :mouth:&nbsp; tier, at $16 per coin.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; This is the initial $80.00 cost of my 8 coin order and we&#039;re juuuust getting started.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Next, I would like to get 3 coins in bad slabs, re-holdered in new scratch resistant Edgeview holders.&nbsp;&nbsp; At $10 a piece, there&#039;s another $30.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; One is a capped bust half I would like reviewed and labeled for it&#039;s Overton variety.&nbsp; &nbsp; Tack on another $10.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Next, I would like a nickel reviewed for possible FS and a Lincoln reviewed for a RD or RB designation.&nbsp;&nbsp; At $10 a piece there&#039;s another $20.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; If you choose to have them imaged for the internet so a pic comes up when the serial # is authenticated online, that&#039;s another $3 per coin and they must do ALL coins with the order if this is selected.&nbsp;&nbsp; Another $24.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Now the coins have to get there.&nbsp; Probably another $20 to get them there.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Once NGC is done, now they have to get back to you.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ok, let&#039;s see.... 8 coins..... return postage is $9.75 plus insurance for another $14.95!</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 80.00</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 30.00</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 10.00</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 20.00</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 24.00</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 20.00</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 24.70</p><p>+ No gurantee that anything will receive a numerical grade or variety</p><p>&nbsp;________</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; <b>$208.70 </b> to do this.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; And it isn&#039;t like you can shave off a few from the order and cut the expenses.&nbsp; It&#039;s a 5 coin minimum for the *cheapest* service available with 21 to 39 day turn around times!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I&#039;m sorry, but I think this should cost about $60 max to achieve what I want done with this order, plus maybe some shipping fees.&nbsp;&nbsp; You almost gotta have something you REALLY, REALLY want slabbed to send it in and then you have to keep your fingers crossed I guess.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then wait a month.&nbsp;&nbsp; I mean, I&#039;ve narrowed it down to where I can hardly come up with a 5th coin that&#039;s not already slabbed, that would be worth submitting.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Now, is it just me or does the value here not seem very good?&nbsp;&nbsp; I was all ready to go ahead with this when I thought it would be around $100 but now, this just kind of took the wind out of my sails.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I can practically buy 1/5 of an once of gold or a 10 oz bar of silver for what it will take to encapsulate these 8 coins with appropriate labels.&nbsp;&nbsp; And &#039;hopefully&#039;, everything grades out.&nbsp;&nbsp; Again I ask, is this a good value?</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I really like NGC and prefer their slabs to PCGS but I&#039;m not happy with this at all.&nbsp;&nbsp; :computer:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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