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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2691083, member: 112"]I don't think it's that most people don't care, I think it's that most people don't know, are not even aware of it. But that is changing, in fact it has changed a great deal in just the last few years.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I will grant you this much, there certainly are some people who don't care. But that group is for the most part, composed of knowledgeable people. People who saw the changes in grading standards when they occurred. But because they are in the business of buying and selling coins they either didn't care or they were more interested in keeping their businesses up and running than they were about complaining about it, and or informing others about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>In other words, the knowledgeable people knew because there was no way they could not know - they just wouldn't say anything. But the average guy, he didn't know, he was just left in the dark. And it's taken them a while to find out, and then even longer to come to believe it.</p><p><br /></p><p>But they have started believing it in the last few years, and in much larger numbers. And that's the thing about the truth, it does that. It spreads. And once it has spread far enough then things will change once again. Hopefully for the better this time.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>edit - Of course the TPGs will eat it up like candy, they'll love it. For once again it will provide a reason for people to have all of their coins submitted, and re-graded, according the the new and stricter grading standards. Thus keeping the TPGs in business <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2691083, member: 112"]I don't think it's that most people don't care, I think it's that most people don't know, are not even aware of it. But that is changing, in fact it has changed a great deal in just the last few years. But I will grant you this much, there certainly are some people who don't care. But that group is for the most part, composed of knowledgeable people. People who saw the changes in grading standards when they occurred. But because they are in the business of buying and selling coins they either didn't care or they were more interested in keeping their businesses up and running than they were about complaining about it, and or informing others about it. In other words, the knowledgeable people knew because there was no way they could not know - they just wouldn't say anything. But the average guy, he didn't know, he was just left in the dark. And it's taken them a while to find out, and then even longer to come to believe it. But they have started believing it in the last few years, and in much larger numbers. And that's the thing about the truth, it does that. It spreads. And once it has spread far enough then things will change once again. Hopefully for the better this time. edit - Of course the TPGs will eat it up like candy, they'll love it. For once again it will provide a reason for people to have all of their coins submitted, and re-graded, according the the new and stricter grading standards. Thus keeping the TPGs in business ;)[/QUOTE]
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