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<p>[QUOTE="imrich, post: 1829905, member: 22331"]Chris, I'm certain my statement: (I) "believe you know the Market Grading TPG have generated wealthy Cockroaches" was understood by the average reader, but I'll paraphrase my statement for those confused: OVERGRADING Market Grading TPG have generated wealthy opportunistic cockroach-like Dealers who prey with impunity on the public, claiming ignorance of grading standards when selling. Few can argue with the rebuttals, as there aren't uniform grading "standards"</p><p>I've posted overgraded "Market-Graded" TPG coins in this venue on numerous occasions.I even used this venue to reverse a eBay graded coinDealer favored decision of a Top Tier TPG graded Mint State coin after the coin was posted here and all agreed that the coin was significantly overgraded.</p><p>If you research CoinTalk archives you'll find a significant independent long-term grading study of the TPG which established that they regraded the same coins with a difference of many grades. You'll probably be amazed as to which firm had the greatest variation in grading.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="imrich, post: 1829905, member: 22331"]Chris, I'm certain my statement: (I) "believe you know the Market Grading TPG have generated wealthy Cockroaches" was understood by the average reader, but I'll paraphrase my statement for those confused: OVERGRADING Market Grading TPG have generated wealthy opportunistic cockroach-like Dealers who prey with impunity on the public, claiming ignorance of grading standards when selling. Few can argue with the rebuttals, as there aren't uniform grading "standards" I've posted overgraded "Market-Graded" TPG coins in this venue on numerous occasions.I even used this venue to reverse a eBay graded coinDealer favored decision of a Top Tier TPG graded Mint State coin after the coin was posted here and all agreed that the coin was significantly overgraded. If you research CoinTalk archives you'll find a significant independent long-term grading study of the TPG which established that they regraded the same coins with a difference of many grades. You'll probably be amazed as to which firm had the greatest variation in grading.[/QUOTE]
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