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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bonedigger, post: 177248, member: 4367&quot;]Here is a rambling (LOL) thread on this topic I made a year&nbsp; or so ago.&nbsp; Personally, my views have changed somewhat since then.&nbsp; I think a standard needs to be established along with regulation.&nbsp; Maybe have the US Mint establish an additional branch for just authentication.&nbsp; I also think individuals who own grading companies should be barred from selling, just a few opinions.&nbsp; I always felt middle-men were simply there to impede progress and drive costs up.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=12285" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=12285" rel="nofollow">http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=12285</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Grading will always be a matter of opinion and a TPGs bread and butter is &quot;Market Grading&quot; which can and does change from year to year.</p><p><br /></p><p>In closing, my views should be taken with a grain of salt.&nbsp; I have friends on this list who are graders and work for major TPGs and in no way want to jeapordize their gainful employment so I simply choose to not participate in the program.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m aware that some of these companies are publically traded on the DOW or NASDAQ and do occasionaslly get sued for various reasons.&nbsp; There is potential for a great deal of good to be served by such companies, but along with the good comes the bad and one bad experience erases ten good experiences.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take Care &amp; Merry Christmas</p><p>Ben[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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