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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;USS656, post: 178157, member: 6641&quot;]<span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">Thanks for the short answer Speedy!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </font></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">GDJMSP makes a great point, and I am sure it is an accurate statement if you desire to be among the 1 to 3 % of individuals that are considered &quot;Masters or Experts&quot; in the collecting / investing / minting / grading / dealer community.&nbsp; That is not my desire nor do I think Doug really believes it is the desire of the majority of collectors.&nbsp; This does reinforce the need though for a set standard everyone follows to help the other 97% understand what the TPG basis its decisions on.</font></span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">Grading should be level (although it will always be somewhat subjective) and the TPGs should differentiate themselves by the additional services they provide.&nbsp; </font></span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">The additional services probably make up a large portion of revenue and if it doesn&#039;t, then they should all have different marketing teams...&nbsp; I&#039;ve worked in Marketing for a global 500 and this appears to be easy money.&nbsp; (sorry for the pun) Serious collectors that spend tons of money a year are probably a great source of revenue for added services.</font></span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">I have heard comments like we trust this TPG company more than the others because they are tougher and more stringent.&nbsp; Sounds like a good marketing strategy for the TPG to gain confidence but maybe not always fair to the individual.?.&nbsp; On that same line of thought I&#039;m sure it has resulted in a loss of business for the TPG because of my concern.</font></span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">It really is all just mind boggling to the beginner collector that has limited time and money to invest.&nbsp; It would be sooooo much easier to have a set standard to follow and study.</font></span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">I would like to hear more about that 5-year-old response from GDJMSP.&nbsp; You say it was published; what kind of feedback did you get?</font></span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">Unfortunately the major magazines probably make significant revenue from the advertising of the TPGs.&nbsp; If that weren’t the case, it would be a great source for getting more collectors involved to gain support.</font></span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">I&#039;m going to have to spend some time looking at the structure of the ANA, like how are the officers placed in position, is it non-profit, what rules if any do they follow, how are they working to improve the hobby, ect.&nbsp; Seems like it should be another great body of influence but is failing at some levels for some reason not apparent to within this discussion.</font></span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">Darryl</font></span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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