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<p>[QUOTE="Ciscokid, post: 36484, member: 1932"]Hi Chris;</p><p><br /></p><p>Well the short answer they only sell 95% of their slabbed coins are by NGC, the rest are PCGS graded coins. So they do use the 2 most respected coin grading companys. As to there accurate grading, many here will tell you to "buy the coin" not the slab, so I'll say the same thing, but over all those grades are probably pretty accurate. On the raw stuff they also tend to over grade, the 2 times I order (1 roll of Morgans, and a roll of SAE) I returned them both because it was junk-Thats not to say that perhaps some of their stuff is good, but then they over charge--</p><p><br /></p><p>The Coin Vault tho has its faults--They over charge BIG TIME!!--I feel sorry for many who have paid their asking prices on stuff, only to find out at a future date that they will never recover what they paid. (In fact I have fired off couple emails to the hosts stating to them the prices they are charging are outrageous), so far I get no response <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> To me it is amazing the markup of the items, 100% to up 300-400% markups is common practice. Bargains are few and far between and lately their prices have actually insulted me...So have I ever bought anything from them? yes 2-3 years ago when to me there prices were more reasonable but even then I overpaid--Would I buy anything from them now? I doubt it, prices they charge now is way out of line and bargains are never televised--</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a new coin show on satellite that I look at on Thursday nite that seems more reasonable and is more of an auction type selling, but to date I have not purchased and still developing an opinion--The slabs I see with them is mostly PCGS slabs--Can't remember the network now it is only on at certain times--right now its not even showing the channel--</p><p>cisco[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ciscokid, post: 36484, member: 1932"]Hi Chris; Well the short answer they only sell 95% of their slabbed coins are by NGC, the rest are PCGS graded coins. So they do use the 2 most respected coin grading companys. As to there accurate grading, many here will tell you to "buy the coin" not the slab, so I'll say the same thing, but over all those grades are probably pretty accurate. On the raw stuff they also tend to over grade, the 2 times I order (1 roll of Morgans, and a roll of SAE) I returned them both because it was junk-Thats not to say that perhaps some of their stuff is good, but then they over charge-- The Coin Vault tho has its faults--They over charge BIG TIME!!--I feel sorry for many who have paid their asking prices on stuff, only to find out at a future date that they will never recover what they paid. (In fact I have fired off couple emails to the hosts stating to them the prices they are charging are outrageous), so far I get no response :p To me it is amazing the markup of the items, 100% to up 300-400% markups is common practice. Bargains are few and far between and lately their prices have actually insulted me...So have I ever bought anything from them? yes 2-3 years ago when to me there prices were more reasonable but even then I overpaid--Would I buy anything from them now? I doubt it, prices they charge now is way out of line and bargains are never televised-- There is a new coin show on satellite that I look at on Thursday nite that seems more reasonable and is more of an auction type selling, but to date I have not purchased and still developing an opinion--The slabs I see with them is mostly PCGS slabs--Can't remember the network now it is only on at certain times--right now its not even showing the channel-- cisco[/QUOTE]
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