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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Notaphylic_C, post: 8810401, member: 130786&quot;]I like guides (&amp; catalogues with their estimates) &amp; sometimes I&#039;ll check eBay (to get a handle on what a note is selling for). That&#039;s the economical (&amp; old school) way to check how your note will fair but collectible currency (&amp; coins) will fluctuate a bit according to world economic outlook &amp; stability.&nbsp; If everything&#039;s humming along nicely (no invasion of another country like Russia&#039;s 2nd invasion of Ukraine last Feb) then you should expect close to the price that has been quoted (or seen in your catalogue) or better. If some &quot;sh!te hits the fan&quot; so to speak (like the example I used) then you can expect less. (Happened to me).</p><p><br /></p><p>But grading is a crucial step in getting a handle on how your banknote will fair in terms of sales.&nbsp; Higher graded notes are like prime real estate properties -in that the higher grades (best examples) perform like choice locations. Everybody wants the best grades so prices will go higher for TPG notes with high # (super gems).&nbsp; It can be surprising sometimes (esp with the more common stuff).&nbsp; So, it is important to get a hang of grading. I often see posts where the owner of the note over grades &amp; would hazard to say this phenomenon is much more common than it should be. </p><p><br /></p><p>But, having said that, it took me years to grade closer to the level most experienced collectors assess a note at. It takes a lot of practice (hits &amp; misses), learning about &quot;issues,&quot; a well centred note (registry), decent embossing (original &amp; EPQ), etc for many of us while others pick up all the intricate levels very quickly. I don&#039;t mind admitting my shortcomings b/c so many collectors think they&#039;re experts overnight &amp; I just feel it takes time to develop the kind of critical eye (skills) needed to grade correctly. (Perhaps I was too infatuated with the notes in the beginning &amp; held fast to my biases!). Anyway, I got over it &amp; feel like I finally can grade a note pretty close to what the experts would say (though I need to get a light-box &amp; loupe). </p><p><br /></p><p>If you wish to have a no-brainer/quick approach (&amp; perhaps more accurate) estimate of value, you might wish to give &quot;<a href="http://trackandprice.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://trackandprice.com/" rel="nofollow">Track &amp; Price</a>&quot; for nailing down the approx market value of your note(s) (esp your TPG notes which can&#039;t be disputed unless poorly assessed). I&#039;ve never resorted to this app myself but I have heard some positive feedback here &amp; from collectors elsewhere who swear by it. Hope that helps![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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