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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 633794, member: 15309&quot;]Mark,</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug actually found a way to express my point more succinctly than I ever could.&nbsp; You are correct that there was no mention of the PCGS price guide in the listing, but that does not matter IMO.&nbsp; Again, I can only think of two scenarios.&nbsp; First, the seller believes that the coin is an MS67 and would probably cross into a PCGS holder thereby justifying his asking price that corresponded to the $600 PCGS price guide.&nbsp; The second scenario is that he is intentionally listing the NGC coin at the PCGS price in order to snare an unwary newbie who doesn&#039;t know the ins and outs of the Jefferson Nickel series.</p><p><br /></p><p>With regards to you SLQ listing.&nbsp; That is comparing apples to oranges.&nbsp; The PCGS price for a 1928-S SLQ MS65 FH is $850.&nbsp; The Numismedia price guides are $760 &amp; $950 for wholesale and retail respectively.&nbsp; Both TPG&#039;s use similar standards for this series and the price guides are basically interchangeable.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The same can not be said about the Jefferson Nickel series for which there is an obvious difference in grading standards.&nbsp; I have no problem with the seller asking a ridiculous price.&nbsp; However, I wonder what price he would have listed the coin at if the PCGS price guide was $125.&nbsp; If the seller really thinks the coin is worth $600, then okay.&nbsp; But if he is using the PCGS price as a means to generate extra profit on a coin he knows is worth only $100, that is unethical.&nbsp; I can&#039;t decide whether it is unethical because I can&#039;t read the sellers mind.&nbsp; Hence the reason for the thread which was to get others opinions.&nbsp; While I respect the opinions given, to flat out dismiss any chance or unethical behavior on the part of the seller is IMO, unreasonable.&nbsp; Having said that, I still haven&#039;t decided whether or not what this seller did was deceptive or whether CAVEAT EMPTOR should rule even if he was being deceptive.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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