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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1522390, member: 112&quot;]And I&#039;m not saying that it is only that. Merely that it is a part of it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you actually knew me then you would be aware that that is not something I have ever done. On the contrary, when I sold my coins I often stated that in my opinion they had been over-graded by the TPG. You see, THAT, is who I am.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree, I used to be one of them. But the lazy people I am talking about are those who rather than take the time to learn for themselves, buy slabbed coins, or submit raw coins. I would say that with most of these people their primary interest, their primary reason for buying them, lies in the value of the coins. In other words they are investors, not collectors. </p><p><br /></p><p>And there are also those among the lazy group who are true collectors, but are simply not willing to expend the time and effort to learn for themselves. So in order to have reassurances, they buy slabbed coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Over the course of my life I bought thousands and thousands of slabbed coins. But never once did I ever submit a raw coin to a TPG because I had no need to do so. If I bought a raw coin then I was confident in it being authentic. And every coin I ever bought, raw or slabbed, was based on my opinion and only my opinion of the grade, regardless of whatever it might have said on the slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>It always seems to me that people think I am anti-TPG. Nothing could be further from the truth. It has always been my opinion that the TPGs are the single best thing to ever happen to our hobby. I am one of their biggest fans. No I do not agree with all of the things they do, especially their grading practices. But I have always and probably always will advise those who cannot grade and authenticate, who cannot detect problem coins, for themselves - to only buy slabbed coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The TPGs have a huge place in this hobby. I consider them to be essential for the majority of collectors. And I am talking about collectors worldwide, not just in the US. But I will forever encourage collectors to become coin buyers and not plastic buyers <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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