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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2104837, member: 112&quot;]Yes David there are many who think of the TPGs as being the &quot;be-all end-all&quot; of grading authorities. But if they are the be-all end-all of grading, meaning they are always right, then how is it that so many coins get up-graded ? I mean, if they were right the first time, then how can they possibly be right the second time when the coin gets an even higher grade ? And what do you say when the same coin gets upgraded again ? They were wrong two times and right on the third ? Really ?</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems to me that if a grading company is supposed to be the best there is, then when a coin is sent in for grading it will be given the same grade each time it is sent in. Not upgraded the following year and then upgraded again 3 or 4 years later. How good can they be if that is happening ? And there is no doubt, there is no disputing that it does happen - a lot.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And no, there are no sales or offers for coins graded by ANA standards. But then there could not be any because no TPG uses or follows ANA standards. You ever wonder why that might be ? For that matter you ever wonder why all of the TPGs each use a different set of grading standards - as opposed to them all using the same set of grading standards ? I mean that one question right there should make everybody wonder - if these guys are really as good as they claim to be, really as good as so many people &quot;think&quot; they are - then why don&#039;t they all use the same set of of grading standards ? And if you want to get more specific, if PCGS is as good as some think, then why is that PCGS doesn&#039;t even follow their own written and published grading standards ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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