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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 2417905, member: 36230&quot;]What?? &quot;Tall order&quot; how? Learning to grade is one of if not the single most important gift a collector can give themselves, and this is fact.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let me tell you what often happens to collectors who, instead of learning for themselves, rely on TPGs to do it for them... they end up with a collection full of dreck, and this is particularly true for those who also possess the &quot;deal mentality&quot;. The latter is when someone focuses more to entirely on price as opposed to the quality of the coins they purchase, and more often than not such people end up with what are sometimes called &quot;hot potatoes&quot;. These are coins, often questionably graded (way maxed out, are overgraded, display overlooked problems, have cancer in one form or another, etc, etc) that knowledgeable dealers/collectors avoid like the plague and are therefore priced well under where they should be. Coins are as individual as people; no two are exactly the same, and knowing the good from the bad is key to success. If you buy plastic, especially if also focusing on price, I promise that you will end up with coins like this; there are a lot of dogs out there in top TPG holders, my friend, and you can bank on this, one way or another. If you wish to build a collection filled with such coins, that&#039;s up to you, but when it comes time to sell, please don&#039;t blame the knowledgeable dealer for not paying up for what you (may have) paid down for, or simply not wanting them at all. Dealers, like the one mentioned in the OP, who sell such material would probably be the best bet (hint, hint).</p><p><br /></p><p>I realize this may sound harsh, but in the long run its a lot less harsh than the alternative.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, there are, but the very laziness mentioned in my previous post is, with all due respect, <i><u>not</u></i> one of them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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