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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1727222, member: 112"]The one thing that Tom didn't mention ( he kinda did in a way) is that the Grey Sheet list prices for sight seen coins; and the Blue Sheet list prices for sight unseen coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>In other words, the CDN is acknowledging what all people who know coins already know, that not all grades are equal and that the TPGs screw up often enough that it matters. (That's what Tom was saying.) And when you get to see see a coin in your hand (sight seen) you can judge if that coin has been graded accurately or not. But when you don't get to see a coin and all you have to go by is the assigned grade on the slab (sight unseen), you cannot judge if the coin has been graded accurately or not. That creates a lot more risk for you as the buyer. And more risk equates to a cheaper price.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the little box - </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]269055.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>- it is absolutely worthless.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1727222, member: 112"]The one thing that Tom didn't mention ( he kinda did in a way) is that the Grey Sheet list prices for sight seen coins; and the Blue Sheet list prices for sight unseen coins. In other words, the CDN is acknowledging what all people who know coins already know, that not all grades are equal and that the TPGs screw up often enough that it matters. (That's what Tom was saying.) And when you get to see see a coin in your hand (sight seen) you can judge if that coin has been graded accurately or not. But when you don't get to see a coin and all you have to go by is the assigned grade on the slab (sight unseen), you cannot judge if the coin has been graded accurately or not. That creates a lot more risk for you as the buyer. And more risk equates to a cheaper price. This is the little box - [ATTACH]269055.vB[/ATTACH] - it is absolutely worthless.[/QUOTE]
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