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<p>[QUOTE="John Skelton, post: 4503184, member: 92092"]Say I have a MS64 coin but think it should be higher. I have also heard the TPGs have loosened their standards, plus there's the factor of grade inflation, so I think I have a chance! I send in the coin, it comes back, and suddenly because of the upgrade, I've added a few extra bucks to the value of the coin. So who has gained the most from this regrading? Who is responsible for the loose standards that allowed me to also profit?</p><p> </p><p>It seems to me that as the various TPGs change their standards, they get more customers wanting to get a new grade, and therefore they make out like a bandit from all the resubmissions. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think the best thing to do to avoid all this is to buy the coin, not the slab.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Skelton, post: 4503184, member: 92092"]Say I have a MS64 coin but think it should be higher. I have also heard the TPGs have loosened their standards, plus there's the factor of grade inflation, so I think I have a chance! I send in the coin, it comes back, and suddenly because of the upgrade, I've added a few extra bucks to the value of the coin. So who has gained the most from this regrading? Who is responsible for the loose standards that allowed me to also profit? It seems to me that as the various TPGs change their standards, they get more customers wanting to get a new grade, and therefore they make out like a bandit from all the resubmissions. I think the best thing to do to avoid all this is to buy the coin, not the slab.[/QUOTE]
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