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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 405879, member: 15309&quot;]NPcoin,</p><p><br /></p><p>The TPG&#039;s do and will continue to make mistakes.&nbsp; That is a simple fact of life.&nbsp; Overall, they do a great job of grading coins and I think the large majority are graded properly.&nbsp; That does not mean that I am willing to risk $2,000 in hope that I don&#039;t get one of the coins they got wrong.&nbsp; If I had another set of eyes to affirm the CAMEO designation, it would have had the same effect as the CAC sticker.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can say that the TPG&#039;s were formed in order to create a sight unseen market, but you already admitted in your first post that they failed in that respect.&nbsp; The doesn&#039;t mean there is no faith in the TPG&#039;s, it just means that from time to time you will need a second opinion.&nbsp; I would have no problem buying a common date Morgan MS65 sight unseen for $150.&nbsp; If I get the coin and think it is overgraded and is actually an MS64, I can dump it for a small loss.&nbsp; But I think before I buy a 1945 FB Mercury Dime, that I would like to see the full bands for myself.&nbsp; If the CAC suceeds, I won&#039;t need to see it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Besides, we both know that the benefits provided by the advent of the TPG&#039;s goes further than the sight unseen market.&nbsp; The scamming dealers that sold every single coin to unsuspecting buyers as gem bu are gone or scratching out a living on flea-bay.&nbsp; That alone is enough to ensure their longterm stability.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think anyone (collectors) wants to return to what is was like before the TPG&#039;s regardless of what happens with the CAC.&nbsp; Just my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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