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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Midas, post: 125389, member: 2761&quot;]<b>TPG means &quot;third party grading&quot;.</b> <b><span style="color: red">For the record, there is <u>NOTHING</u> 3rd partied about SGS (Star Grading Service) and their eBay powerseller (Aboncom).&nbsp; Nothing at all! </span></b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you are one in the same, please explain how they fall into the definition of 3rd partied?????. Remember, they are BOTH the same and are owned and operated by the same person/company in Ohio.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>All this seller does is take bank rolls, fish for the &quot;pretty&quot; ones, and sell them as MS70/PR70 in packaging that &quot;looks&quot; to appear as a TPG product. They give you a certificate which is better served at the bottom of bird cages.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b><span style="color: red">What is SGS then?</span>&nbsp; They are nothing more than <u>marketing</u> and <u>packaging</u>.</b> All they are doing is &quot;putting lipstick on a pig&quot; and hoping for suckers that think they are getting the real deal. If newbie numismatics are fortunate enough to find Coin Talk first BEFORE buying a SGS/Aboncom product, they would have saved themselves some serious money...and headaches.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>SGS used to sell 99.99% of their products as either MS70 or PR70 grades. But watch out! Recently, they have ventured into Morgans where you are seeing MS67PL grades (translation = MS63 or less). Buyer beware!! They are just another in the long list of &quot;alphabet slabs&quot; that primarily appear on eBay which is a haven for buying coins &quot;sight-unseen&quot;.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There is nothing TPG&#039;ed about SGS...NOTHING!!! To call them a TPG, then you need to call me a TPG too! Here are MY products. Starting bid is $.99 plus $4.95 for S&amp;H.&nbsp; Any suckers out there?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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