Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sliderguy, post: 1765051, member: 44081&quot;]These are not correct %&#039;s of TPG&#039;s, just a member jerking around and having fun.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The truth is though and always remember this.. This is a expensive game and you need two things while playing it, money and friends in the know.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have seem many lower graded coins get to that next level in many occasions and these coins were life changing money for some. The people that are in that circle within the grading companies and huge dealers can steal your wallet without you even being able to cry.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bottom line, learn how to grade coins yourself and don&#039;t think if you buy a 10k coin that you will ever make money off of it.&nbsp; TPG&#039;s are &quot;SUBJECTIVE&quot; opinions and just a few years ago certain TPG&#039;s started to Photograph coins. So, I always have questions about the number on the slab and then do more homework on why it got what it did.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I had a question ask of me a few years ago when I had a First Strike TPG 70 &quot;PL&quot; UHR $20 2009 Gold Piece, the question was from the head honcho at one of the TPG&#039;s, I told him and he said I never heard of you. I was shocked.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I had a 20k coin in my hands and was given a offer at a dealers table from this honcho and knew he was part of this dealer through the history of knowing him. The offer was $11k. I chuckled and told him sorry he didn&#039;t know whom I was and told him no thanks.&nbsp; While walking away he didn&#039;t know I knew who he was for many years.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I went down a few tables and sold that coin for $18,500.&nbsp; I am just wondering if this TPG head honcho was a friend of mine some how I might of got a better offer that day.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here is the kicker, I was told by a friend in the biz last winter my coin sold to another person for $22k. I am fine with that, no paper trail on my behalf and for my original investment of $1,179.00 for the coin, fees at the TPG where it was slabbed, I bought my wife a nice new Jeep Wrangler that she still drives today from the proceeds. Thanks for listening. G</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>P.S. I do own one more TPG 1st Strike 70 &quot;PL&quot; UHR and one 1st Strike 69 &quot;PL&quot; in my collection. I will save them for my kids for the future. Whatever happens to the value will happen, maybe a Home Run in 50 years. I won&#039;t be here to see it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in