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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 125851, member: 669&quot;]The problem with second/third tier TPGs is not that <i>they</i> are defrauding people.&nbsp; They give their opinions, based on their own standards.&nbsp; The difficulty with that is that many coin buyers don&#039;t realize that those standards are not the same as those of the majors, and if they can&#039;t grade for themselves, they overpay.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since we&#039;re talking about opinions, there&#039;s no such thing as &quot;hard evidence&quot; that one opinion is right and another is wrong&nbsp; - only a consensus among the reputable dealers and more knowledgeable collectors that Company A grades are generally accurate, Company B&#039;s are generally a point or two to high, and Company C is really a marketing tool of an unscrupulous seller, not a true <u>third party</u>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s face it though - pick a coin, any coin, ask three collectors about its grade, and you may get four answers. <img src="http://boards.collectors-society.com/images//graemlins/confused-smiley-013.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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