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<p>[QUOTE="NPCoin, post: 773278, member: 5629"]I am going to interject a few things here on that statement.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, the TPG industry is supposed to be the engine that drives the sight-unseen market vehicle. Because that comfort is not there to make such purchases widely within the "industry", it has failed as a whole.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, that statement is tantamount to saying, "I am comfortable purchasing coins from any grading service, just as I would any raw coin." Because sight-seen would be required to achieve a comfort level, then there is no real difference between the TPG coins and raw coins, in that respect.</p><p><br /></p><p>This all boils down to what has been repeated again and again: Buy the coin not the plastic (slab, etc).</p><p><br /></p><p>Grading is subjective, and we all would disagree upon many mint state coins. One man's 63 is another man's 64.</p><p><br /></p><p>Malak1 asked two objective questions: cost and turnaround (which even in itself holds subjectivity based upon one's own personal expectations). Accuracy, comparison to PCGS and NGC, etc, are all subjective purely to expectation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Malak1 is the only person who knows his own expectations. My opinion of TPGs in general is well documented and would be dripping with bias.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, I would suggest that anybody interested in knowing how well TPGs compare to one another to first know and understand the series you are interested in. Second, have a firm conviction of what you personally like and enjoy in your coins. And, third, since you are already on the internet, utilize the tools available to you to make the comparisons first hand. Pull up images of each TPG's coins and compare them. Sure, it's not completely the same as hand-in sight-seen evaluation, but it is enough to be able to form an accurate opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>You are the only one who can make the decision regarding a service or product. Sure, reviews and recommendations are good things in helping to direct you, but your own likes, dislikes, and expectations will differ from others, and you are the only one who can make a decision.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NPCoin, post: 773278, member: 5629"]I am going to interject a few things here on that statement. First, the TPG industry is supposed to be the engine that drives the sight-unseen market vehicle. Because that comfort is not there to make such purchases widely within the "industry", it has failed as a whole. Second, that statement is tantamount to saying, "I am comfortable purchasing coins from any grading service, just as I would any raw coin." Because sight-seen would be required to achieve a comfort level, then there is no real difference between the TPG coins and raw coins, in that respect. This all boils down to what has been repeated again and again: Buy the coin not the plastic (slab, etc). Grading is subjective, and we all would disagree upon many mint state coins. One man's 63 is another man's 64. Malak1 asked two objective questions: cost and turnaround (which even in itself holds subjectivity based upon one's own personal expectations). Accuracy, comparison to PCGS and NGC, etc, are all subjective purely to expectation. Malak1 is the only person who knows his own expectations. My opinion of TPGs in general is well documented and would be dripping with bias. But, I would suggest that anybody interested in knowing how well TPGs compare to one another to first know and understand the series you are interested in. Second, have a firm conviction of what you personally like and enjoy in your coins. And, third, since you are already on the internet, utilize the tools available to you to make the comparisons first hand. Pull up images of each TPG's coins and compare them. Sure, it's not completely the same as hand-in sight-seen evaluation, but it is enough to be able to form an accurate opinion. You are the only one who can make the decision regarding a service or product. Sure, reviews and recommendations are good things in helping to direct you, but your own likes, dislikes, and expectations will differ from others, and you are the only one who can make a decision.[/QUOTE]
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