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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 5148195, member: 15309"]When I say grading superstar, I don't mean a phenomenal grader, I mean a guy with a numismatic resume. Someone who can be the face of the company and be respected by the numismatic community. It isn't enough just to do a good job and provide good service, the world demands celebrities. If the President of your grading company isn't a celebrity (in the numismatic world) then you don't really have much of a chance at increasing market share. David Hall, Mark Salzberg, and John Albanese all have that level of celebrity. </p><p><br /></p><p>Brett Charville is not a celebrity and in the eyes of most people, he is a kid, way in over his head. When he makes statements that major coin shows should be about interaction rather than transaction, and that coin shows should model their shows after comic cons, it makes me feel like PCGS is adrift, vulnerable, and possibly already in decline. But with the absence of their own numismatic superstar, it becomes impossible for ANACS, ICG, or any other 3rd party grader to climb into the ring with PCGS & NGC.</p><p><br /></p><p>So again, who is the superstar at ICG or ANACS?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 5148195, member: 15309"]When I say grading superstar, I don't mean a phenomenal grader, I mean a guy with a numismatic resume. Someone who can be the face of the company and be respected by the numismatic community. It isn't enough just to do a good job and provide good service, the world demands celebrities. If the President of your grading company isn't a celebrity (in the numismatic world) then you don't really have much of a chance at increasing market share. David Hall, Mark Salzberg, and John Albanese all have that level of celebrity. Brett Charville is not a celebrity and in the eyes of most people, he is a kid, way in over his head. When he makes statements that major coin shows should be about interaction rather than transaction, and that coin shows should model their shows after comic cons, it makes me feel like PCGS is adrift, vulnerable, and possibly already in decline. But with the absence of their own numismatic superstar, it becomes impossible for ANACS, ICG, or any other 3rd party grader to climb into the ring with PCGS & NGC. So again, who is the superstar at ICG or ANACS?[/QUOTE]
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