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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 5148666, member: 24314&quot;]Thelivinglady, asked: &quot;Wonder why eBay doesn&#039;t recognize this company. Any answers appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: #660066">When was the last time you looked on Ebay?&nbsp;&nbsp; AFAIK, the four major TPGS&#039;s have been on Ebay for some time.</span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>Lehigh96, posted: &quot;When I say grading superstar, I don&#039;t mean a phenomenal grader, I mean a guy with a <span style="color: #b30000">numismatic resume</span>. [<span style="color: #b30000"><b>?? </b><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #660066"><i>Do you mean like John Roberts at ANACS?</i></span>]&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span>Someone who can be the face of the company and be respected by the numismatic community. [<span style="color: #660066"><i>Is Dave Bowers or Mr. Stack one of your superstars with a resume? They both are heads of a company.&nbsp; Is Michael Fahey a superstar with a resume?&nbsp; How about Randy Campbell, a two time FUN President?&nbsp; Do you understand how confused your opinion is getting?&nbsp;&nbsp; Apparently now your grading &quot;Superstar&quot; does not need to be a phenomenal grader, just a good business man with a resume.&nbsp; Which is it?]</i></span>&nbsp; It isn&#039;t enough just to do a good job and provide good service, the world demands celebrities.&nbsp; If the President of your grading company isn&#039;t a celebrity (in the numismatic world) then you don&#039;t really have much of a chance at increasing market share.&nbsp; David Hall [<i><span style="color: #660066">no longer at a TPGS</span></i>], Mark Salzberg [<i><span style="color: #660066">well you got one</span></i>], and John Albanese [<span style="color: #660066"><i>no longer at a TPGS</i></span>] 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.&nbsp; 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. [<i><span style="color: #660066">Possibly true</span></i>]&nbsp; 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 &amp; NGC.</p><p><br /></p><p>So again, who is the superstar at ICG or ANACS? [<i><span style="color: #660066">According to your criteria, we have none although if I have a question about a gold coin I can ask Mark Yaffe - an industry &quot;superstar&quot; with a resume.]</span></i></p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>Lehigh96, posted: &quot;Yes, but the proper use of HTML tags is a requirement to run a company.&quot;&nbsp; [<i><span style="color: #330066">This is probably funny but I don&#039;t know what an HTML tag is.]</span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>wxcoin, posted:&nbsp; &quot;I appreciate your willingness to comment in this thread, acknowledging your long time experience and expertise in authenticating and grading coins.&nbsp; [<i><span style="color: #660066">Thanks, I am an equal opportunity TPGS BASHER!]</span></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; Do you think that PCGS and NGC rose to the top because of big time dealer bias?</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #660066"><i><span style="color: #b30000"><b>No question</b>.</span>&nbsp; A number of very influential dealers and numismatists didn&#039;t like the way coins were being graded.&nbsp; However, they needed a qualified authenticator and hired Rick Montgomery away from the ANA.&nbsp; In the beginning you could only submit through an authorized PCGS dealer who I&#039;ve been told got a <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> kick-back.&nbsp; </i></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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