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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 5171859, member: 24314"]Lehigh96, posted: "<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">I was the one <b>disputing that ICG is content where they are</b>, so thank you for proving my point. <span style="color: #660066">[??? Was your point that ICG will always be in the second tier where they wish to STAY?]</span> That said, expanding revenue is not the same as increasing market share, as previously discussed. [<span style="color: #660066">As long as we continue to gain more customers and increase the bottom line, <b>who cares if the market expands or contracts.</b> I hope all the TPGS continue to prosper and have happy customers.]</span> </span></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I don't really care</b> why you got banned, my point is that if you were acting as an ICG representative who was supposed to "monitor the chat rooms", then getting banned for any reason is an abject failure of your assigned duty.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #660066"><b>Neither do I.</b> I post to share knowledge and learn things not to play nice and make friends. Unfortunately, my CU alt does not give me any pleasure EXCEPT beating their security features. </span></p><p><span style="color: #660066">My use of "monitor" was misleading. Perhaps "wave the ICG flag" would have been better. I'm very pleased <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> with what I did over there in the short time I was allowed to post. You and I have a different idea of "failure." Nevertheless, you make a good point. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <b>NOT! </b></span></p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry Skip, I will take the absolute mountain of information available anytime I want from PCGS Coinfacts over a 1 time conversation with a TPG grader.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #660066">As a nickel expert, you probably know more than they do</span>. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lehigh96, posted: "I see your point about having an affordable grading option, but <b>when it comes time to sell</b> your collection, you may regret the decision to save money in the grading process when you see how little your coins in 2nd tier slabs realize. And if you are not planning to ever sell your coins, you heirs will inherit that same shortfall." </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #660066">Hopefully, anyone who reads the discussions on ANY coin forum<i> already knows this</i> when <b>selling</b> coins.</span> <span style="color: #660066">That my be the main reason ANACS and ICG are considered to be bad.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 5171859, member: 24314"]Lehigh96, posted: "[COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]I was the one [B]disputing that ICG is content where they are[/B], so thank you for proving my point. [COLOR=#660066][??? Was your point that ICG will always be in the second tier where they wish to STAY?][/COLOR] That said, expanding revenue is not the same as increasing market share, as previously discussed. [[COLOR=#660066]As long as we continue to gain more customers and increase the bottom line, [B]who cares if the market expands or contracts.[/B] I hope all the TPGS continue to prosper and have happy customers.][/COLOR] [/COLOR] [B]I don't really care[/B] why you got banned, my point is that if you were acting as an ICG representative who was supposed to "monitor the chat rooms", then getting banned for any reason is an abject failure of your assigned duty. [COLOR=#660066][B]Neither do I.[/B] I post to share knowledge and learn things not to play nice and make friends. Unfortunately, my CU alt does not give me any pleasure EXCEPT beating their security features. My use of "monitor" was misleading. Perhaps "wave the ICG flag" would have been better. I'm very pleased :D with what I did over there in the short time I was allowed to post. You and I have a different idea of "failure." Nevertheless, you make a good point. :shame: [B]NOT! [/B][/COLOR] Sorry Skip, I will take the absolute mountain of information available anytime I want from PCGS Coinfacts over a 1 time conversation with a TPG grader. [COLOR=#660066]As a nickel expert, you probably know more than they do[/COLOR]. :p Lehigh96, posted: "I see your point about having an affordable grading option, but [B]when it comes time to sell[/B] your collection, you may regret the decision to save money in the grading process when you see how little your coins in 2nd tier slabs realize. And if you are not planning to ever sell your coins, you heirs will inherit that same shortfall." [COLOR=#660066]Hopefully, anyone who reads the discussions on ANY coin forum[I] already knows this[/I] when [B]selling[/B] coins.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#660066]That my be the main reason ANACS and ICG are considered to be bad.[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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