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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clembo, post: 520723, member: 8033&quot;]Let me go out on a limb here for a second Ben. Did my topic trip your trigger a teeny bit? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not going to say I disagree with you as I really don&#039;t. I&#039;ve just toned down how I express it over time here on CT.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it is a game and the TPGs do come out on top as well as the dealers. We&#039;ll slab stuff all day for the grade if we think it might get it then put it on the &#039;bay so someone can pay a ridiculous premium of THEIR choosing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Give me a legint, high grade &quot;real&quot; coin every time. They tend to hold value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Walk into the shop with your PCGS MS70 whatever and the first thing we do is look it up on ebay. If we DO find a few recent completed auctions we&#039;ll give you a &quot;fair&quot; price. &quot;Fair&quot; being we&#039;ll put it up and make a few bucks. This is one of the ways a shop makes money.</p><p><br /></p><p>We&#039;ve been watching the 2009 Ultra High Relief coins the past few days. Folks are PRE selling these and getting $1400 plus! Hello, order it from the mint if you want it. Save a few bucks (or hundreds).</p><p>On the other hand you could get an MS69 or 70 from Chattanooga Coin. I&#039;m sure some of you have seen the pre-sell ads in magazines. Sure, they&#039;ll have them and you can get one at an exhorbitant price of $2000 plus. I don&#039;t remember the exact price because I just turn the page at work and laugh. NGC slabs by the way from what I can tell.</p><p><br /></p><p>So let&#039;s think about this folks. A huge &quot;dealer&quot; (and I use the term oh so lightly) can presell these coins because they KNOW they will most likely meet demand. If not it&#039;s just a refund and &quot;out of stock&quot;. Ding, ding, ding! Warning bells!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The technolgy exists at the mint for them to turn out &quot;69s and 70s&quot; all day. I&#039;m still waiting to see an actual MS70 though.</p><p><br /></p><p>For what it&#039;s worth I bought my Ultra High Relief. Didn&#039;t want it nor can I afford it. The boss has already paid me for it plus a bonus (wouldn&#039;t have wasted my time for nothing). I&#039;ve got my money and he&#039;ll make his. Works for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your rant Ben Peters. Got me fired up again.</p><p><br /></p><p>clembo[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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