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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 1445756, member: 37839&quot;]You are right, to each his own.&nbsp; The one glaring inaccuracy is that &quot;people are entitled to throw their money away as they choose, and others are entitled to be more thrifty in their spending.&quot;&nbsp; That is a total crock!&nbsp; Over the years, when I have bought and resold slabbed coins by PCGS and NGC, I have consistently made money--lots of money.&nbsp; I did not buy the coins originally with intent to resell, but one never knows.&nbsp; On the other hand, the raw ones were far less marketable for a price commensurate with original purchase expense.&nbsp; That is simple fact in my case, and sufficient reason to purchase slabbed coins.&nbsp; The old adage of &quot;buy the coin and not the holder&quot; is fine if you have no intent EVER to remarket or trade coins.&nbsp; End of story on that aspect.</p><p><br /></p><p>As regard &quot;dealers and buyers finding common ground,&quot;&nbsp; I can&#039;t tell you how many times I ended up overpaying for a coin that was represented as one thing, but ended up being another.&nbsp; You will come back, and reiterate that one has to be an expert grader--well, I am an experienced grader, and still had a number of unpleasant surprises.&nbsp; TPGs have leveled out the playing field.&nbsp; I think you just don&#039;t wish to acknowledge the financial aspects of the hobby that are operative.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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