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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2939407, member: 24314"]Mike Drop, posted: "But the definition of questionable may be different to every grader right? Questionable means unsure so that means that one grader finds something questionable while other graders don't? Even if it is graded by multiple graders, it is all a matter of opinion."</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">N O !</span></i></b></p><p><b><i><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"><br /></span></i></b></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Let's try this again. The folks who grade and authenticate at the professional level operate so far above the level of me and most of the rest of us here that their "opinions" are not really opinions. </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Let me try it this way. Of all the men who have played football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and ride horses, only a very small percent "make the show." Out of that .05% only .0002% are at the top. </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Unless it is modern stuff, when your coin gets to a TPGS, at least one or two of those .0002% guys gets to examine it. I'll guarantee there are VERY FEW questionable calls. Now the best quarterback throws an interception so we can find ACTUAL MISTAKES in all TPGS slabs. Unlike the quarterback, the TPGS can change their mind and correct any mistakes. The doctor looks at the patient and renders an opinion. There are other doctors. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">That said, 99% of the time "Questionable" is just a nice word from a group of experienced, knowledgeable folks for: "Your coin SUCKS" and is not "market acceptable." <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2939407, member: 24314"]Mike Drop, posted: "But the definition of questionable may be different to every grader right? Questionable means unsure so that means that one grader finds something questionable while other graders don't? Even if it is graded by multiple graders, it is all a matter of opinion." [B][I][COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]N O ! [/COLOR][/I][/B] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Let's try this again. The folks who grade and authenticate at the professional level operate so far above the level of me and most of the rest of us here that their "opinions" are not really opinions. Let me try it this way. Of all the men who have played football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and ride horses, only a very small percent "make the show." Out of that .05% only .0002% are at the top. Unless it is modern stuff, when your coin gets to a TPGS, at least one or two of those .0002% guys gets to examine it. I'll guarantee there are VERY FEW questionable calls. Now the best quarterback throws an interception so we can find ACTUAL MISTAKES in all TPGS slabs. Unlike the quarterback, the TPGS can change their mind and correct any mistakes. The doctor looks at the patient and renders an opinion. There are other doctors. [/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]That said, 99% of the time "Questionable" is just a nice word from a group of experienced, knowledgeable folks for: "Your coin SUCKS" and is not "market acceptable." :( [/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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