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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 312348, member: 6036&quot;]That&#039;s right... there&#039;s nothing funny about this one.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Coin dealers are mostly honest, but there&#039;s always hustlers (as proven by E-Bay).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Before TPGs, the hustlers had a field day. It was easier to fool people, and many stayed away.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Then TPGs came along. They add value to the hobby / industry as a whole, because an objective third party expert opinion has value.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I believe this cut down on the number of people who got hosed.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But in one respect, nothing&#039;s changed. There will always be charlatans. TPGs have raised the playing field and forced the hustlers to become more sophisticated.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sadly, some of the hustlers have done just that.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Which forces us - and the TPGs - to become more sophisticated, to try and stay one step ahead.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>All of which validates the time-honored CT mantra... get educated, study up, learn up, read up, before you pay up.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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