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Message:: [QUOTE="Inquisitive, post: 994636, member: 20698"]Bought some coins at a show yesterday, but what I found interesting was what I did not buy. The dealer had some blue and brown Ikes (for which I have an affinity). I ended buying two of the blues at 7.50 each (they were not 71's) which was fair at 1.15 over melt with the envelopes & COA's. The browns were also not 71's so I was interested, until the dealer took them out. They were certified by NGC (OK, Good), but he told me he would have to add the cost of certifying the coins to their price, which would bring them over 20$ each, at which point I was not interested. So I guess my question is as follows: It is common industry practice to mark up for certification costs? I have a few other certified coins (mostly peace dollars) and have never paid an additional "mark up" for the coins being certified. Thank you for your responses.[/QUOTE]