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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Market Harmony, post: 1066615, member: 20154&quot;]I have never had a favor done for me by PCGS, nor have I ever been treated unfairly.&nbsp; And I am neither a big or small client of theirs.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As another poster stated, the grade assigned on a PCGS slab is just a starting point (in the negotiations of price).&nbsp; The whole purpose of the TPGs is to add a descriptive element to the collectible.&nbsp; They have chosen a numbering system and variety/error identifiers.&nbsp; But they have done nothing to describe eye appeal which is just as important when it comes to collectibility.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Going back to the OP, I too believe that many coins on eBay are those on the lower end of the unrecorded eye appeal scale.&nbsp; But there are some coins that can found from sellers who are not working from a large inventory that are sifted through for gems to sell face to face.&nbsp; Collectors may sell off any and all of their coins, whereas a larger dealer may keep the coins with better eye appeal and sell the others based on the assigned grade alone.&nbsp; A coin in hand with great eye appeal should theoretically fetch a better price than an equally graded coin with low eye appeal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Think about that...&nbsp; which coin would you buy?&nbsp; A MS64 with great eye appeal for $150 or the same coin in MS64 with low eye appeal for $135?</p><p><br /></p><p>Now with that in mind, thinking that &quot;favors&quot; are given to people <u>is</u> ludicrous (to quote GDJMSP).&nbsp; Those who feel that way are most likely trying to compare eye appeal and grade... 2 things which <i>independently</i> affect the marketability of a coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>eBay is a market for coins with low eye appeal in properly graded slabs.&nbsp; But that&#039;s just my opinion, and I&#039;m sure that others may disagree and I&#039;m sure that there are instances which would prove that statement to be incorrect.&nbsp; As a generalization, however, I stand by that statement.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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