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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blaubart, post: 1982343, member: 37498&quot;]Possibly off topic, but if I were to collect slabbed coins, I would probably be willing to pay less for coins graded at a show, because I suspect their QC standards might be lower at shows than at their main facility.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course they have their guarantee and all, but as it was mentioned in an old thread that was recently resurrected, their guarantee is for wholesale value, not retail, and you have to foot the expense of sending the coin in to them to have it evaluated.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I find ironic about this process is that the TPG&#039;s market the importance of having coins graded by a third party, but when it comes to their guarantee, they are essentially their own second opinion.&nbsp; Conflict of interest?&nbsp; It would be in virtually any other industry.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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