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<p>[QUOTE="imrich, post: 1192823, member: 22331"]<b>Seemingly Without Reason!!</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><font face="Arial">I've followed the PCGS pricing schemes over the years, and I believe that they generally have an obscure basis, seemingly contrary to norms of sales. It seems as if "they" determine that the highest reported sales price is to be the "standard" for a given coin/grade. It appears that others use something close to the mean sales price.</font></b></p><p><b><font face="Arial"><br /></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Arial">I do know that dealers often use the PCGS suggested price to justify their sales pricing, while using C.D.N. bid to justify their buys. I have virtually never found the PCGS guide to be realistic when buying or selling, although the majority of my expensive coins are in PCGS holders. My experiences may be predicated on the fact that I try to sell in venues which net the best win-win buy/sale outcome. </font></b></p><p><b><font face="Arial"><br /></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Arial">I also believe that C.D.N. reports better </font></b><b><font face="Arial">reflect </font></b><b><font face="Arial">average "normal" sales.</font></b></p><p><b><font face="Arial"><br /></font></b> </p><p><b><font face="Arial">I suspect that others may also share our lack of understanding. :smile </font></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="imrich, post: 1192823, member: 22331"][b]Seemingly Without Reason!![/b] [B][FONT=Arial]I've followed the PCGS pricing schemes over the years, and I believe that they generally have an obscure basis, seemingly contrary to norms of sales. It seems as if "they" determine that the highest reported sales price is to be the "standard" for a given coin/grade. It appears that others use something close to the mean sales price. I do know that dealers often use the PCGS suggested price to justify their sales pricing, while using C.D.N. bid to justify their buys. I have virtually never found the PCGS guide to be realistic when buying or selling, although the majority of my expensive coins are in PCGS holders. My experiences may be predicated on the fact that I try to sell in venues which net the best win-win buy/sale outcome. I also believe that C.D.N. reports better [/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Arial]reflect [/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Arial]average "normal" sales. [/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Arial]I suspect that others may also share our lack of understanding. :smile [/FONT][/B][/QUOTE]
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