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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mush195, post: 1789005, member: 6084&quot;]The best interests of collectors should be what I say they are, obviously <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In all honesty, I do think the proliferation of special labels is bad for the hobby. While there are a lot of collectors who would probably disagree with that, eventually I think people will realize that paying extra money for a worthless piece of paper is a bad idea, and it&#039;s going to push collectors away from the hobby.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There&#039;s always room for improvement. We should be working to make collecting more accessible. Particularly for higher value coins, we should strive to make it easier to identify the good coins, we should work toward more transparent pricing, and we should eliminate problem coins from the market. I think the TPGs have done and continue to do a lot to work toward these goals, but they could do better. Special labels, slabbing MS70 moderns, etc counteract this mission in my opinion. Those are marketing gimmicks that only serve the bottom lines of the TPGs and the dealers.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I agree that CAC is profit driven, as any business should be. They also are obviously appealing to dealers, since CAC stickered coins may carry a premium. But I think they provide a useful service to collectors inasmuch as they help further the vision I outlined above.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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