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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 3247387, member: 15309&quot;]Yes, it is a combination of those three factors.&nbsp; People don&#039;t trust the seller&#039;s assigned grade and they don&#039;t have the confidence in their own grading skills to pay the price of the grade they think the coin is, rather they are willing to pay the price of the grade beneath what they think the coin is in order to minimize financial loss.&nbsp; The TPGs have leveled the playing field where the buyer feels confident in paying full price for the assigned grade but it has also led many collectors to become lazy and dependent upon TPG grades rather than the ability to grade for themselves and use the TPG grade as affirmation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having said all that, it doesn&#039;t change the fact that raw coins only stand on their own merit when people with the experience to grade for themselves without assistance from the TPGs are involved.&nbsp; I submit that is a very rare occurrence even in many dealer to dealer transactions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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