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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cwtokenman, post: 43511, member: 2100&quot;]While I have no love for the tpgs, I do believe if more uniform and consistent standards were followed, that would greatly increase their value to the hobby. Their products could be especially useful for those learning to grade if uniform standards were utilized.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also totally agree that the buyer should be knowledgable about what he his buying, especially if big $$$ are involved. Essentially, I feel a collector should be able to (or working towards being able to) perform the same evaluations as a professional grader. Such a collector IMO should in actuality have no need for tpgs, as what can they do for him that he can not do for himself? OK, not everyone has access to a sonic welder, but one can purchase some pretty nice holders for the cost of slabbing. I am talking only from the collecting viewpoint here, not a selling one. I would not argue that a slabbed coin will typically bring a considerably higher price than an identical raw coin. The flip side to that presents the opportunity for the knowledgable collector to pick up some bargains on raw coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>You mention their grading gaurantees. I have inquired on the ebay board several times without a response. Have you (or anyone else) tried to make a claim on any tpg&#039;s gaurantee and how did it go? The wording on their gaurantees often seems rather restrictive, so I was curious as to learning of anyone&#039;s actual experience(s). I have been trying to pick up some (IMO) overgraded tokens at a reasonable price to test things myself, but have not yet been successful.</p><p><br /></p><p>NOS, if you would like to see a couple of examples of what some on the ebay board feel are overgraded top tier slabs, look at:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=3966721958" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=3966721958" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=3966721958</a></p><p><br /></p><p>and</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;category=11980&amp;item=3966583351&amp;rd=1&amp;ssPageName=WDVW" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;category=11980&amp;item=3966583351&amp;rd=1&amp;ssPageName=WDVW" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;category=11980&amp;item=3966583351&amp;rd=1&amp;ssPageName=WDVW</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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