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Message:: [QUOTE="Ed Sims, post: 1885056, member: 59688"]No, they shouldn't ban grades. The rules they have for not allowing sellers to assign a specific numeric grade in a non TPG holder seems fair enough. Coin collectors should take it upon themselves to learn how to grade the coins they collect if for nothing other than to protect themselves to a certain degree from those coin sellers who are over grading/pricing their coins. eBay requires an image to be at least 1600 pixels in any one side which unless it is saved in a high resolution format,  at least 300 dpi, will result in a very blurry image in most cases. If a seller has a coin that has a distant or unclear image then he/she is either not wanting the buyer to see its actual condition or is just a lousy photographer. In either case, you have the choice of asking for a better picture to be sent to you, buying something you really don't what you are going to get or just not bidding on the coin. Even with the eBay buyer protection the seller does not have to refund your money unless the item was not as described and if so stated in their return policy you basically don't have a chance in returning it. The sellers who are out to deceive deliberately will state they know nothing about coins and it is up to the buyer to determine what it is worth to them which makes it easy for that seller to deny a refund.[/QUOTE]