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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Earle42, post: 2443263, member: 78261&quot;]The human eye loves symmetry.&nbsp; I think this is why I like the look of many of the same design in an album page.&nbsp; It is about the aesthetic symmetry to me.&nbsp; Psychologically there are also mindsets (like mine) that feel having one of everything in a set somehow is satisfying and seems to feel like an accomplishment (even though the word &quot;complete&quot; is dubious considering varieties like minor DDOs).&nbsp; Quoting a well-known sci-fi character, &quot;I never will understand humans,&quot;&nbsp; but I add to it, &quot;even myself.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>TPGs have ruined the hobby overall</b> for the very reasons cited.&nbsp; The <i>self proclaimed experts</i> starting up the grading scam (I actually &quot;NEED&quot; someone else to grade my coins for me?&nbsp; Uh huh), the focus shifted from each coin and date having individual attention given to mintage/availability/value etc., and focus was set on keys while everything else was relegated to junk status... very, very sad.</p><p><br /></p><p>When the TPGs started, my friends and I jokingly predicted that if anyone was (sorry - fact it was said - no offense) stupid enough to pay someone to grade their coins for them, then one day people would be stupid enough to pay someone to grade the ability of the TPGs.&nbsp; But we KNEW <b>no one</b> was stupid enough to put out hard earned cash for this (again - please understand this is NOT a slam - it is a statement of fact of what we were thinking at the time when we saw the first TPG advertisement).</p><p><br /></p><p>...welcome to CAC.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What is the obvious... &quot;no way... no one is <b>that</b> dumb!&quot; result coming in the future?&nbsp; Why.. the Professional Slab Grading System of course...&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>With all of the &quot;Professional Properly Attributed&quot; companies each verifying each others grading work...</p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]509497[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>... Yes, I know.&nbsp; But my friends and I laughed as hard at the thought of what is now CAC.</p><p><br /></p><p>As long as there is buck to be made, someone will find a way to do it facilitated by P.T. Barnum&#039;s statement about how the masses handle their money (being kind here).&nbsp; It does not matter what is trampled upon in light of the all mighty dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having said all of that... I also confess to having sent in a few coins to be graded!&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; So that if something suddenly happens to me, my family will know not to take certain coins to the bank and dump them without looking into why they are specifically in special holders.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only other reason I personally think slabs have legitimacy to the hobby for is the fact that they now provide the hobby with a group of people who have handled more legit examples of each rare coin than would have been done by anyone had they not initially (suckered oops) offered the masses their &quot;services.&quot;&nbsp; It would Unintentionally, time has given them the ability to be a group which now does have the experience to better detect the fakes which are flooding the hobby nowadays.&nbsp; However, even with this... a person willing to do a bit of research can achieve the same goals.</p><p><br /></p><p>And one more statement to be made... if YOU LIKE collecting slabs b/c you LIKE them... Good for you and keep it up.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>For people who were around before TPGs, a great hobby has been changed to a much lesser one.&nbsp; Meanwhile those who have grown up with slabs may have decided they enjoy the atmosphere of today... they don&#039;t know what they are missing b/c they have not experienced it... but they make the best of what they have and enjoy the hobby in their own way.</p><p><br /></p><p>When others dictate what we are &quot;supposed&quot; to collect - where is the fun in that?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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