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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 3525198, member: 24314&quot;]Jaelus, posted:&nbsp; &quot;Try explaining to someone in another area of collectibles that you&#039;ve graded their item a 7.0 on a technicality but it&#039;s <i>really worth</i> what a 9.5 would sell for - only an expert would be able to tell though. <b>You would get laughed out of business so fast your head would spin.</b> Yet we put up with this nonsense with the Sheldon scale and accept it because it&#039;s the way it&#039;s been done? That answer is just not good enough.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Nonsense.&nbsp; Happens all the time with <b><i><span style="color: #b30000">ALL graded items</span></i></b> and no need to explain anything except to the ignorant or misinformed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your comment has nothing to do with most collectibles (cars, art, etc.) as each is unique.&nbsp; However, collectibles like coins, stamps, and ball cards will sell for what they are worth (most of the time)<b><i> no matter what their assigned TPGS grade is</i></b>.&nbsp; When one MS-65 coin sells for $400 and another with the same date and grade sells for $1200 the market is at work. </p><p><br /></p><p>Today, grades are subjective guides to value with no precision or standard application. <span style="color: #b30059"> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie15" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The frog <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie40" alt=":dead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> is completely cooked! </span> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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