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<p>[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 2085676, member: 31533"]I should hope they do. Many of the items are not of great quality, and differ from some others that seem similar. Also, you can get about the same quality of stuff Target sells cheaper at Wal-Mart. Same junky quality, but a little cheaper. And yes, the manufacturers make products that look like their normal ones for less to sell to this type of store. They just use either a lower quality of goods or leave out some of the functions. They make it 'look good' but it won't last as long or feel the right way as quailty goods.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doesn't hurt to believe there is more gradeflation than should be and watch out for it. Quite honestly, with the one that he showed was a 64 and got bumped up to a 66+, my beef would be more if that coin could be supported as a 66+, why the heck are others I own or see that look like that limited to 64 or less by the same grading company?</p><p><br /></p><p>No, I don't hate on the TPG mentioned, in fact my Frankie collection is all 64/65 PCGS and will stay that way. But the fact is you have to determine if the coin inside that little plastic box is overgraded, undergraded, graded right, and where it fits in with what you want.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 2085676, member: 31533"]I should hope they do. Many of the items are not of great quality, and differ from some others that seem similar. Also, you can get about the same quality of stuff Target sells cheaper at Wal-Mart. Same junky quality, but a little cheaper. And yes, the manufacturers make products that look like their normal ones for less to sell to this type of store. They just use either a lower quality of goods or leave out some of the functions. They make it 'look good' but it won't last as long or feel the right way as quailty goods. Doesn't hurt to believe there is more gradeflation than should be and watch out for it. Quite honestly, with the one that he showed was a 64 and got bumped up to a 66+, my beef would be more if that coin could be supported as a 66+, why the heck are others I own or see that look like that limited to 64 or less by the same grading company? No, I don't hate on the TPG mentioned, in fact my Frankie collection is all 64/65 PCGS and will stay that way. But the fact is you have to determine if the coin inside that little plastic box is overgraded, undergraded, graded right, and where it fits in with what you want.[/QUOTE]
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