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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1455564, member: 112&quot;]I never said they weren&#039;t. But I will now. What about CAC ? Seems to me they have the final word, in many cases anyway. And so do many other influential dealers.</p><p><br /></p><p>How often do you see claims and articles written by people like Laura Sperber claiming that this coin or that coin or this entire group of coins are over-graded by the TPGs ? Do you really think things like that don&#039;t have an impact on the marketability of those coins ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Heck for that matter I have an impact. There are more than few collectors all over the world who send me pictures and links to coins they are thinking about buying. And I if I do not give my blessing, they don&#039;t buy the coin. Others will ask me about coins they already own, and some will sell those coins based on what I have to say. Over the years I have helped many collectors put together some extraordinary collections.</p><p><br /></p><p>And, I know of a great many collectors who don&#039;t care 2 cents worth about what the TPGs, any TPG,&nbsp; have to say about any coin. They completely ignore the slab. Which is precisely what they should do.</p><p><br /></p><p>So no, I would not say that the TPGs have the final word. </p><p><br /></p><p>But I will admit they do have the final word for some people. But usually those people, when pressed, will admit that they do not know how to grade. And THAT is why they depend on the TPGs.</p><p><br /></p><p>And yes, there are far more of those people than there are those who can ignore the TPGs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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