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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fiddlehead, post: 1202096, member: 31286&quot;]Pardon my spelling.&nbsp; I&#039;m addicted to spell-checkers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not trying to put down grading services - it&#039;s the over-use of them and resulting doubled ++ prices that that I find off-putting.&nbsp; And I don&#039;t dislike or have anything against dealers, they make the world go round.&nbsp; You can put a bow on a Mercedes and a Ford and it won&#039;t change what they are - but it might help you sell them - same is true of the plastic slabs. A dealer who finds a way to increase the market value of his product through a packaging process isn&#039;t really ripping anyone off - (rip-off - your words, not mine). I think you read more hostility into my post than I intended.&nbsp; I&#039;ve bought many a piece from dealers as well as ebay - I actually like supporting dealers, but have to say that investment-wise, I&#039;ve done much better on ebay than I ever have with a dealer.&nbsp; I have&nbsp; NEVER - been able to get my money back, let alone profit, from anything I&#039;ve ever bought from a dealer of any kind (musical instruments, antiques, or coins) unless I held the item for a long, long, time - Maybe that&#039;s my fault?&nbsp; Poor choice of dealers?&nbsp; Bad taste?&nbsp; I don&#039;t know - but I&#039;ve made even exchanges and even some profits on many items I bought and sold on ebay.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Live and let live, man.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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