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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BufNickel, post: 1963523, member: 71669&quot;]Greetings and a big thanks for the exposure to the input provided by others speaking to the grading services and the likes of the good and bad found on eBay. This was my first read and it opened my eyes even wider.&nbsp; Your bottom quote seems to summarize the involvement in this hobby as there seem to be a great many profiteers and those who would prey on those not knowledgeable. </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes to the commentary speaking to &quot;Buy The Book First&quot; but it would almost suggest that the graders employed by these professional grading services.....didn&#039;t read it. Yes, I am being facetious, but to hear of the wide-spread differences of resulting grades are indeed disheartening. </p><p><br /></p><p>It may take the collecting community to socialize its views like here on CoinTalk to request and possibly insist on a &quot;grading committee with representatives from each organization in representation to get a &quot;final grade&quot;.....and let the sponsoring firms get equal percentage of the fee; how novel would that be?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>OK, I said enough and realize like most, there is a need to be careful, and cautious, and to look for recommendations of other numismatists.....to embrace the good honest coin dealers....and to avoid the not so good. Perhaps CoinTalk would be the forum for a list of dealers based on some criteria and endorsements, just trying to &quot;think outside the box.&quot; Thanks a bunch for your great post.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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