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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 449400, member: 2972&quot;]IMO, the &quot;theory&quot; is very valid, and goes something like this....</p><p><br /></p><p>Collector passes away and leaves raw coins to realtives.&nbsp; Relatives have great difficulty assessing grade and thus value.&nbsp; They try to sell raw coin and get taken, or at best get offered less than the coin if it were in plastic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Collector passes away and leaves graded coins.&nbsp; Values are easily obtainable from Heritage, eBay, CDN, and a number of other venues.&nbsp;&nbsp; They try and sell the coin and now know the difference between a fair and unfair price.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>While I will not argue that a slabbed coin will ensure someone uninformed won&#039;t get taken, it certainly does help protect the uninformed from debate on the grade of the coin and aid in its liquidation.&nbsp; To deny this fact tells me that someone&#039;s not aware of what goes on when it comes time to sell raw and graded coins in today&#039;s market.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an aside, and to address your &quot;inventory&quot; statement -- I&#039;m sure you are aware that coin values go up and down, and an inventory is only a snapshot in time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Respectfully submitted...Mike</p><p><br /></p><p>p.s. I have sold a grand total of 4 coins in my life (all upgrades/duplicates), so I am anything but a &#039;speculator&#039;.&nbsp; Just because someone&#039;s interested in the future value of a coin doesn&#039;t mean they are a speculator -- just that they have an eye towards the future (I would call it prudence).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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