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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1536039, member: 112"]There's all kinds of reasons. Some do it because grading fees can be cheaper. Some do it because they don't know any better - they think/believe that all TPGs are the same and they all follow the same grading standards. Some do it because they know that the coins will get over-graded and then they can sell them for more than they are worth to people who do not know any better than to buy them. Some do it because they like the company.  Not until 2007, before that Randy worked for ANACS for many years.  In 2007 ICG and ANACS were both sold to new owners. When that happened all of the grading staff at ICG left ICG and went to work for ANACS. And all of the grading staff at ANACS left ANACS and went to work for ICG. But who the graders are really doesn't matter because the graders are told by the company owner/management what grading standards they will use. The people doing the actual grading have no say in the matter. If the grader thinks that by his personal grading standards that the coin is a 63, but the company standards say the coin is 65, then the grader has no choice but to grade the coin a 65. This is how ALL grading companies work, even NGC and PCGS. Graders must follow and adhere to the company grading standards.[/QUOTE]