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Does PCGS really need to host a coin forum ?
If you were a large corporate entity, wishing to appear attractive to your big time clientele ...wouldn't having a link to a forum like this one on be rather like to inviting
those clients to a family reunion, knowing that all of your most embarassing relatives will be there, making fools of themselves ?
I believe that I land squarely in the center of the middle class of coin collecting....
Therefore I believe that the middle class of coin collecting is the glue that holds this hobby together.
But I could be totally wrong about that. Could be that all the dreck we middle class collectors collect could be melted down and the hobby/industry would carry on just fine
catering to the Big Fish...
those clients to a family reunion, knowing that all of your most embarassing relatives will be there, making fools of themselves ?
I believe that I land squarely in the center of the middle class of coin collecting....
Therefore I believe that the middle class of coin collecting is the glue that holds this hobby together.
But I could be totally wrong about that. Could be that all the dreck we middle class collectors collect could be melted down and the hobby/industry would carry on just fine
catering to the Big Fish...

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Not sure why it is really a question that needs answered. CU funds it, it is free to participants, so obviously they see value in it.
Do students really need to learn math in school?
Do drivers really need to obey the laws of the road?
Do people really need to be on these forums?
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Yes, I think they should host a coin forum.
After all, it's what PCGS does, grade coins, feedback, react to feedback, (maybe, if you're lucky) -
So I'll go with this -
1. It supports the brand and various individual components of the brand.
2. It allows PCGS a way to easily communicate with its customers, fans, and devotees in real time and monitor the communication between customers, fans, and devotees.
3. Takeaways are always a problem for companies. Once you have provided a free service, it's not good form to take it away. Eliminating the forum would damage the goodwill that was built over the years.
4. Finally, would Target close it's stories on Sundays and allow Walmart to have greater access to its customer base. Does PCGS want to send its customers to NGC for coin conversation. I am sure that NGC would not mind seeing the increased traffic on their website and forum.
That said, I frankly would rather see the forum shut down on weekends as a policy, rather than on a random basis coming here and with increased frequency, finding the forum slow to respond or completely non responsive, especially when I have pending transactions that have been communicated via the forum.
<< <i>So I'll go with this - >>
it is no benefit to this thread but i gotta say, that thing is beautiful. imo
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<< <i>Do students really need to learn math in school?
Do drivers really need to obey the laws of the road?
Do people really need to be on these forums? >>
A. Yes.
B. Yes.
C. No.
If you were making a point, I guess I missed it.
<< <i>I suspect PCGS gets more business due to this forum than they would otherwise. >>
Think of how much they save in customer service cost.
If the answer is:
Yes, then they will keep it.
If the answer is:
NO, then it will disappear eventually.
That's it.
<< <i>The question can only be answered by another question. Does this Forum make PCGS money indirectly?
If the answer is:
Yes, then they will keep it.
If the answer is:
NO, then it will disappear eventually.
That's it. >>
PCGS "other" income which includes websites ads and other stuff amounts to about $1M/quarter now. Not sure what percentage of the $1M the website ads are but it must be something. I think the majority of the website ad income comes from the coinflation.com website they bought 2 years ago. If I had to guess, the forums website ad revenue probably just offsets the costs for hosting the forums.
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This and other boards are important to the hobby.
<< <i>For coin collectors, it is a great forum, full of resources. For our hosts, it provides an area of focus favorable to their business. Cheers, RickO >>
Clear and concise....and correct.
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<< <i>Who needs half of the junk that is sold in a Wal Mart store? >>
Who should decide what people "need"? You? The government? If people didn't need it, they wouldn't buy it and Walmart would no longer carry it.
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<< <i>Does PCGS really need to host a coin forum ? >>
They don't need to but they almost have to, and glad they do.
Benefits us all, including PCGS.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
forum that knowledgeable collectors consider PCGS to be the top
third party grading firm.
Do you think that PCGS would rather have its most ardent supporters and many other serious collectors and dealers congregating instead at the NGC site?
<< <i>With the last census showing 375 participants it's obvious that NO they do not need to have this forum. But, those 375 DO offer up a lot of suggestions which DO get attention. I think the clear prong holder and details Graded genuine slabs have their roots here. >>
It's not obvious. I think that the census is/was far from accurate.