Find a Grading Service
When you ask someone to grade an item, you ask
him or her to comment on its condition??”what grade
is a specific coin, for instance? Is it mint condition?
Good? Poor? The grading system depends on what
item is being graded, so coins would differ from
antique furniture, for example. To find a grading
service:
1. Click My eBay on the eBay header.
2. Scroll down the My eBay Views sidebar to Related
Links. Click Buying Resources.
3. Under Services, click Item
Authentication.
4. On the Using Authentication And Grading Services,
scroll down and click View A List Of Companies. A
screen is displayed similar to that shown in Figure 3-11.
5. Scroll down, look for grading services, and click the company you are interested in.
Figure 3-11: A list of grading and authentication services can be found that will help ensure
the validity or quality of an item.
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Use Authentication Services
Authentication services verify that the item is genuine. The seller sends the
stones you are interested in buying to a laboratory, such as International
Gemological Information (IGI), which grades and appraises the stones,
verifying that they are as advertised, and ships them directly to you, the buyer.
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