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#81 |
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so who made them the authority to grade?
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#82 |
E-7/SFC
Join Date: Mar 2008
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I personally dont own any AFA graded stuff. I think its way to much money to send your stuff to them anyway and i just wouldn't do it.
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#83 |
So much drama 'n the LBCs
Join Date: Jul 2008
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The silly thing is, it's all silly when it boils down to it. I love toys as much as anyone on this board, but let's face it. We're grown men spending money on toys that (for the most part) aren't going to be played with by actual children, unless you have children of your own. And even then, it's an excuse; you love toys because you love toys.
Yes, there are degrees to how silly it may be for grown men to buy toys, but we are splitting hairs if we're saying buying toys to play with or buying toys to keep in a box is any sillier than the other. It's all silly, no matter how much we love our hobby or defend it. Everyone has their right to buy whatever, but if you're a grown ass man on this board talking about other men buying toys and how their toy buying method is dumber than yours, stop and think about it for a minute. |
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#84 |
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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It's just like any other organization or company.
They get together and creating a rating or certification process and hope other people adopt their ways and it eventually becomes a standard. Throw enough weight around and constantly mention your name in the business and it'll be a household name. I'm in the construction business. There are standards, ways to do things, codes, etc... A lot of these were created by individual companies and were eventually adopted to be "standard". The newest scam in the field is LEEDS certification. Last edited by Mazinger; 04-29-2010 at 09:51 PM.. |
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#86 |
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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i see the AFA clowns every year at SDCC i take it they grade stuff on the spot. maybe this year i will burn down that booth. will i be a hero?
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Cobra puppet therapist
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Quote:
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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Every person who has dropped the extra cash for an AFA item. Collectors can complain all they like, but every one of us that has broken down and bought an item they've graded, validate the practice. It's finding $80 graded items on Hasbro's website that confuses me.
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EMPEROR, DARTH NAJA
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: CONNECTICUT
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i just like the display cases they put the item in. that alone is pretty cool.
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