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Pete The Greek

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« on: July 31, 2005, 10:39:29 PM »
I am taking this link from a thread I saw on yojoe.com

http://cgi.ebay.com/Cobra-Baroness-AFA- ... dZViewItem

In my view, is a low point in the collector commmnity.  Why on earth do you want a loose GI JOE sealed for?  Doesn't this defeat the point of having loose toys for display, play etc.?  Some people see that as an investment. Whatever.
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« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2005, 01:32:31 AM »
As i said in that thread over on yojoe, these people aren't collecting the toys anymore, they're collecting the AFA grade. Sad really....
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« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2005, 06:06:33 AM »
this is madness, MADNESS I say. You want a sealed toy, get the moc, mib, you want a loose toy get a loose toy and don't trap it , let it be free ( to live some adventures or simly collect dust).

This whole afa thingy is messing up with the hobby.
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« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2005, 12:17:54 PM »
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his whole afa thingy is messing up with the hobby


I couldn't agree with you more.

I can understand the point  for  the  afa graded  MOC, MIB  stuff.. ( not that  i nessesarily agree with it)   but loose figures  come on!  That  sounds like a  money grab to me.

all it's gonna do is make  some stuff more expensive for us  to  buy in the future.
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« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2005, 09:16:30 PM »
I agree that this is messed up and a money grab.

One question I have to ask is why did the AFA even bother with a loose figure in the first place?

I also wonder how much more rediculous will this get. Will we see someone try to auction off an AFA graded Hooded Cobra Commander head? How about AFA graded air.
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« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2005, 10:53:32 PM »
I read some where that somebody sent in a mail in Cobra Commander that was still boxed to AFA.  So AFA is going to grade the shape of the box without knowing the condition of the figure inside (as you can't see it)?  It sure sounds like a cash grab to me.  

And I agree with Shane on this.  Your not collecting toys any more, just a grade.
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« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2005, 01:03:39 PM »
You know, this is most likely the stupidest thing I've ever seen.

I have a customer that wants his stuff all AFA graded (MOC items).

I told him for half the price - I'LL GRADE IT!

He said (his words exactly) "But the AFA logo is what makes it worth more money".

So.... based on that, let's say Pete, Shane, and myself start the 'Canadian Action Figure Grading Company' and only grade CND issued items.

Does that mean ALL CND items graded by us should be worth more?

Lame.
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« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2005, 02:07:44 PM »
Quote from: ""BHT""
He said (his words exactly) "But the AFA logo is what makes it worth more money".


That in itself speaks volumes.  If people think toys are an investment, they need a reality check.  Get some real estate instead.
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« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2005, 02:42:31 PM »
Right on Pete! I mean toys are suppose to be about fun, the nostalgia and all not money
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« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2005, 04:01:31 PM »
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Right on Pete! I mean toys are suppose to be about fun, the nostalgia and all not money


Are you serious? I thought the whole point was to see who could collect the most army builders, then brag on the internet.
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« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2005, 05:30:51 PM »
Quote from: ""Jon S.""
Are you serious? I thought the whole point was to see who could collect the most army builders, then brag on the internet.


Like the poster on my toy room wall "He who dies with the most toys.... Still Dies."

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