Dark Sith Lord
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Me too!tundra9 said:Ukgarisson said:I just sent 20 MOCs to AFA for bulk U grading and they did a good deal for being a platinum member, with fast turn around as well.
I hope you are kidding....
UKG or AFA? what one is the best?
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CRAZYHAZY
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Me three!!!! :shock: :evil:
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Ukgarisson
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Lol..........chill
That would be just awful, a card is for life...
That would be just awful, a card is for life...
itfciain
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To be honest if they are only U-grading modern figures then who cares - at £14.99 each it would be the biggest waste of money going :lol:
itfciain
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Thats no good then - having seen some of the recentl posts from Robbie then I think the U-grade fad is calming down a bit so hopefully Steve can take a bit of a stand without losing much in the way of business
I have used UKG about 5 times and I have used AFA about ten times.
UKG are more generous with the gradings as got 90s which AFA would have only graded 85
UKG cases look pretty neat but are slightly easier to scratch, UKG also dont charge higher prices for items that are more expensive which is a plus. but if its a cheap item then AFA prices actually work out slightly cheaper.
And great service.
Trying to sell UKG items though and end up getting less for the item than when it wasnt graded where that wouldnt happen with AFA.
Also I have got items back within 3 weeks of sending it off to AFA where occasionally its been longer to get items back from UKG which is the only reason I use AFA more now as if im going to wait the same amount of time might as well use the more known company.
If UKG speed up their turnaround so you get the item back within 10 days of sending it off as only need 1 day either way for next day delivery then I would continue to use them.
UKG are more generous with the gradings as got 90s which AFA would have only graded 85
UKG cases look pretty neat but are slightly easier to scratch, UKG also dont charge higher prices for items that are more expensive which is a plus. but if its a cheap item then AFA prices actually work out slightly cheaper.
And great service.
Trying to sell UKG items though and end up getting less for the item than when it wasnt graded where that wouldnt happen with AFA.
Also I have got items back within 3 weeks of sending it off to AFA where occasionally its been longer to get items back from UKG which is the only reason I use AFA more now as if im going to wait the same amount of time might as well use the more known company.
If UKG speed up their turnaround so you get the item back within 10 days of sending it off as only need 1 day either way for next day delivery then I would continue to use them.
itfciain said:
Surely if Steve was worried about taking a stand on U grading he just wouldn't offer the service, even if it did cost him some business? Otherwise he is just going with the trends of the market if he stops because there is no money to be made by doing it.
coinnut
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UKG do U gradeing as i am getting 1 done like that ( only as it has a hole in the bubble and is a common cardback i have 10 of this 1)
coinnut
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O my god i am getting my items sent back to me monday within a week of sending them off what a service is this? not even missed them great work for UKG top service :shock: :shock:
Sorry if this has already been asked.
Is it worth paying the extra for the UV case?
Is it worth paying the extra for the UV case?
Frunkstar
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Steve (UKG) will U grade, but ONLY if the packaging is badly damaged from what I know & beyond the point of being able to score say a 60.
UV cases are IMO a waste as what if you get crystallization type mould on the figure?.
But I do agree that AFA are easier to sell on & that the UKG cases scratch slightly easier, but only slightly.
I personally only ever use UKG as they are collectors that care for what they are doing rather than a company just employing folk to do a task.
UV cases are IMO a waste as what if you get crystallization type mould on the figure?.
But I do agree that AFA are easier to sell on & that the UKG cases scratch slightly easier, but only slightly.
I personally only ever use UKG as they are collectors that care for what they are doing rather than a company just employing folk to do a task.
aussiejames
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As with most mould I think heat is the key factor not UV to kill them.Frunkstar said:
This isn't a great example.Capetown said:
Frunkstar
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As with most mould I think heat is the key factor not UV to kill them.aussiejames said:
aussiejames said:As with most mould I think heat is the key factor not UV to kill them.Frunkstar said:
This isn't a great example.Capetown said:
In all fairness after seeing that I think its only fair that they should get as much **** as AFA for U grades
Caswellbot
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That X-Wing is pretty bad to be fair. :|
AFA: Will hold value if not increase the value of certain items if they grade highly. Long and costly because items are being shipped abroad.
UKG: Friendly, professional service. Sometimes takes longer than expected and graded items dont hold their value as well. I had a POTF Yak Face MOC graded by UKG and when I came to selling it I struggled. I was really surprised as it had subs of 80/80/90. On a side note, Steve at UKG is a great guy to deal with and if you need custom acrylic cases etc. then he is way more flexible than AFA.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
AFA: Will hold value if not increase the value of certain items if they grade highly. Long and costly because items are being shipped abroad.
UKG: Friendly, professional service. Sometimes takes longer than expected and graded items dont hold their value as well. I had a POTF Yak Face MOC graded by UKG and when I came to selling it I struggled. I was really surprised as it had subs of 80/80/90. On a side note, Steve at UKG is a great guy to deal with and if you need custom acrylic cases etc. then he is way more flexible than AFA.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
Caswellbot said:
To be honest with you, by the end you had dropped it to such a great price that if you had cracked it out of the case, it could have sold for me, if it had got the overall 85 grade i would have taken it as a massive bargain instead of paying twice as much for my 85, could have had a ton load of money left as the card defo looked better than 80.
A friend of mine has just been chatting to me on the phone and he mentioned this thread about the X-Wing we did ages ago for some one this is the first I have seen of the thread as I would have mentioned something sooner.
I wanted to point out to everyone that this is NOT a U graded X-Wing if you look at the label it is just an 85 grade not U85.
The box he sent it in was never sealed he sent it in to be graded as loose but this did not come out of a sealed box, I am not sure why he said in his listing that it was taken out of a sealed box because if this was the case it would have achieved a U grade.
Also this X-Wing has been on our featured wall on our website which also states that he sent it in for loose grading and it achieved 85%
Hope this clears this up as you all know our stance on U grading.
Steve
I wanted to point out to everyone that this is NOT a U graded X-Wing if you look at the label it is just an 85 grade not U85.
The box he sent it in was never sealed he sent it in to be graded as loose but this did not come out of a sealed box, I am not sure why he said in his listing that it was taken out of a sealed box because if this was the case it would have achieved a U grade.
Also this X-Wing has been on our featured wall on our website which also states that he sent it in for loose grading and it achieved 85%
Hope this clears this up as you all know our stance on U grading.
Steve
