AFA grading question??

[wrighty]

How can a MOC sub grade as card 80, bubble 75 and figure 85 be overall 60!! Slightly baffles me, what's the logic??

 

[mr_palitoy]

How can a MOC sub grade as card 80, bubble 75 and figure 85 be overall 60!! Slightly baffles me, what's the logic??

AFA can't add or divide?



Jason

 

[JuniorChubb]

Strange, the mass of the parts do not equal the mass of the whole... :shock:

I would guess this is somehow possible as the overall grade is an overall grade and may cover something not covered in the sub categories.

Would be nice to see a pic. :wink:

 

[wrighty]

I am serious.... I am looking to buy the item, it's not high price but that is the exact grading!!

 

[itfciain]

That seems really odd - have you actually got the piece in hand or is it just pictures - is there a chance either the 60 could be an 80 (would make sense given those grades) or that the card grade is actually a 60 rather than an 80

 

[Jez]

Must be a typo.
Buy it buy it, its one of those super rare "Misgrades"
AFA hardly ever balls up, its a one of a kind.

 

[theslider]

AFA is staffed by American. nft.

 

[Dublinjeff]

Odd one alright! As the lads said it would be quite unusual for the card to get that grade. If anything i would have thought that it would be AFA 75 as they always seem to go with the lowest sub grade for the overall grade. For a lot of cards I've seen anyway :?

 

[Grant_C]

Go to UKG. :wink:

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

How can a MOC sub grade as card 80, bubble 75 and figure 85 be overall 60!! Slightly baffles me, what's the logic??

AFA can't add or divide?



Jason

That's very strange! This^^

 

[edd_jedi]

I've never seen an overall grade that is lower than any of the sub grades. As said it is usually either the lowest sub grade or in rare cases slightly higher (it is supposed to represent the overall appearance, eg a tiny crack may bring the bubble score down but not ruin the appearance of the whole piece.) But I don't see how that logic could be applied in reverse!

If the sub grades are accurate my advice would be buy it and crack it out of the case. It will probably sell for a low price and be worth more ungraded, such is the stupidity of AFA collectors. Some of my best scores have been 'low' graded AFA MOCs that I've released from their tomb. I once picked up a AFA 75 12 back Jawa for £55!

 

[obiwannacollect]

Well that doesn't sound right at all, I would say that that somehow there has been a total massive cock up, but I'm no expert! Buy it.

 

[Stormtrooper37]

Odd one alright! As the lads said it would be quite unusual for the card to get that grade. If anything i would have thought that it would be AFA 75 as they always seem to go with the lowest sub grade for the overall grade. For a lot of cards I've seen anyway :?

I think they give more merit to the Bubble and the Cardback than the figure and will give a higher overall grade if the Cardback and bubble are in better condition than the figure rather than the other way around.

I know this does not answer the OP :|

 

[Nick_IoW]

It's a revenge sticker Jawa on ebay - I lol'd when I saw the overall grade. Dunno what that's about.

Well over-priced too - something that often comes up for around 70 quid.

 

[wrighty]

It's a revenge sticker Jawa on ebay - I lol'd when I saw the overall grade. Dunno what that's about.

Well over-priced too - something that often comes up for around 70 quid.

Nick - You saw it too?? Very weird. Don't think the seller speaks or read much English, I gave him a reasonable offer but he keeps coming back to me with his BIN price so I have given up!! Like you say no way does that cost the asking price, lucky to get half that!! :lol:

 

[Nick_IoW]

Yeah hold out for one mate - ill keep an eye out for ya too.

Nick