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<blockquote data-quote="SAVORY100" data-source="post: 452187" data-attributes="member: 5830"><p>Grading is a scheme in place where a few companies will charge you a fee to give you an opinion on your item. That opinion will be assigned an arbitrary numerical value and be encased in acrylic. The casing process means that your item is often less stable and safe when in transit, but will look okay on display.</p><p></p><p>The grade is as stated just an opinion.</p><p>Many will suggest that these opinions are valuable and others that they are not.</p><p>Graders have a history of making some very notable mistakes; fake items (carded figures, loose weapons) for example have been graded.</p><p>Grading cases have been proven to cause damage to items in shipping.</p><p></p><p>Yet... graded items will change hands for a third or even double the price of the ungraded item, so it ca be a profitable process.</p><p></p><p>U Grades are assigned to a process where a vintage item is removed from its packaging to then case it as 'Untouched' or 'Uncirculated'. Only one grading company (AFA) will still do this and will still assign this grade, God only knows why... it is essentially destroying a vintage item to then preserve it?!?! makes no sense! The other two main grading companies (CAS and UKG) both have an anti-U grade stance; which can only be a good thing for the hobby as many folk do seem to like grading.</p><p></p><p>Further to this CAS offer a preservation grade as an option to directly fly in the face of U grading. They will grade a damaged item that might have been U graded by an other company and assign the grade based on the packaging contents. This would most likely be best seen on a figure within a battered card or cut card, so you can still get a high grade (opinion) from them of your item and they will preserve the piece without the wonton destruction caused elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>Alternate options are to check out GW Acrylic in the UK or the US, both hold a variety of cases you can put your item in and assign your own opinion to that item; in your mind, on a spreadsheet or if you want on a sticker just like the graders do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SAVORY100, post: 452187, member: 5830"] Grading is a scheme in place where a few companies will charge you a fee to give you an opinion on your item. That opinion will be assigned an arbitrary numerical value and be encased in acrylic. The casing process means that your item is often less stable and safe when in transit, but will look okay on display. The grade is as stated just an opinion. Many will suggest that these opinions are valuable and others that they are not. Graders have a history of making some very notable mistakes; fake items (carded figures, loose weapons) for example have been graded. Grading cases have been proven to cause damage to items in shipping. Yet... graded items will change hands for a third or even double the price of the ungraded item, so it ca be a profitable process. U Grades are assigned to a process where a vintage item is removed from its packaging to then case it as 'Untouched' or 'Uncirculated'. Only one grading company (AFA) will still do this and will still assign this grade, God only knows why... it is essentially destroying a vintage item to then preserve it?!?! makes no sense! The other two main grading companies (CAS and UKG) both have an anti-U grade stance; which can only be a good thing for the hobby as many folk do seem to like grading. Further to this CAS offer a preservation grade as an option to directly fly in the face of U grading. They will grade a damaged item that might have been U graded by an other company and assign the grade based on the packaging contents. This would most likely be best seen on a figure within a battered card or cut card, so you can still get a high grade (opinion) from them of your item and they will preserve the piece without the wonton destruction caused elsewhere. Alternate options are to check out GW Acrylic in the UK or the US, both hold a variety of cases you can put your item in and assign your own opinion to that item; in your mind, on a spreadsheet or if you want on a sticker just like the graders do. [/QUOTE]
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