Should U grades be banned!

[plantman]

i give up :roll:

im not even trying any more, theres a U90 boba fett HK listed for £350 friggin quid.....what the ****...what idiot would pay that ****.

 

[Grant]

i give up :roll:

im not even trying any more, theres a U90 boba fett HK listed for £350 friggin quid.....what the ****...what idiot would pay that ****.

Its madness considering you could buy a carded AFA 85 example for less....

Grant.

 

[plantman]

Exactly!!

 

[aussiejames]

Guess you're not planning on adding that U90 Fett to your collection Andy? :lol: :lol: $AUS700 :shock:

 

[plantman]

lol no mate, its an absolute joke even to concider paying that for a loose figure.

biggest fool is the person that pays it though :roll:

 

[aussiejames]

"biggest fool is the person that pays it though" I'm trying to think up a way to get some of the fool's money- create 100 S.W.F.U.K. clear boxes and sell them off as rarer than AFA? Supposedly a fool and his money are easily seperated- I want some extra pocket money

 

[jaymassive619]

I got a feeling Trevors thread will be locked pretty soon. Its a shame.

I have PM'd him on RS in the hopes of buying (saving) 1 or 2 of the MOC's listed I haven't heard back yet I hope I'm not to late :roll:

 

[Josh]

I think you will find guys it isn't just people getting U graded collections together destroying MOC's! SOME people who are putting together ungraded loose sets do the same! I understand it is not to the same degree, one would hope, but it's happening with out a doubt!

 

[jaymassive619]

I think you will find guys it isn't just people getting U graded collections together destroying MOC's! SOME people who are putting together ungraded loose sets do the same! I understand it is not to the same degree, one would hope, but it's happening with out a doubt!

Your absolutely right Josh.

However somebody opening a MOC for a mint ungraded figure is only gonna pull him from a genuine beater cheap as chips card as in most cases as anything else is just not worth it financially.

The problem with U grades is they will potentially destroy a AFA silver or even an AFA gold grade MOC (i.e AFA 85) in the pursuit of a U90 because if they hit the U90 jackpot then there is too much money to be made out of the label collectors

 

[Joe]

Ermmmmmm

http://threads.rebelscum.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=3842159&Main=1843483#Post3842159

Its got a "U" grade.. does that mean the droid factory was opened and the R2 assembled by AFA just for one figure? :shock: :shock:

 

[Grant]

Ermmmmmm

http://threads.rebelscum.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=3842159&Main=1843483#Post3842159

Its got a "U" grade.. does that mean the droid factory was opened and the R2 assembled by AFA just for one figure? :shock: :shock:

Joe,

I know Chris very well and the Droid Factory R2 came from an open set with possible sealed innards.
Not many people would burst open a MISB playset for an R2. :wink:
Grant.

 

[Joe]

Not many but possibly one person :roll:

Well thanks for clearing it up Grant, I guess its a lesser evil than a high grade moc or a MISB playset.

 

[Capetown]

But an evil nonetheless.

Not many but possibly one person :roll:

Well thanks for clearing it up Grant, I guess its a lesser evil than a high grade moc or a MISB playset.

 

[Joe]

Indeed its just a minor crime in the grand scheme of things, but who knows, once someone shows off a U85 three legged R2 the next person will want a U95 and so on ...

 

[Josh]

Indeed its just a minor crime in the grand scheme of things, but who knows, once someone shows off a U85 three legged R2 the next person will want a U95 and so on ...

Exactly
It's called herd mentality

 

[Grant]

My friend Chris would not dream of opening a closed set or any MOCs for any U grade. Some others might but not this guy. He feels the exact same about Ugrades as the rest of us so theres no need to worry about that. I have traded hundreds of emails with Chris P about collecting in general and Ugrades has been discussed many times and we both feel the same about them. He just wanted a three legged R2 and had an old open set with some sealed bags of the little droids that came along with the set.

Thanks again lads.

Grant. :mrgreen:

 

[chazgreentooth]

I would have to agree, but not banned completely. In my opinion the U grade should have only been reserved for when an item is graded that came from a sealed shipping case. That would also put more of a premium on the U grade and in my opinion make graded figures with the U grade much more desirable, so instead of seeing a U grade loose vinyl Jawa you get a U graded carded vinyl Jawa that you know came from a factory sealed case of figures. That way the figure is still carded preserving an excellent piece of Star Wars history and keeping a premium on U graded stuff.

I like the idea, things should only be U graded this way. I am relatively new to collecting but already I cringe when I hear about some of the carded figures that get murdered.... for what? A little plastic case? lmao Whats wrong with the one its on! :twisted:

 

[chazgreentooth]

Ermmmmmm

http://threads.rebelscum.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=3842159&Main=1843483#Post3842159

Its got a "U" grade.. does that mean the droid factory was opened and the R2 assembled by AFA just for one figure? :shock: :shock:

Joe,

I know Chris very well and the Droid Factory R2 came from an open set with possible sealed innards.
Not many people would burst open a MISB playset for an R2. :wink:
Grant.

........I know a guy trying to do just that!

 

[jaymassive619]

Ermmmmmm

http://threads.rebelscum.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=3842159&Main=1843483#Post3842159

Its got a "U" grade.. does that mean the droid factory was opened and the R2 assembled by AFA just for one figure? :shock: :shock:

Joe,

I know Chris very well and the Droid Factory R2 came from an open set with possible sealed innards.
Not many people would burst open a MISB playset for an R2. :wink:
Grant.

........I know a guy trying to do just that!

Seriously Chaz? If thery wanna bust a MISB Droid Playset to get a U graded 3 legged R2 then they are just a selish wasteful little prick in my book.

 

[Capetown]

But why would you want to do that if you can do it like the other guy apparently did?

........I know a guy trying to do just that!

Seriously Chaz? If thery wanna bust a MISB Droid Playset to get a U graded 3 legged R2 then they are just a selish wasteful little prick in my book.