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<blockquote data-quote="Rudyard" data-source="post: 71466" data-attributes="member: 26"><p>Well I guess I can own up to purchasing quite a few 'U' graded figures. I have mixed feelings about the concept. I agree its ridiculous the premium that U90 figs especially, seem to generate these days - even more so it seems than a couple of years back. Its also very sad that there are becoming lesser conditioned cards out there. Hence I fully understand where you're coming from and in that respect I guess I'm a bit of a bad guy.</p><p></p><p>I myself refuse to overpay too much - I'd never buy a U90 that's marked up so much. I admit to liking the idea that a U figure has not been played with. When you look at him cased up you know he's pretty fresh - no kid or dog has drooled over him or whatever in days gone by. If that makes me a jerk then so be it. A couple of years back you could pick up U90s for reasonable money - I have about 10 or so I reckon (mostly SW / ESB) and I don't think I paid more than around £40 for any of them. These days I tend to go for U85s which IMO are still reasonably priced (sorry, but I confess that I'm prepared to pay 10-20% premium for a figure that I know has come from a (hopefully very poor conditioned card - or more ideally a baggie). I'm certainly not obsessed by the U grade though and I also own plenty of figs that are just graded 85 or 90. However, for those people with the money, and it seems there are plenty of them, I can understand the draw of a U90 figure. I guess the test is when you are just concerned about judging the grade itself, and not necessarily the figure. I'm sure there have been examples of lower grade figures that look better than one of higher grade.</p><p></p><p>With regards to the destruction of the beater card population, I can empathise. I guess I do feel some guilt. However, at the end of the day I reckon I get just as much satisfaction looking at my cased loose 'U' figs as someone who would have had the figure on a beater card.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rudyard, post: 71466, member: 26"] Well I guess I can own up to purchasing quite a few 'U' graded figures. I have mixed feelings about the concept. I agree its ridiculous the premium that U90 figs especially, seem to generate these days - even more so it seems than a couple of years back. Its also very sad that there are becoming lesser conditioned cards out there. Hence I fully understand where you're coming from and in that respect I guess I'm a bit of a bad guy. I myself refuse to overpay too much - I'd never buy a U90 that's marked up so much. I admit to liking the idea that a U figure has not been played with. When you look at him cased up you know he's pretty fresh - no kid or dog has drooled over him or whatever in days gone by. If that makes me a jerk then so be it. A couple of years back you could pick up U90s for reasonable money - I have about 10 or so I reckon (mostly SW / ESB) and I don't think I paid more than around £40 for any of them. These days I tend to go for U85s which IMO are still reasonably priced (sorry, but I confess that I'm prepared to pay 10-20% premium for a figure that I know has come from a (hopefully very poor conditioned card - or more ideally a baggie). I'm certainly not obsessed by the U grade though and I also own plenty of figs that are just graded 85 or 90. However, for those people with the money, and it seems there are plenty of them, I can understand the draw of a U90 figure. I guess the test is when you are just concerned about judging the grade itself, and not necessarily the figure. I'm sure there have been examples of lower grade figures that look better than one of higher grade. With regards to the destruction of the beater card population, I can empathise. I guess I do feel some guilt. However, at the end of the day I reckon I get just as much satisfaction looking at my cased loose 'U' figs as someone who would have had the figure on a beater card. [/QUOTE]
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