Was only a example with the shipping accidents. Could be a water accident in the house or the dog wanna play with it (whatever)
Don't blame me please
But I think the banning of U-grade will not resolve the problem. Like a lot of you just told: Most of the people that let make a U-Grade do it for money.
I agree. That's 100% right. And everybody can judge about this in a kind he want.
So what will be happen if there is no U-Grade anymore (OK there still is ... AFA still do... but imagine they don't).
Remember the time before there was any grading company ? There was the same problem: Most collectors don't wanted to pay for a beaten MOC.
And most of the buyers that bought him, bought him because they wanted to open him to have a "near mint" figure. So the MOC and the uncirculated figure was lost.
Like a collector told me today in a german forum: "Sometimes I think it's easier to sell a good loose figure than a beaten MOC. Crazy world"
So I think the people will open again those kind of MOC's and sell them that way or send them after opening to any Grading company.
The MOC's still will gets lost - but they don't will be "uncirculated" anymore. They will be lost forever.
And please have some mercy with me ... I know I'm perhaps the only one that think that kind here
But whatever. I like to discuss and I like to hear other opinions.
And with one I'll agree 100%: If somebody use the U-Grade to let open good MOC's it's a shame.
The prices for beaten MOC's just were down before Steve told "No U-Grade anymore". And this will continue....
And if somebody like to collect those MOC's (is a cutted card still a MOC - perhaps a MO because there is no cardback anymore
) he can going on collect - like before.
But if I have a MOC at home that was for my collection (and I only collect them in fine condition) is broken (by whatever) I'm sad.
There were some I've let U-Grade (if there wasn't anything to rescue anymore). If I don't wanna use AFA I need to drop those figures now in a corner (because I never would sell them for a few bucks and I don't wanna open an uncirculated figure) and need to buy the same figure again in good condition. Perhaps for some people that's good for their hobby.
For my hobby that is bad
OK - it isn't a disaster for me. I'm not a U-Grade collector and I'm not need to see the U on every figure. But it always was the emergency way to save a former MOC that would be lost without this way. Hope some understand what I try to tell ?
So please don't judge me the wrong way. I'm a good client of Steve and everybody can ask him. I send a lot of MOC's in there (and of course NOT for U-Grade) and a lot of loose stuff. U-Grade always was the emergency way. Always when I've got a poor MOC (and I mean really poor - poor that way that "MOC" not is the right word anymore) I'm always was thinking: Thx god... he's not lost. Steve will save him.
Finally: If collectors use U-Grade the right way it wasn't a devil's invention. But unfortunally there was a lot of people that have misuse the U-Grade. They will continue... but we'll don't see it anymore. Trust me...