UK Graders Announcement
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itfciain
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I'm kind of in the 'well done, but this should've happened years ago' camp'- on one hand it is great news that no future carded or Baggie figures will be destroyed ... But what about all those that were just to get that silly little 'U'
Still I guess we can chalk this down as another victory against Ugrading so well done to all those who have campaigned so hard against it
Still I guess we can chalk this down as another victory against Ugrading so well done to all those who have campaigned so hard against it
finestcomics
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ukgraders said:
Thank Steve! This is great news. I for one wanted to make a point of expressing how accessible you have been to my questions/concerns in the past. I really believe you and UKG fully understand how important it is to have a human touch point to your service, and believe this will lead to your business reaping the benefits that come with listening and learning by community example and feedback.
itfciain
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weasel said:
True - and I wonder how much if this is being done for the preservation of the hobby and how much because there is a lot of anti-u feeling at the moment and therefore a prime opportunity to get one over on a business rival
Still end result is a good one whatever the motive
mr_palitoy
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itfciain said:
I think Steve saw which way the wind is blowing on this practice and chose to change policy before any more
reputational damage was done to his company.
Oh, and it's the right thing to do!
Jason
mr_palitoy
Sith Lord
It's certainly more reasonable to say keep mailers sealed if they still are, the contents are only worth £30-20 quid.
But take the case of the Palitoy shipping case of 48. The contents are worth £100k+. You will never realise the market
value keeping it sealed.
The other thing to remember is that AFA/UKG have been giving u-grades to mailers and MOCs from shipping cases for
a long time. The u-grading of loose figures from baggies and beaters is a more recent thing. So we're just returning the status quo to how it was before that.
Jason
But take the case of the Palitoy shipping case of 48. The contents are worth £100k+. You will never realise the market
value keeping it sealed.
The other thing to remember is that AFA/UKG have been giving u-grades to mailers and MOCs from shipping cases for
a long time. The u-grading of loose figures from baggies and beaters is a more recent thing. So we're just returning the status quo to how it was before that.
Jason
tiefighterboy
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****ing outstanding. 8)
Fishtalk
Jedi Knight
Well done Steve. A very brave decision financially, but what you lose in not U grading you will make up in other orders I'm sure. Any business that puts customers wishes above their own financial gain won't be forgotten.
Fishtalk said:
Great post
Bonsai_Tree_Ent
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ukgraders said:
Someone get this forum a LIKE button!
I've seen the opposite happen on RS and on my little forum Pete. At first I thought it was a cool feature but then again even if I "like" something I tend to post too, many other people just hit the like and move along though.
I quite often see some of the "regular" names in the "like" section of peoples threads and posts on RS but rarely see replies from them.
I think it makes people lazy tbh and SWF is way more active than other forums of late because we don't have that feature IMO - just my observation though.
I quite often see some of the "regular" names in the "like" section of peoples threads and posts on RS but rarely see replies from them.
I think it makes people lazy tbh and SWF is way more active than other forums of late because we don't have that feature IMO - just my observation though.
