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behindthemask · 07-20-2012, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by shortysben

WHAT?!?!
And what? Damn...I didnt know people payed 10x for the grade...I thought the grade might add like 2x or 3x the value but not 10x plus...

Grading a figure is no different then a card or comic. If the item itself is rare and valuable, grading it definatley enhances it. Mainly because you have an expert grading the coniditon out of 10, and from there the condition will remain the same as it's sealed and protected. I've collected hockey cards and comics and graded items can be only a few bucks more if the condition is shit, but if it's super rare and grading is good, watch out as sky's the limit. Go on ebay and look at the prices of walking dead graded comics, or wayne gretzky rookie cards, shit is banana sometimes. I have a MOC Deadpool and half tempted to get it graded. To me he is 100x rarer then this black widow figure. If ebay turns up more then 100 search results it ain't rare, just popular. Dragon Man now that sob is rare, might see 1-3/month if that. A shop owner told me that grading value is subject to the grade itself, if you have a flawless 10/10 your item is worth 10 times or more the going rate. If your item is less then 5 which is fair, unless the item is super rare the grade can hurt the value, above 5 it's 2x-or more the value. There are exception, ie superman #1 comic graded 2.5 still sold for $100,000 + because of the subject matter and the rareity of the item.

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Originally Posted by Black Dynomite

Lol, guess you got some thinking to do. My bad?

No need to appologize man, just figured you were shipping loose to help cut down on shipping costs... all good I will enjoy ripping her from her plastic prison.

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Originally Posted by DHeezy81

I think a lot of people misuse the word rare. Something that turns up literally hundreds of search results on ebay is far from rare. I've yet to see one retail, but I also haven't went on a hunt in over a month.

Also, I could never in my life bring myself to pay $400 for that Castor figure regardless of how rare it is. Seems like you care more about figures for profit than actually collecting for the love of the hobby. If you're banking on cashing in off that figure one day and paying off your tuition or mortgage, you're sadly mistaken.

Yeh $400 is way 2 much for that figure, not to say it's not "worth it" due to the recall and limited run, but I'd rather spend $400 on say a complete ML giantman baf, 2 warpath/deadpool sets and a case of ML, or 2 hot toys figures, lol. Just personal preference is all.

07-20-2012, 10:07 AM	#34
behindthemask Repulsars ready to kill Join Date: May 2010 Location: Charlottetown,P.E.I. Canada Posts: 4,825	Quote: Originally Posted by shortysben WHAT?!?! And what? Damn...I didnt know people payed 10x for the grade...I thought the grade might add like 2x or 3x the value but not 10x plus... Grading a figure is no different then a card or comic. If the item itself is rare and valuable, grading it definatley enhances it. Mainly because you have an expert grading the coniditon out of 10, and from there the condition will remain the same as it's sealed and protected. I've collected hockey cards and comics and graded items can be only a few bucks more if the condition is shit, but if it's super rare and grading is good, watch out as sky's the limit. Go on ebay and look at the prices of walking dead graded comics, or wayne gretzky rookie cards, shit is banana sometimes. I have a MOC Deadpool and half tempted to get it graded. To me he is 100x rarer then this black widow figure. If ebay turns up more then 100 search results it ain't rare, just popular. Dragon Man now that sob is rare, might see 1-3/month if that. A shop owner told me that grading value is subject to the grade itself, if you have a flawless 10/10 your item is worth 10 times or more the going rate. If your item is less then 5 which is fair, unless the item is super rare the grade can hurt the value, above 5 it's 2x-or more the value. There are exception, ie superman #1 comic graded 2.5 still sold for $100,000 + because of the subject matter and the rareity of the item. Quote: Originally Posted by Black Dynomite Lol, guess you got some thinking to do. My bad? No need to appologize man, just figured you were shipping loose to help cut down on shipping costs... all good I will enjoy ripping her from her plastic prison. Quote: Originally Posted by DHeezy81 I think a lot of people misuse the word rare. Something that turns up literally hundreds of search results on ebay is far from rare. I've yet to see one retail, but I also haven't went on a hunt in over a month. Also, I could never in my life bring myself to pay $400 for that Castor figure regardless of how rare it is. Seems like you care more about figures for profit than actually collecting for the love of the hobby. If you're banking on cashing in off that figure one day and paying off your tuition or mortgage, you're sadly mistaken. Yeh $400 is way 2 much for that figure, not to say it's not "worth it" due to the recall and limited run, but I'd rather spend $400 on say a complete ML giantman baf, 2 warpath/deadpool sets and a case of ML, or 2 hot toys figures, lol. Just personal preference is all. __________________ Last edited by behindthemask; 07-20-2012 at 10:10 AM..