Graded Snake Eyes 9.25

[litepink]

interesting find on ebay. the auction will have ended by the time most of you read this or seen it if you havent already

Graded Snake Eyes on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/GI-Joe-Mighty-Muggs-Snake-Eyes-AFA-9-25_W0QQitemZ380097556406QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Defa ultDomain_0?hash=item380097556406&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50#ebayphot ohosting)

http://i7.ebayimg.com/01/i/001/2b/6d/dbf7_1.JPG


how much does it cost to get a figure graded anyways?

[Green Eggs and Death]

Mrs. Eggs is a teacher, I'll ask her ...

Ba Dump Dum! :p

Here is their web site ...
http://www.toygrader.com/

[BAMFsd]

I checked out the AFA grading website and it seems like a pretty lengthy and possibly expensive service. It would be funny to spend $40 on a figure that is worth $30 in good condition, but then again if you are wanting to keep your Muggs in the best shape you can than I'm sure its still a cool thing to do.

They also sell acrylic cases to store figures in which are kind of nice.

[Green Eggs and Death]

I priced out an acrylic case, sized for a Mighty Mugg box (although, now that I think about it, I put in the exact size of the MM box, which would be too small, lol), and it was $27 for one, dropping to $22 if you order 10.

:eek:

[HalfSwiss]

I'm not buying it... it hasn't been spotted or announced or anything and I think they might just be ripping the bidders off.

[DAF!]

Graded Muggs on Hasbro's site, its legit.

[Choche]

why is a graded mugg so special, excuse my ignorance...

What's a graded mugg exactly, to start with?

[Big S]

Its just a regular mugg that has been through an official grading process.

They look at things like paint color, box condition, all that stuff that makes it look mint then give it a grade based on set of predefined criteria.

Same as graded comics.

The better the condition the higher the grade. Usually maxing at 10.

[e0rtm0de]

if they graded a wolverine at least a 9...
IM BUYING IT.
there are so many paint mishaps on that little guy

[chckboy5]

how do they grade the figure, if they cant see the back of the figure since the box is sealed?

[Piggsti]

Yea i agree i dont think i would purchase a graded figure unless its not too pricy i actually saw that auction on ebay and was thinking... hmm a graded snake eyes that is pretty cool but i could spend the money on some other muggs to make my collection bigger so i decided to go against....

[JoeyMuggs!]

What if the figure becomes damaged while in the slab? (Comic slang for the tough plastic shell.)

What I mean is, maybe it bounces off the interior and dents the corners of the box or something.

I dunno... I've always been real leery of these things. Just another reason to up-charge the cost of a collector's item. :(

[Ninja Mugg]

a graded mugg is only worth it if they become collectible 10 years down the road. Just cuz someone slaps a grade on doesnt mean squat till someone is willing to consistantly pay that price for the item. Its way to way to early to start grading muggs.

[omgwtforz]

i saw a graded SDCC ironmans here in the philippines and it costs like 6x the normal price...

[South8488]

I dont understand grading, its not like i would buy a bad packaged one anyway