AFA Grading

[Megatron]

So first world explotation? There is no conspiracy, just market forces.

Well I never said it was conspiratorial; doesn't have to be. But first world exploitation.. yep, I'd have to agree with that.

I just did a quick search for AFA 85 and AFA 90 MISB or MOSC vintage items less than 100 over many toy lines, hardly saturation. Something at saturation would be a G1 encore hoist or ironhide. Can hardly give those things away.

Of course... the market isn't fully saturated - yet. Hopefully, it will never reach that point. But the option of buying certain ungraded rare toys is becoming more and more difficult, as they receive the AFA treatment, one by one. Whilst I understand that this may not be an issue for many collectors, it is to me.