AFA Gradings.

[Rampage]

Once it is AFA graded, does that mean the toy is in a plastic case? CAn it be removed from the case once in there?

the toy is sealed to a bubble so it's kinda pointless anyway

CSG is another alternative to AFA
http://www.collectorsourcegrading.co...?gallery_id=19

as you can see some lucky bastard has a graded Takara Fort Max

[Pulse]

But I've heard that getting something graded can reach into hundreds & hundreds of dollars... (whereby the cost of getting it graded in the first place & its actual resale value aren't that different to one another)

& there have been occasions where the owner has felt that their boxed figure deserved a much higher grading than it actually received (therefore having a significant impact on its future value)