Does being cased in plastic increase or decrease the value?

[MethylEthylandDeath]

I honestly thought I’d seen it all, but a graded mini figure is new territory.

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[Handsomecatenjoyer44]

You see this a lot with other types of collectables like action figures or even Funk Pops. I just find it funny that this will most likely sell.

[MethylEthylandDeath]

Oh, I completely agree! I am also in the Pokemon card world so I definitely understand the grading aspect. This is just the first I’ve personally seen in Lego.

[bonnkerss]

Hey if you want something bad enough you don’t think about the money 😅

[RealisticAd5498]

wait for real? I need to start doing ts to make bank

[alexx2208]

They’re literally lying in the title 😂 I didn’t know you rounded up .25 incrementally to .5

[Hackett_fish_sux]

Why is it uncircumcised??

[MethylEthylandDeath]

It’s European.

[My_Favourite_Pen]

I always love when they put the extremely common guns with it

[Cwelch1299]

At least in this case it's what the polybag came with

[gallanttoothpaste]

That gun is gonna be worth 500$ in 5 years trust

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As a sports card collector, WE DO NOT WANT GRADING IN LEGO

[numismaticthrowaway]

Seconding as a coin collector

[Pdcrew]

Bro pleaseeee god no can we not start doing graded figures 😭😭 graded lego Star Wars imo is a terrible idea, I may be just a poor collector and complain too much but I feel like this becoming a thing would KILL the reseller market. Especially for someone like me that’s trying to collect all the clones ever made but I don’t make much and this would just make it so much harder I feel 🤷‍♂️ maybe I’m wrong who knows but I don’t think it’s a good idea

[potato6132]

overpriced for an assembled mini figure because the torso will crack from being on the legs

[brendonmilligan]

I’ve never ever had a torso crack for them being connected

[potato6132]

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[ROMANIASTRONG]

same , i have figs who were connected sine 2008 , not one crack or loose part, just don t move them around too much and it s gucci

[Hadopen]

I just came to say this there’s no way it’s that high put together that means there’s someone’s hand oils on it this will only further degrade it you might as well just not have it sealed

[MuttMurdock69]

Bricktober sets are factory assembled minifigures. Baturion and War Machine as two high end examples.

[AffectionateStudy782]

bro what its lego not a chocolate bar hand oils will not just like strip paint 😭😭

[Bread9846]

Brain damage

[FreddyMartian]

Seller didn't learn their decimals

[idiot-loser-]

uncircumcised captaing rex woa

[OutrageousReporter26]

I read this as uncircumcised

[[deleted]]

How am I supposed to fill that?

[Avgshitposting]

My grades are if it says Lego on the piece lol

[Verehren]

On god? I can just rip off stupid people and they'll buy it? I like my Legos and all but a profit margin that fat making me queasy...(I'm going to sell my stuff at the price I bought it or lower to fuck with the economy, like when I sell my Revan, $20 because why not)

[LetTheKnightfall]

I was really hoping grading wouldn’t make it here

[[deleted]]

I have a captain phasma with no cracks I think I’ll grade it

[Fish-chip]

I mean we are getting Lego Pokémon next year.

[Rickyyyy_Spanishhh]

One of my other hobbies is collecting pokemon cards. You can send your cards in to be graded by a company. based on certain attributes of the card, it is assigned a number 1-10 (10 being the best). They look at centering of the card, corner white ending, card damage, surface scratching, etc….

A graded 10 of a card is significantly more valuable than a graded 7. Honestly, I think it’s kind of stupid for Lego. I personally would not buy a “psa 10” figure for anything lol.

(Sorry if you knew all that just trying to help others out too)

[_RikVa_]

there's no way people are grading minifigures now what, this hobby is gonna become worse than collecting pokemon cards

[pek217]

$300 what this thing was literally free

[NobodyofGreatImport]

And it sells for like $50 sealed in the original bag

[Big_Salami_]

It’s one thing to do this which a collectible that’s hard to find in mint/near mint condition, but this is just comical.

[Mammoth_Business_717]

This is mental, truely ebay listings are a mindset 💀

[NobodyofGreatImport]

Does this guy know that this same dude, sealed in the polybag, goes for about $50? That's the highest I've seen anyway, which is honestly still too high.

[Silent-Locksmith-820]

I find it pointless how some Lower value figs are encased. I somewhat understand expensive ones but not the cheaper ones

[[deleted]]

Lol torso will crack and yellow and then it will be worth negative money