AFA grading of loose LJN figs

[msenger76]

Has anyone had loose LJN figures graded by afa? if so, do they need the poster to be considered complete?

I understand the accessories (if any) are needed, but is the poster considered essential for grading?

[ICHIBAN 一番]

I dont know of any afa graded loose ljns, only moc.

www.toygrader.com/grading_eligible.aspx

[The Madness]

From the AFA website:

Standard Grading Scale - for sealed/new in package toys and new in mailer box toys from all years Loose Grading Scale for loose, complete toys from all years

For what it's worth, here's what they won't grade:

We WILL NOT grade any item which exhibits the following:

* Restoration defined as any foreign and permanent addition to an item (examples include ink or paint used to cover flaws, glue used to re-seal blisters or repair boxes, replaced cellophane, etc.) CGA reserves the right to determine what constitutes restoration.
* Glued limbs, weapons, and accessories.
* Holes or cracks large enough to allow an item, parts, or accessories to be removed from a blister or box
* Reproduction Items
* Incomplete Items (i.e. missing parts or accessories)
* Incorrect item - accessory combination
* Re-sealed Packaging
* Hand-made pieces excluding prototypes, pre-production items, and licensed release items.
* Double-Taped items in which the bottom layer of tape has been cut
* Extensive damage which is deemed likely to worsen if sealed in a case
* Repainted items, parts, or accessories.
* CGA reserves the right to refuse any item for any reason.

You might want to contact them to see if they would consider the poster an accessory. I would think they wouldn't, as it's more of a pack-in, but I guess that's their call. Wouldn't you say, for instance, that a complete Terry Funk has his hat and branding iron, but not necessarily the poster?

I would love to get some figures graded. I have quite a few vintage Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures on unpunched cards that I'd at least like to protect, but they're just so expensive to have graded.