Yeah the logic behind this piece is baffling, and unfortunately works against afa in severly undermining their credibility in an already hostile community. Example: Afa will only grade carded uzays with an afa-q, because the uzay bubbles were all hand glued at the factory, so afa has no way of authenticating it other than "qualified."
It stands to reason that therefore, any packaged mexican/sa figure sent in by whatever joker would actually think to get one graded would also receive a "qualified" grade as well, seeing as they are all stapled to cards, or in stapled baggies by hand. If we can assume this, then basic AFA logic would dictate that an "uncirculated" grade for this or any Mexican/sa figure would be impossible by the rules and confines of their own grading system.
The bottom line is that the most important aspect to a grading company is integrity. When an abomination like this comes along in which a company undermines their own policies, it reflects badly on that company's integrity. This is what sucks so much about this figure, and its subsequent grade. I can't even imagine what anyone would be thinking sending one of these figures in for u grading, unless it was as a goof.
Whatever. Pigs are apparently flying and hell is freezing also.
