I was just on Hasbrotoyshop.com and I noticed that they are selling AFA rated figures (for quite a hefty sum, if I may add). I personally think that this is a petty thing to do. I can't quite say why, but it seems to me that handing out figures that are AFA Graded is kinda like making a sports car, but only making 200 of them so you KNOW you can up the price. I think it should be up to the Collectors to get the figures that they can find in mint condition and have the AFA rate them. For the Manufactures to be working with AFA kinda seems shady to me. That's like the CEO of GM going on an all expense paid cruise with the head of the UAW and the union paying for the whole thing.

Am I just being nit picky? What is your opinion about the whole thing?