Removing an AFA case?

[palitoy]

So good news I found a couple of "Canadian Grails" over the weekend thanks to a random bit of good fortune and a friend. The negative part is they're in those AFA cases.

I'd really like to photograph them so I'm wondering how many people have had experience removing the cases. I'll probably still use them afterwords, the grading has little to no meaning for me.

[Mikey]

I'm not an AFA fan in the least but I would consider keeping them sealed and photograph them through the case.

In the long run, them beings sealed and graded might raise their value if you ever decide to sell them someday.

Just a thought.

[palitoy]

Future value has absolutely no bearing here for me.

[dumbldor]

Brain, I think you have to destroy the case to remove the item.

Contact MegoGeek. He's done it before.

[ctc]

HAMMER solves ALL problems!

Don C.

[Sowth]

Someone posted a tutorial on how to safely free a MOC figure from an AFA case over at Rebelscum (with photos), just did a search but couldn't find it. Will have another look...

[palitoy]

HAMMER solves ALL problems!

But the dremel makes me feel like James Bond.

[Sowth]

No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die! or.. How to remove a figure from an AFA case :-)

[EMCE Hammer]

Just invite Dan up and crush it with the combined weight of your awesomeness.

[toys2cool]

I'm not an AFA fan in the least but I would consider keeping them sealed and photograph them through the case.

In the long run, them beings sealed and graded might raise their value if you ever decide to sell them someday.

Just a thought.

definitely

[Gorn Captain]

Armor piercing rounds?

[Gorn Captain]

Future value has absolutely no bearing here for me.

It warms my cynical old heart to find someone who feels like me. To each his own, but "grading" just contradicts everything that says "toy" to me.
Grading is taking a cute furry little teddybear and then putting it in a vacuum plastic bag so it won't get dusty and keep its value.

Call me...The Ungrader.....

[AAAAA]

cast cutter ,
its alot like removing DVD from from a anti thief holder

[Gorn Captain]

cast cutter ,
its alot like removing DVD from from a anti thief holder

So that's how you shop for DVDs.....

[megocrazy]

Just be careful. Knew a guy that had some baseball cards graded and when he got them back he was unhappy with the grades some got and destroyed an expensive card trying to remove it.