其实鉴定评级在美国非常普遍, 从海报到挂历, 从卡牌到玩具, 都有相应的鉴定评级机构, 像Beckett, Sage, PSG, 等等, AFA只是其中之一. 可能AC的迷友对AFA的评分标准还不是非常的清楚, 造成了一些对分数含义的误解, 我摘了一段AFA官方网站有关评分标准的说明, 大家可以看看, 方便进一步交流.
原文如下:
Each AFA Grade shows 3 Subgrades
The subgrades for AFA are Card, Blister, and Figure. The goal of the subgrades is to further define the condition of a particular figure. Once the grade has been established, the grader will then assign individual grades for the card, the blister, and the figure. The overall grade is NOT an average of these three grades.
Below is a list of defects which will reduce the overall grade in each sub-category.
Figure/Vehicle
The actual figure will be considered mint unless there exists a defect that detracts from its overall eye appeal. Defects include paint wear, discoloration, over-spray, fading or dismemberment. If the carded figure comes with a collector coin, trading card or other insert, they will also be rated against overall eye appeal.
Blister/Window
The blister will be judged against dents, scratches, fading, yellowing, clouding, sticker residue, tearing, cuts, lifting, soiling, rub marks, crushing, gluing , factory cut and foreign items (ink mark or staple etc.).
Cardback/Box
The backer card will be judged against creasing, bending, rolling, tearing, scuffing, scratching, lifting, print marks, loss of gloss, soiling, discoloring, edge wear, nicks, punctures, ink or foreign markings, peg hole punch, tape repair, focus, price sticker, sticker tear, sticker residue, water damage, bubbling and attached foreign objects.
Price Stickers
Price stickers are generally not considered major flaws, but only become a factor if curling, tearing, staining, picking, etc. of the sticker has occurred. The location of the sticker is also a factor, though most are placed in an area such as a corner that does not detract from the overall appearance of the card. Basically, the condition of the sticker factors into the card subgrade, and from there into the overall grade of the piece.
每一个由可动人形玩具协会给出的评分, 都同时给出了三个分项评分.
这三个分项为: 纸板, 塑料包装壳, 和玩具本身. 给定分项评分的目的是为了进一步明确某玩具的品相. 当总分给出之后, 评审员才会分别确定包装背版, 塑料包装壳, 和玩具本身这三个分项的具体分数. 所以说, 总评分并不是三个分项的平均分.
但是在三个分项中, 都有一些会直接影响到总分的相关缺陷, 具体如下:
人形玩具本身/机械玩具本身
玩具本身一般会被默认为完好, 除非确实存在一些肉眼可辨的缺陷. 比如说, 掉漆, 脱色, 涂装过度, 褪色, 以及断裂. 如果以纸板形式包装的玩具还附带有硬币, 集换式卡牌, 或其他附属物件, 这些物件所存在的缺陷也都会以肉眼可辨作为标准加以鉴定.
塑料包装壳/塑料展示窗
对于塑料包装壳, 将由以下几个标准加以鉴定: 凹痕, 划痕, 褪色, 发黄, 发乌, 粘帖标签残留物, 撕损, 剪损, 翘起, 污点, 磨痕, 挤压, 粘连, 出厂剪损, 以及后添物 (例如墨水痕迹, 区别针, 等等)
包装背板/包装盒
对于包装背板, 将由以下几个标准加以鉴定: 摺痕, 折痕, 卷痕, 撕裂, 磨痕, 划痕, 翘起, 机打标记, 发乌, 污点, 脱色, 边沿磨损, 裂痕, 穿孔, 墨水痕迹或其它后添痕迹, 挂装孔, 图案模糊, 价签, 标签撕痕, 标签粘痕, 水泡痕迹, 表面起泡, 以及其它各种后添附着物.
价签
一般说来说价签是不被视作主要的缺陷的, 除非有卷损, 撕损, 污损, 揭开残留物等明显的品像问题. 尽管多数价签都被贴在不影响整体外观的位置, 比如贴在角上, 但价签的所在位置仍是一个鉴定的因素. 所以说价签的完好程度也会作为鉴定包装背板的一个因素, 进而成为鉴定整个玩具的因素之一.
