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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Aaron, AFA is a really bad example. AFA originated in Michigan and then moved their business to Atlanta...convienently located near Cloud City Collectibles which just happens to be the biggest seller of AFA graded Star Wars figures. So you figure so what, until you find out that Tom Derby who own(ed) Cloud City also owns a share of AFA. Of course in the interest of not appearing to have a conflict of interest Tom's sister is now the CEO of Cloud City. Not only that, but many of the people who worked at Cloud City now work at AFA.....sure no conflicts there.

As a side note Alan Rosen attempted to set up an action figure grading company in New Jersey with Plastic Dreams and Josh Velinsky while at the same time advertising in every issue of Toy Shop that he wanted to buy up your star wars figures.

Dan