A question of credibility (Bushing's Degree)

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

I really don't know anything about PSA or CGC, but as a former toy collector (I say former because I now own my own vintage toy store and if I still collected toys I would never want to part with any of them) I know a lot about AFA and Cloud City. I should also say that I know of NO wrongdoing in the case of AFA and Tom Derby. Derby is recognized as a leading expert on authenticating Star Wars collectibles (especially prototypes). It's the appearance of a conflict of interest that should have been avoided and was not. There was a big to do over this a couple of years ago, but it seemingly just went away and nobody really seems to care. I think as long as the buyers in the game used industry continue to accept the leap of faith quotient this issue will probably die as well.