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What We Grade
PACKAGED TOY ITEMS

CDA grades virtually all packaged dolls and doll related items under one of the following categories:
Modern and Vintage Categories
  • Commonly submitted and standard-size dolls are graded under our Modern and Vintage Categories.

  • Modern Category is for those items produced 1990 and after.

  • Vintage Category is for those items produced before 1990.

  • Examples of Modern and Vintage Category items:
    Barbie, Strawberry Shortcake, Glamour Gals, She-Ra
Custom Category
  • Un-commonly submitted or irregularly sized figures are graded under our Custom Category.

  • Virtually all sealed dolls and playsets fall under one of our custom tiers.

  • CDA also grades certain items which never came factory sealed, provided the items are in new and unused condition. CDA can also grade boxed items that are no longer factory sealed (i.e. the tape has been broken or come loose) as long as the boxed item has an interior sealed bubble and all the contents (paperwork) are still sealed in their bags. 

  • Examples of Custom Category items:
    Barbie cars, Barbie Playsets, Special Edition Barbies
LOOSE TOY ITEMS
CDA does not currently grade loose dolls.

CDA will NOT grade any item which exhibits the following:

  • Restoration (Example: Ink used to cover flaws, Resealed Bubble) CDA reserves the right to determine what constitutes restoration.
  • Glued limbs, parts and/ or accessories.
  • Holes large enough to allow the toy and/or accessories to be removed or replaced.
  • Reproduction Items ( Example: Toy, Accessories, and Packaging)
  • Incomplete Items (Missing necessary accessories)
  • Incorrect toy accessory combination
  • Resealed Packaging
  • Hand made pieces (Not mass produced)
  • Double Tapped Items
  • Extensive Damage
  • Repainted toys and/or accessories.
  • Not Factory Sealed (excludes items that were never factory sealed)
  • CDA reserves the right to refuse any item for any reason.
     
CDA WILL grade unsealed boxes if:

  • The item was never factory sealed, provided the items are in new and unused condition. CDA can also grade boxed items that are no longer factory sealed (i.e. the tape has been broken or come loose) as long as the boxed item has an interior sealed bubble and all the contents (paperwork) are stilled sealed in their bags.
DIECAST VEHICLES

Diecast Authority, a division of CGA, grades diecast vehicles and related items. For more information visit DCA.
ACTION FIGURES

Action Figure Authority, a division of CGA, grades action figures and related items. For more information visit AFA.
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