| MY MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEM |
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| I try to be fair and honest in my grading, and make every attempt to mention loose or cut pages, stains, tears, binding damage, etc. Sometimes I find that a magazine falls between two grades, in which case I will list it with a two-grade scale. |
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| NEAR MINT - MINT: I rarely use these grades, except when a magazine is in truly exceptional condition.
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| VERY FINE: very nice with virtually no major defects.
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| FINE+:an even nicer copy, with minimal obvious defects.
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| FINE:a nice copy, flat with minor creases; may have some spine stress, but no prominent defects.
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| FINE-:better than VG+ but just a bit short of what I would consider Fine.
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| VERY GOOD+: most of the magazines I list fall into this grade; a typical read magazine with obvious defects as noted.
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| VERY GOOD: fairly well-read with an accumulation of tears and defects as noted; may be heavily creased or spine-rolled; may have browning; light water stains may be present.
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| GOOD:a complete but heavily-read magazine; may be missing pieces of covers, loose covers, rolled spine or other noted damage.
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| FAIR:a rough magazine, with many defects including tears. missing pieces, water damage, spine wear, etc.
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| POOR: no missing pages unless noted, but otherwise a pretty trashed magazine; almost any and every damage may be present.
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