| MY
GRADING SYSTEM |
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| I try to be fair and honest in
my grading, and make every attempt |
| to mention loose pages,
stains, tears, binding damage, etc. |
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| Sometimes I find that an item
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,
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| except when an item 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,
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| 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 items I list fall into this grade;
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| a typical read item with
obvious defects as noted. |
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| VERY GOOD: fairly
well-read with an accumulation of tears and defects as noted;
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| may be heavily creased or spine-rolled. |
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| GOOD: a
complete but heavily-read item; may be missing pieces of covers,
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| loose covers, rolled spine or
other noted damage. |
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| FAIR: a
rough item, with many defects including tears,
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| missing pieces, water damage,
spine wear, etc. |
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| POOR: no
missing pages unless noted, but otherwise a pretty trashed item;
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| almost any and every damage
may be present. |