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, |
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, |
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; |
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; |
may be heavily creased or spine-rolled. |
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GOOD: a
complete but heavily-read item; may be missing pieces of covers, |
loose covers, rolled spine or
other noted damage. |
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FAIR: a
rough item, 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 item; |
almost any and every damage
may be present. |