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MAGAZINES |
BOOKS |
RECORDS |
LEAFLETS |
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| Grading/ |
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M-Mint |
F-Fine |
VG-Very Good |
G-Good |
Fr-Fair |
P-Poor |
| State |
Component |
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| Odor |
General |
none |
none |
may
be odorless or have a slight odor, like from smoking |
may
be odorless or have a slight odor, like from smoking or mustiness |
may
have odor, like from smoking or mustiness |
may
have odor, like from smoking or mustiness |
| Flatness |
General |
100% |
100% |
may
be rippled |
may
be rippled |
may
be rippled |
may
be rippled or totally bent and deformed |
| Dryness |
General |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
may be humid |
may be humid |
| Completeness |
General |
100% |
100% |
may
have loss of a small chip here and there, insert may have been removed |
may
have loss of a small and larger chips or pieces here and there |
may
be slightly incomplete, piece wise and page wise |
may
be extremely incomplete piece wise and page wise |
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Spine |
100% |
may
have a rare tiny edge tear, usually at top or bottom |
parts
of spine paper may be missing, usually top and/or bottom |
parts
of spine paper or entire spine may be missing |
parts
of spine paper or entire spine may be missing |
parts
of spine paper or entire spine may be missing |
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Covers |
100% |
may
have a rare tiny edge tear |
may
have edge tears and/or chipping |
may
have edge tears and/or chipping, may miss large pieces or maximum 1 cover |
at
least 1 cover may be absent, possibly both covers |
both
covers will be absent |
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Pages |
100% |
100% |
may
have edge tears and/or chipping |
may
miss some pages (usually it is mentioned what numbers are missing), may miss
parts of pages due to cut out or tearing out |
may
miss some pages (usually it is mentioned what numbers are missing), may miss
various parts of pages due to cut out or tearing out |
may
miss many pages (usually it is mentioned what numbers are missing), may miss
various parts of pages due to cut out or tearing out |
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Staples |
100% |
100% |
may miss one
staple |
may miss one
staple |
may miss one or
more staples |
may miss one or
more staples |
| Tightness |
General |
100% |
100% |
may have
partially loose components |
may have partially or entirely
loose components |
may have partially or entirely
loose components |
may have partially or entirely
loose components |
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Spine |
100% |
100% |
may be only
partially attached to covers or binding |
may not be
entirely or only partially attached to covers or binding |
may not be
entirely or only partially attached to covers or binding |
may not be
entirely or only partially attached to binding |
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Covers |
100% |
100% |
may
be only partially attached to spine or binding |
may
not be entirely or only partially attached to spine or binding or completely
loose |
may
not be entirely, only partially attached to spine or binding or completely
loose |
n/a
since not present |
| Collectibles |
General |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
| Readability |
General |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Foreign additions |
Spine |
none |
may
have small creases |
may have
creases, writing, tape, tape remains, re-gluing and/or dry stains |
may have
creases, writing, tape, tape remains, re-gluing and/or dry stains |
may have
creases, writing, tape, tape remains, re-gluing and/or dry or humid stains |
may have
creases, writing, tape, tape remains, re-gluing and/or dry or humid stains |
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Covers |
none |
may
have price sticker |
may have
creases, subscription label or stamp |
may have
creases, subscription label, stamps, writing, tape, tape remains, re-gluing
and/or dry stains |
may have
creases, subscription label, stamps, writing, tape, tape remains, re-gluing
and/or dry or humid stains |
may have
creases, subscription label, stamps, writing, tape, tape remains, re-gluing
and/or dry or humid stains |
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Pages |
none |
may
have a few rare small creases |
may
have name and/or numbers written in |
may have name
and/or numbers written in and/or some underlining |
may have name
and/or numbers written in and/or minor or heavy underlining |
may have name
and/or numbers written in and/or minor or heavy underlining |
| Structure |
Covers |
has bright colors
and white / supple paper |
has bright
colors and white / supple paper, may have rare tiny crease |
may have fading
of colors and stiffness of paper |
may have fading of colors and stiffness of paper |
may have fading
of colors and stiffness, even partial brittleness of paper |
may have fading
of colors and stiffness, even partial or entire brittleness of paper |
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Pages |
are white |
are white, may
have a few rare dog ears and/or creases |
may be entirely
or partially sunned, but not brittle, may have a various dog ears and/or
creases |
may be entirely
or partially sunned, and possibly brittle, may have a many dog ears and/or
creases |
may be entirely
or partially sunned, and possibly brittle, may have a many dog ears and/or
creases |
may be entirely
or partially sunned, and possibly all brittle, may have a many dog ears
and/or creases |
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Staples |
are clean |
are clean |
may
be rusty |
may
be rusty |
may
be rusty |
may
be rusty |
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Record |
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