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MAGAZINES |
BOOKS |
RECORDS |
LEAFLETS |
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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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Grade |
Book |
Magazine |
Record |
Leaflet |
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