| MY
GRADING SYSTEM FOR COMICS |
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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 a comic 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 comic 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 comics I list fall into this grade; a typical read comic
with obvious defects as noted; may have light back cover stains and small tears. |
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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; back cover stains may be present; complete, but center pages may be loose. |
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| GOOD: a
complete but heavily-read comic; may be missing pieces of covers, loose
covers, rolled spine or other noted damage. |
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| FAIR: a
rough comic, 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 comic; almost any
and every damage may be present. |