MY TV
GUIDE GRADING SYSTEM |
| I try to be fair and honest in
my grading, and make every attempt to mention |
| loose or cut pages, stains,
tears, binding damage, etc. Sometimes I find that a |
| magazine falls between two
grades, in which case I will list it with a two-grade |
| scale. TV Guides
typically have some staple pull along the spine as the covers are |
| thin and brittle; I try
to mention any extreme staple pulls; subscription labels |
| may be present; may be marks
on several listings and crossword puzzles may be |
worked, but I do try to make a
note of this in my listings when I spot such things.
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| NEAR MINT - MINT: I rarely use these grades,
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except when a magazine 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+: many
of the magazines I list fall into this grade;
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a typical read magazine with
obvious defects as noted. | May have a label or some subscription label residue. |
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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; this is my most often-used condition. May have a label or some subscription label residue. |
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| GOOD: a
complete but heavily-read magazine; may be missing small pieces of
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| covers; covers may
be loose ; rolled spine or other noted damage. |
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| FAIR: a
rough magazine, 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 magazine;
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| almost any and every damage
may be present. |
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