0.) NEW
1.) MINT
2.) near-MINT
3.) MINT-
4.) EXC++
5. )EXC+
6.) EXC
With six levels above EXC no wonder EXC doesn't mean much. Sounds like
what all too many eBay sellers call EXC ("such low grade stuff"). I
thought Gary Schloss had a much better than typical reputation ...
-jeff
> Here is a quick primer. MINT means LIKE-NEW, but without boxes,
> packaging, owner's manuals, etc. I also use near-MINT and MINT-.
> Numerically, they correspond respectively to 10, 10- and 9 (or 9+).
> To save room in titles, which eBay limits to 80 characters, I'll
> often use "MINTY" as a generic substitute for the above three.
>
> It goes downhill from there. I use: EXC++, EXC+, EXC, EXC-, FAIR,
> POOR. However, the last four rarely show up in my eBay listings
> because I don't deal in such low grade stuff.
>
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