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Proposed NGM grading standard:
For the record, this is the stringent grading standard I've used for more than 20 years.
It has served me well.
Comments are appreciated!
Mel
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Permalink Reply by David Manney on
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I like this, but have some questions. First is what does having tape on the spine do to the grading? Second, do you have a standard for grading maps? It would help tremendously to have a grading standard, especially from what I have seen pass for excellent condition on eBay.
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Permalink Reply by Melvin L. De Vilbiss on
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Minor tape repair begins with the VG standard. Of course the tape in question is the acid free archival tape, not scotch tape, which utterly demolishes a magazines value. A magazine with the entire binding taped is no better than Fair.
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