Proposed NGM grading standard:

[Melvin L. De Vilbiss]

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

[David Manney]

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.

[Melvin L. De Vilbiss]

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.