Alternate Grading Scales

[Demo-migration]

I am always amused when I am reviewing a list of someone's collection when they use non-standard grading descriptions for their books.

 

The most recent I read included the following with no indication as to rank:

 

"Fine"

"Very Good"

"Good"

 

Ok, so far so good, but then I find:

 

"Not Rubbish"

"Acceptable"

 

?? How do these relate to each other?

 

I have also seen "Very Nice". Anyone else have any alternate grading descriptions they have run into?

 

How about:

 

"Junk"

"More Junk"

"Holy mess, you call that a comic?"

 

Dr. Skull sold me comics that were in "shit-" grade

[comicwiz]

About a decade ago, I was more actively using Abebooks to find comix. I stumbled onto a listing for a really cool book. The seller described it as "very good." It was a used bookstore owner so I decided to take a chance. I paid quite a bit for it (blindly, by his "very good" assessment and no scans) under the assumption it was a VG, but only because it was a pretty rare comic. Came back a CGC 9.6. I guess it all depends on what the book is, and who you're buying from.

[nwpassage]

I see "beat, but complete" all the time, and know exactly what it means.

[dgarthwaite-migration]

Where do they mint comics? I've always wonder about that.

Only in the collecting world would something in "Good" condition really be something that looks pretty bad.

 

I suggest renaming the grades in this order.

 

Pathetic

Poor

Bleh

Fair

Eh

Good <--- Middle scale where "Fine is"

Really Good

Fine

Super Fine

Excellent

Incredible

Awesome

 

DG