What does 'in grade' mean? 1 1

[cortown71]

I've seen this term used for years and I know what it means but why or what does it truly mean? And why is it being used?Every book is in grade,a grade.it sounds like broken English to me.I'm thinking somewhere down the road someone read something that was an incomplete sentence and kept using it and it became an accepted termonolgy.

Or I'm completely missing something else.I've often considered it could be an abbreviation since its usually in reference of higher grade books.in grade=investment grade.

Just something that baffles me. Off to watch preacher season finale'.

 

[shadroch]

Use it in a sentence.

[fett]

I've seen it used alot to mean a decent mid-grade copy with no problems, no excessive tears, water damage, missing pages/coupons, no brittle paper, bug chews. Others opinions may differ of course.  In some cases I assume cat-pee is not allowed either. 

Edited September 12, 2017 by fett

[newshane]

"In-grade" means that the book is tough to find in the listed grade.

[Junkdrawer]

Rare in (this)grade

hard to find in (this)grade

[Jayman]

1 hour ago, Junkdrawer said:

Rare in (this)grade

hard to find in (this)grade

This is how I always understood the use of the term. 

[Scrooge]

I always interpret it as "Tough in high grade"

For example, "Atlas Wars are plentiful but tough in grade" (say VF or above)

as opposed to ASMs which are not tough in (VF and above) grade.

[lizards2]

The third year of elementary school was tough in  grade for me.

[FineCollector]

I always took it to mean high grade, although before CGC, 9.2 and 9.4 were as much as you'd expect.

[shadroch]

In grade school, we weren't allowed to read comics.

[oakman29]

2 hours ago, Junkdrawer said:

Rare in (this)grade

hard to find in (this)grade

[The-Collector]

I use it interchangeably to mean:

1. if discussing a particular copy, rare in the grade shown; or

2. if talking generally about a tough book to mean hard to find in high grade.

 

I hope that people can tell from context which I am using.

 

Examples:

 

1. *Someone shows me a 7.0 copy of Horrific 3* I might then say: 'Wow, such a cool book, and impossible in grade too!'

2. *I am talking with another collector about 'The Man from planet X'* I might say: 'damn that book is tough in grade!'

 

[Dave2739]

Reminds me of when British people say "in hospital".

[N e r V]

4 hours ago, lizards2 said:

The third year of elementary school was tough in  grade for me.

[F For Fake]

8 hours ago, The-Collector said:

I use it interchangeably to mean:

1. if discussing a particular copy, rare in the grade shown; or

2. if talking generally about a tough book to mean hard to find in high grade.

 

I hope that people can tell from context which I am using.

 

Examples:

 

1. *Someone shows me a 7.0 copy of Horrific 3* I might then say: 'Wow, such a cool book, and impossible in grade too!'

2. *I am talking with another collector about 'The Man from planet X'* I might say: 'damn that book is tough in grade!'

 

Exactly the same here.

[october]

10 hours ago, The-Collector said:

I use it interchangeably to mean:

1. if discussing a particular copy, rare in the grade shown; or

2. if talking generally about a tough book to mean hard to find in high grade.

 

I hope that people can tell from context which I am using.

 

Examples:

 

1. *Someone shows me a 7.0 copy of Horrific 3* I might then say: 'Wow, such a cool book, and impossible in grade too!'

2. *I am talking with another collector about 'The Man from planet X'* I might say: 'damn that book is tough in grade!'

 

I agree with all of this. 

 

Except the Man from Planet X thing. I think it's literally impossible above VG. All copies were split during printing as far as I can tell.