cortown71 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 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'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Use it in a sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fett Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newshane Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 "In-grade" means that the book is tough to find in the listed grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkdrawer Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Rare in (this)grade hard to find in (this)grade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 The third year of elementary school was tough in grade for me. Glassman10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FineCollector Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 I always took it to mean high grade, although before CGC, 9.2 and 9.4 were as much as you'd expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 In grade school, we weren't allowed to read comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Junkdrawer said: Rare in (this)grade hard to find in (this)grade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Collector Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 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!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave2739 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Reminds me of when British people say "in hospital". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 4 hours ago, lizards2 said: The third year of elementary school was tough in grade for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...