i could write pages on this topic but bottom line i don't think
the variability in grading is very detrimental as long as the piece
most importantly is accurately described and the piece is returnable,
as most of the reputable sellers do and allow. newbies are always going
to be frustrated but the learning curve is not that steep. I may have
more to say on this but mother's day obligations are going to keep me
away from the computer most of the day and on that note happy mother's
day to all the mopo mummies er mommies out there...best Alan
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From: Bruce Hershenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: 05/11/2008 08:30AM
Subject: [MOPO] Does the wide range of condition definitions hurt our hobby?Most hobbies have a pretty rigid set of condition grades, usually on a number scale with two digits (i.e., 77, or 9.8). But only a few dealers in our hobby use any number grades, and when they do it is almost always a single digit (the Warren scale), which usually can be pretty much equated to the standard scale of words (good, very good, fine, mint) that have been around forever.But one dealer's "fine" can be VASTLY different from another's! Consider the following poster:Heritage rates this as "fine" and yet (looking at their enlarged image), I know that I personally would have rated it as "good", and I imagine there are some who would have rated it as "very good".Of course, movie posters are far more complex than a stamp, coin, or baseball card, with a far greater surface area, and a much wider range of defects, but comic books are also complex items to grade and somehow it seems THAT hobby was able to come to widely accepted grading standards.Does not this incredibly wide range of condition definitions for a single poster hurt our hobby? I would think that many collectors (especially newer ones) would find it a big turn-off to buy a "fine" condition poster and then later discover that a poster in the very same condition is graded "good" by other dealers. And if so, what can be done about it?BruceVisit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
