RE: [SWCollect] Grading question

2002-12-08 Thread John Romero
(Sounds like a cool thing to collect to me, though. Although > I prefer the earlier packages where they included > interesting, short program listings that you couldn't always > tell what they did before running > them.) > Beagle Bros. will always have a soft spot in my heart because I just l

Re: [SWCollect] Grading question

2002-12-08 Thread Lee K. Seitz
C.E. Forman stated: > >> > Putting games in plastic is one thing. Putting >> > plastic ON games is quite another. >> >> But can the plastic be removed without affecting the condition of the box? >If >> so, that would solve your grading problem... > >>From what I saw of my German friend's work, it

RE: [SWCollect] Grading question

2002-12-03 Thread Hugh Falk
Tough call and definitely subjective. Personally I'd give them a "F" if there were no other issues with them. Hugh -Original Message- From: Lee K. Seitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 9:14 AM To: Software Collecting Subject: [SWCollect] G

Re: [SWCollect] Grading question

2002-12-03 Thread C.E. Forman
> > Putting games in plastic is one thing. Putting > > plastic ON games is quite another. > > But can the plastic be removed without affecting the condition of the box? If > so, that would solve your grading problem... >From what I saw of my German friend's work, it looked pretty irreversible. Bu

Re: [SWCollect] Grading question

2002-12-03 Thread Jim Leonard
"C.E. Forman" wrote: > > Putting games in plastic is one thing. Putting > plastic ON games is quite another. But can the plastic be removed without affecting the condition of the box? If so, that would solve your grading problem... -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive ga

Re: [SWCollect] Grading question

2002-12-02 Thread C.E. Forman
> Two of the boxes and manuals are covered in clear contact paper. I > guess the previous owner was trying to ensure they'd be sturdy enough > to survive repeated reference, although it doesn't look like that was > a problem. 8) I can understand the manual, but the box??? > > Anyway, what rating

[SWCollect] Grading question

2002-12-02 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Found some old Beagle Bros. AppleWorks TimeOut tools while away for Thanksgiving. It's led me to a question. Two of the boxes and manuals are covered in clear contact paper. I guess the previous owner was trying to ensure they'd be sturdy enough to survive repeated reference, although it doesn't