RE: [SWCollect] Grading question
(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 loved Bert's style and humor and the fact that he loved sharing his knowledge with everyone, even though he didn't even know 6502. I learned a LOT from all those listing (I have a ton of Beagle Bros. stuff). I was even lucky enough to go to Beagle headquarters back in 1982 when I was just a sophomore in high school. Bert was just an awesome person to meet and talk to -- the Beagle office was in the 2nd story of his house; very very clean and neat. And funny. - John -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Grading question
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 gaming database project. -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Grading question
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. But yeah, if the plastic just peels off (safely) it's a non-issue. -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Grading 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 look like that was a problem. 8) I can understand the manual, but the box??? Anyway, what rating would you give such items on the MobyScale? The manuals and boxes are flawless except for (and perhaps because of) this peculiarity. Hmm, this is a very interesting dilemma. I know of one German collector who wraps his Infocom greys like this to prevent shelf wear. Not sure how you'd MobyScale this, though. On one hand, it prevents future wear and tear, which is good. On the other hand, doing this to something like an Action Comics #1 would probably be considered defacing it, so I'm not sure. I suppose it depends on how much the contact paper bothers a particular collector. Personally I'd rate it a maximum of G if there's absolutely no damage, just because the protection was an enhancement that wasn't there originally (sort of similar to if you were rewriting a bad disk with good code, and had to notch the disk to make it writable). It's acceptable, but give me a choice between this and a somewhat worn, non-protected version, and I'd take door number 2 any day. Putting games in plastic is one thing. Putting plastic ON games is quite another. My thoughts, nothing more. This is definitely a mention in the description, regardless. -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
