I second Hugh's opinion.
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> Yay.
>
> Mint Sealed should be as close to perfect as possible. Anything less
(crushing, etc.) should be dropped to a lower level...even if sealed (i.e.
Fine Sealed).
>
> Sealed can be added to any grade: VG Sealed, G Sealed, etc. Since Sealed
is really just additional information and not a grade on its own.
>
> Another note is that Mint should never be used on its own (without Sealed)
since a game by definition is not Mint unless it is still sealed. The best
grade for an opened package should be NM.
>
> Hugh
>
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> From: Jim Leonard [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 11:24 PM
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> "C.E. Forman" wrote:
> >
> > > Now that I think about it, if I were doing such a scale (and I've been
> > > thinking about formalizing my personal scale for video game cartridges
> > > for a long time), I would not make "factory sealed" a condition, but
> > > rather something that should be noted separately. (Partially as an
> > > explanation for why the contents weren't graded.)
> >
> > Hmm, would "Mint Sealed" be a better term? That would clarify that
> > it's shrinkwrapped *and* mint (as opposed to "shrinkwrapped but my
> > big fat uncle accidentally sat on it" B-).
>
> :) I'm trying to stay away from the term "Mint" since it's so
> overused/misused. Let's take a vote: Who here would like to see
> "Factory-Sealed" on the scale be renamed to "Mint Sealed"? A yay or nay
from
> everyone will be enough.
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