Hey guys, Brad and I have been working on this import feature for his site, and one of the things that is coming out of it is a list of every possible combination of condition and modifier. And, wow, there are a lot! While editing the list a couple of issues came up that I would like your opinions on. Pleae see below and weigh in. Thanks....
One thing that might make the list shorter...I've never used IM and MMC modifiers for the same game. Although this certainly could be the case for a single game....for example, it could be missing the manual (IM) and the warranty card (MMC). However, I think the spirit of these two modifiers is that MMC isn't necessary if IM is already used. MMC is used when you just want to note that something very minor is missing (so it would let a potential buyer/trader know it isn't QUITE complete). Where as IM is obviously worse and would imply potentially many items missing (including minor items). In either case, all missing items should be described in the notes. I will put this one by the group to see what they say on the subject. Another issue. I may have been doing this wrong, but again I'll pose it to the group. When all I have is the floppy disk (and everything else is missing) I put IM/IM (meaning that the box is missing and part of the contents are missing). Then I put "floppy only" in the notes. Maybe I should use "ED/ED (IM)"instead of IM/IM, but that is misleading I think. Why do I say IM/IM might be wrong? Well IM is a modifier and not actually a condition and therefore shouldn't stand on it's own. Thoughts? Hugh -----Original Message----- From: CcomputerGameCollector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 10:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings Where the conditions are listed, it clearly states that NM is "no defects, no wrap", but you mentioned that NM can have the modifier of (S)? I certainly understand the need for NM (S), but perhaps you should modify that page a bit to clear things up? Brad ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hugh Falk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 1:36 AM Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Greetings > We were working under the premise that no opened game truly "mint." Mint is > too often used and abused by sellers, and different people have different > levels of detail when determining mint status. Therefore, if it has ever > been opened, NM is the best it gets. NM (S) is also possible if there is > one extremely minor defect, but the box is still sealed. NM (S)(T) is also > common for a game that simply has a tear in the shrinkwrap but is otherwise > new looking. > > Hugh > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
