It would seem to me that while the mobyscale grades and modifiers were normalized, the usage of them was not. I do have a couple of questions though.
> > I would request that we not expand the > > Mobyscale. It was designed to be > > flexible so individual collectors can tailor it > > to their individual needs. Why was it designed to be flexible so individual collectors could tailor it to individual needs? I might be mistaken, but wasn't the scale designed to be universal? Being able to tailor anything universal creates confusion, no? > > the current notations. Due to the time > > required to recode YOIS to accept > > new modifiers, I would not be implementing > > them. Really? would it be that hard? What type of datafield(s) are you using for the mobyscale condition? Brad ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 7:15 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings > Okay, so back to my original questions, what do you do if the box is missing > and the map is missing, but you have the disk and manual? > > You say: "When I have a single loose prop or disk (or a completely empty box), > I grade > it with only only one Mobyscore based on its condition. " > > Can you give a specific example of how this works? If you use only one grade, > how do you know at a glance if the box or the contents is the IM? > > I also think NM (S) is still valid. What if you have a defect on the shrink > other than a tear (like writing)? I wouldn't call it MS. > > Hugh > > On Mon, 7 Oct 2002 17:30:07 -0500 "C.E. Forman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >One thing that might make the list > > shorter...I've never used IM and MMC > > >modifiers for the same game > > > > I'm already set up to use both modifiers. It > > may be a bit superfluous, but > > I prefer it simply because it's more accurate > > at a glance. If you look at a > > modifier of "IM" your first thought would be > > it's missing at least one prop. > > But if you saw both "IM" and "MMC", you'd > > immediately know it's missing both > > a prop *and* at least one minor item. > > > > On a similar topic, I notice in a previous > > message that you gave an example > > using "NM (S)(T)". Here I never include both > > modifiers, only the "T". In > > this case the "S" is redundant, since you can't > > have torn wrap if you don't > > have wrap. > > > > >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? > > > > When I have a single loose prop or disk (or a > > completely empty box), I grade > > it with only only one Mobyscore based on its > > condition. When I have > > multiple loose pieces from the same game, I > > Mobyscore the props together and > > use "IM" as the box score (and another "IM" as > > a modifier if it's not a > > complete set of loose props). To me, "IM" is a > > box rating or a modifier (or > > both), but never a props rating. > > > > I've never used "NM (S)", either. If it's mint > > and sealed it's "MS". If > > it's sealed but with a minor defect it's "F > > (S)". The only sealed modifier > > I use with "NM" is "T", for sealed but with > > torn wrap (so it can't be truly > > mint). > > > > As for disk sleeves, I treat them as a minor > > component, so "MMC" would apply > > if the sleeve is not the original. > > > > I would request that we not expand the > > Mobyscale. It was designed to be > > flexible so individual collectors can tailor it > > to their individual needs. > > For me, all possible conditions of an item can > > already be described using > > the current notations. Due to the time > > required to recode YOIS to accept > > new modifiers, I would not be implementing > > them. > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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/[email protected]/ > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/[email protected]/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/[email protected]/
