Jim wrote: > You write "M with or without S" but you seem to be overlooking the > fundamental definition of Mint: Mint items must be sealed.
Hehe, I understand fully the concepts at hand; but it's that way because that's the way you guys made the scale.. what I was suggesting would require a change you see. Nevertheless, I can see this isn't going anywhere fast, so I'll just drop it. :) Brad ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Need advice regarding a Wasteland purchase > BL wrote: > > > I understand the scale, there is just the point with Mint Sealed and Near > > Mint implying the state of the shrink on the product while there's also a > > modifier for Sealed.. It just seems redundant to me. In essense MS and NM > > are the same thing, except for the wrap. So why not M with or without S to > > replace NM? If you don't want to change it, that's fine, I'm just pointing > > out the anomoly that it is and what makes the most sense to me. > > You write "M with or without S" but you seem to be overlooking the > fundamental definition of Mint: Mint items must be sealed. If the item > is no longer factory-original sealed, it cannot be called mint. So > there is no such thing as "M without S". > > MS and NM are indeed the same thing except for the wrap. But you're > looking at the scale without considering most collections; the majority > are unsealed/unwrapped. That is why Sealed is an optional modifier. > > > Perhaps it's because I'm one of those shrinkwrap nuts you mentioned. :) I > > only collect stuff still in shrinkwrap.. maybe an occasional exception. In > > anycase, I can't be alone, and if anything, more and more people are seeking > > You aren't alone but you are definitely in the minority. For example, I > don't know a single collector on this list who maintains an entirely > shrinkwrapped collection. > -- > Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > World's largest electronic gaming project: http://www.MobyGames.com/ > A delicious slice of the demoscene: http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ > Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.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/[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]/
