GraysonAC wrote:Mint means flawless, not shrinkwrapped.
Blackmoor wrote:GraysonAC wrote:Mint means flawless, not shrinkwrapped.MINT is MINT! When I buy something shrinwrapped I am always afraid to open it up in case it was actually re-shrunk and crap inside
GraysonAC wrote:Blackmoor wrote:MINT is MINT! When I buy something shrinwrapped I am always afraid to open it up in case it was actually re-shrunk and crap inside Or the staples have rusted all over the interior.
Blackmoor wrote:MINT is MINT! When I buy something shrinwrapped I am always afraid to open it up in case it was actually re-shrunk and crap inside
beyerun wrote:Mint is perfect. Staples razor straight. Everything centered. Perfectly cut. Lays flat. Perfect gloss. Not a frayed fiber on any edge. No printing imperfections at all.
harami2000 wrote:beyerun wrote:Mint is perfect. Staples razor straight. Everything centered. Perfectly cut. Lays flat. Perfect gloss. Not a frayed fiber on any edge. No printing imperfections at all."Mint" never used to mean all that... "Perfect" did, perhaps, and only then, by the viewer's own definition of "perfection".A 600 year old hammered coin may be off-centre, have flange breaks, die breaks, inclusions in the metal, etc. and still be as minted.Similarly books "as printed" can have numerous flaws greater than a "frayed fiber" as part of that process. (I like the idea of paper that doesn't have frayed fibers )IMO, the quest for perfection to such a degree (reflected in tail-wagging-dog price biases) is largely pointless and irrational when there's no level playing field in the first place.A 3rd OD&D book set and brand new DMG can both be in the condition they were "as printed"/"as issued" yet are somehow judged not against that, but against an idealised state of "perfection".What is everyone actually collecting, first-and-foremost; a list of grade conditions or actual content?
deimos3428 wrote:*Revised Grading system:Code - Explanation----------------------DC - Decent: No major flaws, not ripped in half.ND - Not Decent: Often confused with Near Mint. Possibly ripped in half.SF - Set on Fire - Avoid. Includes the previous "TX" (toxic) grade.
beyerun wrote:Show me something you say is mint and I'll find a flaw. Best you can ever find is Near Mint.Mint is perfect. Staples razor straight. Everything centered. Perfectly cut. Lays flat. Perfect gloss. Not a frayed fiber on any edge. No printing imperfections at all. Impossible.