Okay, I am getting around to converting my scale to Moby Scale and I have a
few discrepancies that I wanted to bring up. I'm not saying we need to
address these in the scale, but if we don't, I will likely deviate slightly
to accommodate these. They all deal with modifiers, and since they are
just additional information, I don't think the deviation would be too bad.
Then again, since they are just additional information, I don't think it
would hurt to include them, and they can be ignored by those who don't want
to be more specific.
In my old scale, 'Sealed' was a grade, which could have two modifiers: (C)
-- for Compressed and (T) -- for slightly Torn wrap. A game could also
have both. Now, Sealed is a modifier. For example, NM (Sealed). However,
I would like to convert my current "Sealed (C)" to "NM (Sealed) (C)". In
other words, I would like to keep (C) and (T) as modifiers. This way I can
tell why a sealed game isn't considered "MS" -- Mint Sealed.
I had one other Modifier I would like to use: MMC, which is described
below:
Missing Minor Component (MMC) -- This tag can be attached in conjunction
with any other condition (e.g. VG+ (MMC)). This is to denote that a
relatively insignificant part of the complete package is missing. Examples
include: warranty cards, product catalog, one sheet of blank graph paper
(from a complete pad), one of two identical items (e.g. pens). Generally
MMC would be applied to any item that, if missing, wouldn't detract from
the game playing experience.
I would like to keep this one as well. As you can see, it isn't the same
as IM (Item Missing). My term for IM was MC (Missing Component), which I
used if things like the box or manual were missing. I think there is still
a place for MMC.
Thoughts?
Hugh
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