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/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/
