First, be sure your hands are clean and dry. When handling a book, you need to take some precautions. You also need good lighting such as a desk lamp. In order to properly view a book, you need to view it outside of the bag and you will use several of your senses (not just sight, but touch and smell). It is not the practice, however, to use numbers other than those in this scale so you wouldn’t see a book graded “6.3”. This 10-point comic book grading scale is widely used now and you will often see people grade by simply putting the number value on the book with the classic descriptive grade. Therefore the comic book grading scale is more refined now so that a “Fine+” is better than a “Fine,” a “Fine / Very Fine” is better than a “Fine+,” a “Very Fine -” is better than a “Fine / Very Fine”, a “Very Fine” is better than that and so forth.įinally, a 10-point scale has been applied to give us the most modern system of comic book grading:
#MINT NEAR MINT CONDITION DEFINITION PLUS#
Next is the use of plus (+) and minus (-) to denote that a book is slightly above or below a grade. For example, “Fine / Very Fine” (or abbreviated “FN/VF”) denotes that book is graded between “Fine” and “Very Fine.” First, is the use of a forward slash (/) to denote a book as being between grades. This comic book grading scale has been used for several decades, during which time the scale has been expanded to more accurately describe a book’s condition. There are eight major grades in the comic book grading scale. Dealers that exaggerate grades are likely trying to sell at inflated prices. Most reputable dealers will strive to grade accurately or even a bit conservative in order to satisfy their customers. This should give you peace of mind to know that you are getting a good value if your grade agrees with the seller’s. When shopping, it is an excellent idea to learn about comic book grading so that you can determine a book’s grade for yourself. In fact, it is often best to gather multiple opinions and average them to a final grade. This is not to say that one person’s opinion of a grade is right while another’s is wrong but that they have differing opinions. Different people may place different weight on each factor and thus, may grade the book differently than others. As with grading all collectibles, there is a degree of subjectivity as there are many factors to consider and all of them must be weighed to determine an overall grade. Comic book grading is the process of determining the grade or condition of a book, which directly influences its value.
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