 | | Is MISB meaningless? —Scott Arthur
| | | | Is MISB meaningless? Surly if a Lego set is still sealed inside inside its box it must be in mint condition, and if it is not there is no way of knowing? Surly IMSB or ISB is better? Scott A (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Is MISB meaningless? —Mark Koesel
| | | | | | I think that the term MIB (Mint in Box) was conceived first. Later, the term MISB (Mint in Sealed Box) was created because MIB was not specific enough. I don't think either term is specific to the Lego market. To me, the better question is, "How is (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Is MISB meaningless? —David Eaton
| | | | | | | (...) Yeah, too bad that we can't really have a true standard. Maybe we need to do something like: Pieces Complete Instructions | Box ===...===|===...===|...|===...=== M (mint) | C (complete) | M (mint) | S (sealed) G (good) | L (lacking) | G (good) (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Is MISB meaningless? —Todd Lehman
| | | | | | (...) By definition, yes! Mint doesn't mean perfect, mint (literally) means "from the mint," which is typically perfect, but not guaranteed. "New" is safer -- it communicates this better. :) Still, as a buyer, MISB doesn't necessarily tell me what (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Is MISB meaningless? —Matthew Miller
| | | | | (...) Every now and then I see something described as "Better than mint", which always impresses me. 'Cause it obviously must be a prototype or something. (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Is MISB meaningless? —Beth Reiten
| | | | | If it's "better than mint," it must obviously be cinnamon! Beth (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Is MISB meaningless? —Bram Lambrecht
| | | | | (...) LOL! I agree. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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