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Re: Yet another CLUELESS about MIB
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lugnet.market.auction
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Fri, 4 Feb 2000 00:38:43 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> I'd agree with this wrap up... many eBay sellers are grossly
> misrepresenting stuff. They're so far off the mark that it doesn't
> really matter which of us is right exactly about what MIB means, it's
> not even close to what they say.
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> HOWEVER, I as you know try to be scrupulously honest in my writeups and
> when I say:
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> - Mint, I mean that all pieces are present, no stickers are applied,
> everything is in as close to like new as is possible... my write up will
> disclose whether the box is present or not.
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> - MIB, I mean the box may be open, but the parts are still in their
> parts bags... and all the inserts etc are present.
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> - MISB, what I mean is that the set box has never been opened. Seals are
> intact, but the box may be beat up.
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> - MISMB, I mean that the box itself is mint condition with little or no
> damage. Note that I have NEVER listed a MISMB yet. All my boxes have
> enough scuff marks (even ones that I pull right out of the casepacks)
> that I don't consider the boxes themselves mint.
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> Neglecting the specific nitpicking on what Mint means (and I am mightily
> restraining myself from joining in, this is just the sort of debate I
> love) do people have any issues with these descriptions?
No, those are pretty much how I would list things.
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