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    Conidtion of Sets (MIB, MISB) —Dan Jezek
   I have just received an e-mail saying that MIB should mean that the set is sealed and by listing an opened set as MIB is a misuse of the term. Different people put different meaning to the condition of a set. For example, I have received a 27-piece (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
   
        Re: Conidtion of Sets (MIB, MISB) —Larry Pieniazek
     Well, my condition grading differs a bit. Here are mine MISB - Sealed. Outer seals are intact MIB - The outer seals may be off, but that is it. Pieces are still in their ineer polybags. After that, merely use a statement of whether the box is (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
    
         Re: Conidtion of Sets (MIB, MISB) —Dan Jezek
      (...) I'd like to see a "set rating" made here when Lugnet has the capability for people to run their own auctions and everyone following it. I think I read that somewhere in the original plan. I also read that Lugnet will soon pay for itself. It (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
    
         Re: Conidtion of Sets (MIB, MISB) —Lindsay Frederick Braun
      (...) This is the rule that I follow. I had a situation just a couple of days ago--one of my sets up for auction, although MIB, wasn't MISB (even though I'd put it down that way). I contacted the buyer immediately and offered to make it up with a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
   
        Re: Conidtion of Sets (MIB, MISB) —Steve Bliss
   In lugnet.market.theory, D. Jezek wrote: [snipped stuff about grade-labels for set conditions] For LEGO sales/auctions, labels like MIB and MISB are misleading and are more useful for sellers than buyers. So many sellers don't know how to use these (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
   
        Re: Conidtion of Sets (MIB, MISB) —Larry Pieniazek
   (...) I'm hoping my descriptions are clear cut. When I say MIB I mean what I described in my prior post, ditto for MISB. I ALWAYS disclaim the box condition separately. Most buyers actually get better boxes than the description claims they will. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
 

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