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Re: Conidtion of Sets (MIB, MISB)
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lugnet.market.theory
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Thu, 16 Dec 1999 16:23:40 GMT
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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
terms properly, that the terms are meaningless. Maybe they're even deliberately
mis-using the terms. Which makes me want to stay away from them even more.
If someone is selling/auctioning sets one-by-one, like auctioning on eBay, or
selling a single set via lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, they should include a
*description* of the set's condition. No quick short-cut misleading labels.
If someone is selling/auctioning a bunch of sets as a group, or in one listing,
they can/should insert a list of their own definitions for set condition, and
then use codes in the set descriptions. This is fairly common in
lugnet.market.auctions, there'll be posting with definition like:
B=box included
U=unopened
X=no instructions, no box
M=pieces missing
S=special. see notes at the end of the set-list
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| (...) 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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| 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)
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