NEW SEPTEMBER 2015

"DAN'S VINTAGE GIJOE GRADING SCALE #3 FOR LOOSE UNIFORMS"

Each item graded must stand on it's own, regardless of what is previously considered normal, usual, common hobby thinking or even how items were made in the 1960's and 1970's. The grade any item gets is simply adding up all of the details of any particular piece. ANY item must meet ALL of the criteria for each grade listed below. For the present there will be no use of middle grades. The lack of a knowledge base in the hobby has always made GIJoe a very difficult hobby to pursue. These grading scales are an attempt at reducing the amount of confusion in the vintage GIJoe hobby. Having specific condition grades will make it easier for everyone to put a value on their collectables and hopefully allow collectors to enjoy the hobby more.

C10 MINT CONDITION:
Overall crisp, shiny and brand new appearance; material still has the original factory sheen from the original sizing; item is flat, in the original shape and has the original creases from being inside the package; has all shiny snaps and buttons sewn in place along with the factory tag with the original factory thread; has not ever been put on a figure and has been handled with extreme care since being removed from the package; can have no holes other than the original factory thread holes; no flaws, stains, fading, or snags; nothing restored or repaired

C9 NEAR MINT CONDITION:
Overall crisp, shiny and brand new appearance with a slight sheen from the original factory sizing; has all shiny snaps and buttons sewn in place along with the factory tag with the original factory thread; has been handled with extreme care since being removed from the package and if ever displayed it was removed and placed back into the original state; can have no holes other than the original factory thread holes; no wear to the material with no flaws, stains, sticker residue, fading, or snags; nothing restored or repaired

C8 EXCELLENT CONDITION:
Overall clean and nice appearance but has lost the original factory sheen and luster; has shiny snaps and buttons sewn in place with the factory tag with the original factory thread; has been handled with care but may exhibit a slight amount of wear to the material; has no stains, sticker residue, fading, or snags; nothing restored or repaired

C7 GOOD CONDITION:
Overall nice appearance but may not be perfectly clean; has nice snaps and buttons sewn in place although they may have been replaced and/or re-sewn; the original factory tag is in place with the original factory thread; material has been slightly played with and exhibits play wear from being on a figure for a long time; may have slight sticker residue and a couple of very tiny rust or stain spots or might be slightly off color from fading and age; nothing restored or repaired

LOW GRADE FAIR CONDITION:
Basic materials look completely played with and are barely usable; exhibits many stains, repairs, snags, fading, color bleeding from washing; has very little value except as a collection filler unless the item is exceedingly scarce; anything lower grade than a C7 is not gradable!

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