Author:  SylvainLS  Posted:  May 15, 2024 14:20  Subject:  Re: Where is the scale for box condition ?  Viewed:  29 times  Topic:  Selling Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card SylvainLS (46) Location:  France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Member Since Contact Type Status Apr 25, 2014 Seller  Store: BuyerOnly BrickLink Discussions Moderator (?)

In Selling, cosmicray writes:    […] I have never specified a box as MISB, not ever. Recently a buyer tried to tell me that "Factory sealed in original box" meant I was claiming it was MISB. 🤦‍♀️ When buyers begin to assign meanings that were never stated/intended, that's when it is time to look out for the falling sandbag from above. Well, etymologically, it’s what mint means: the coin is as it came out of the mint, and the mint is the factor” for coins, so “factory sealed” = as it came out of the factory = mint. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_grading (scroll down a bit to see the table; can also serve as an example of how stupid grading terms are, and, well, as is grading itself)

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Re: Where is the scale for box condition ? - cosmicray (3498)

[...] I have never specified a box as MISB, not ever. Recently a buyer tried to tell me that "Factory sealed in original box" meant I was claiming it was MISB. 🤦‍♀️ [...] (19 days ago, May 15, 2024, to Selling)

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Re: Where is the scale for box condition ? - 1001bricks (52475)

[...] Gee - I thought it came from the Hollywood gums! I must admin all this time I had a doubt about chewing coins... (19 days ago, May 15, 2024, to Selling)

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