My Grading Standards:


Action Figures

Condition Description
C10 Mint in the box, never been played with figure, perfect factory sample
C9 Nearly mint out of the box, no hair rubs, good tight elastic, virtually no wear or scuffs, very tight joints, rivets are still covered with paint
C8 Some visible wear, some scratches or play wear, some hair rubs, joints still good, displays really well
C7 Obviously played with, hair wear, may have a loose joint or two and scratches or marks, might have small stress cracks, paint missing on rivets, still displays fine
C6 Heavy play wear, loose joints, heavy paint wear, might have more serious stress cracks on top of play wear, marks etc.
C5 Heavy scuffs, loose joints, repainted, cracks, extreme wear, displayable from a distance only, repairs made
C4 Many faults, not displayable, needs attention
C3 Faults, missing body parts, contains cracks and or heavy scratches
C2 Unassembled, broken, pieces
C1 Complete garbage


Action Figure Accessories

Condition Description
C10 Mint in the box, never been played with accessories, perfect factory example
C9 Nearly mint out of the box, nearly perfect paint, no melts, no shrinkage, no splits, no pulls, not dirty, not faded
C8 Nice condition, may have extremely light melts or light paint loss, nothing broken or missing, no splits, still displays really well
C7 May have larger melts and/or more paint loss, small splits on masks, some shrinkage to rubber parts but not too bad, lightly soiled, minor snags, still displayable
C6 Heavy wear, broken pieces, larger splits, severe melts, heavily soiled or ripped, filler pieces only
C5 - C1 Only good for parts


Boxes

Condition Description
C10 No edge wear, sharp corners, perfect faces, no creases, vibrant color with no fading whatsoever
C9 Very slight wear to edges, flaws if you look close, no tears, no shelf wear, otherwise mint
C8 Very nice Box, little edge wear, maybe small tears from tape on edges, some shelf wear
C7 Some evident edge wear, slight tears, fading on parts of box, might have a stain, may be slightly warped
C6 Worn, might have good picture visible, might have cracked corners, warpage, tears
C5 Contains many to all flaws mentioned in C6 rating
C4 Picture is poor, may be crushed or missing pieces of box
C3 Incomplete box, some value to still having it, but very poor
C2 Pieces only
C1 Completely unusable in every way




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Content Last Updated February 3, 2003