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Grading of Diecast Cars & Trucks
Topic Started: Apr 22 2008, 10:42 PM (413 Views)
James
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I have been thinking about how you grade the condition of diecast cars and trucks. I am a stamp collector from a way back and that hobby has a very detailed standard of grading to determine condition and hence value (if that is important) to the collector. I have never seen or heard of such a standard in the diecast area.

I think everybody understands "Mint" and unlike stamps where a mint stamp can be loose, I like to think that a "Mint" diecast is still in its blister or box, tape undamaged, Diecast collecting would be more comparable to coin collecting in this area. "Mint" mean untouched by human hands, or anythings elses hands either.

To me, the condition of the card is unimportant because in most cases I free my diecast and they cease to become mint any longer. The other day while cruising ebay I saw several cars being described as mint and the picture clearly showed them loose on a table. At best I would use V.G. as the condition descriptor, "Very Good" condition, no wear and tear, no scratches, no dents, no fingerprints, A little lower on the condition scale would be "Good" condition, a little wear and tear, maybe a scratch or 2, fingerprints, Lower still a rating of "Fair" lovely worn, some paint chips, scratches, slightly bent axles, minor missing parts, and last but not least "Poor" missing major parts trunks, tires, hoods, glass, major paint chiping, snadboxed, etc etc.

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these are my impressions and just wanting to see if you guys and gals are on the same page or am I way off in LaLa land where I normally reside. I am easy to modify this condition rating scale, so lets talk about it!

Building a saner way to rate diecast :beatit:
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Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
I like your rating method! Definitely easier to judge a car by than the way I'm used to, which is as follows:

The rating system I've seen used is C-1 through C-10 (with the "c" standing for condition). C-1 is the worst of the bunch, normally indicating a car useful for parts only, C-2 and C-3 being in need of a full restoration, with C-4 through C-6 indicating fillers/custombait, and C-7 through C-10 indicating better and better examples. MIB (mint in blisterpack) or MOC (mint on card) represent the cars still on cards, and some graders will even go so far as to say MOMC or MONMC (mint on mint card/mint on near mint card).
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
James, I like your system as well, as it is self explanatory. May I suggest that a car freed from blister and then placed in another container, such as a case, should be rated better than Very Good. I like the coin term "uncirculated" or perhaps, "Excellent," meaning no handling or noticable wear once freed from plastic. "Very Good" could mean a minor scratch or factory scuff from the blister.
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James
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ivantt
Apr 26 2008, 03:01 PM
James, I like your system as well, as it is self explanatory. May I suggest that a car freed from blister and then placed in another container, such as a case, should be rated better than Very Good. I like the coin term "uncirculated" or perhaps, "Excellent," meaning no handling or noticable wear once freed from plastic. "Very Good" could mean a minor scratch or factory scuff from the blister.

:thumbup: Yes I like the Excellent descriptor, good addition.

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