Rating System

Our Item Quality and Condition Rating System

Excellent - Near perfect condition, no markings or tears, clean cover and backside

Very Good - Clean condition, probably used, no major blemishes

Good - Used, clean, slight possible wear around page and edges, possible edge dings

Fair - Slight wear on cover and/or backside, all pages accounted for, some possible markings, blemishes around pages and edges, but 100% readable

Poor - Excessive wear, some page tears, some page stains, marks, discoloration around page edges, but still usable for reading and reference

This website is designed and maintained by "Andromeda Enterprise"

Using the FATE Magazines below as a sample base for quality and condition ratings, please note the comments on each.
Every publication is rated using the same inspection method.

Sample #1
Rated EXCELLENT

Near perfect condition Clean cover, interior pages, and backside

(edges and corners clean)

Sample #2
Rated VERY GOOD

Sample #3
Rated GOOD

Sample #4
Rated FAIR

Sample #5
Rated POOR

Probably used, but no major blemishes, bends, or markings

Clean, slight possible wear around page edges - perhaps an occasional blemish

Wear on cover or backside, possible markings, some blemishes or creases

Excessive wear, some tears, stains, marks, blemishes, edges worn away

(slight corner fold)

All pages accounted for and 100% readable

(edges and corners clean)

(slight blemish)

(price marking)

(edge tear)

(crease)

(corner of cover torn off)

(crayon marking)

Usable for reading, research, and reference

(clean corner)

(very clean cover)

(extremely clean cover)

(price marking in center of page)

OUR RATING STANDARDS

Each publication is handled very carefully and checked for all conditions of wear. We scrutinize every copy and consider even the slightest blemish before rating and pricing.

After all, these are genuine original editions and they do have age on them. Although sitting in enclosed boxes protected them for so many years, age can also set in on them.

Whatever value each issue claims, we still took the liberty to reduce the price a level lower to insure even greater satisfaction. Many of our "Excellent" rated issues were lowered to "Very Good." The "very Good" to "Good" and so on down the line.

That's our standard.

(back cover missing)

VINTAGE PUBLICATIONS

"Oh, look what I found in these boxes!"

RATING SYSTEM