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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What is 'grading' in this context? I've not encountered it before.

[–] Dunstabzugshaubitze@feddit.org 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

determining how 'good' something is preserved, e.g. does a valuable comic book looks like it has been read? (loose pages, bend pages, smudges, faded colours...) and depending on how pristine that book looks it gets a grade.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago