I have noticed a recent trend on ebay where few notes are "gVF", they are
"aEF", those that were "EF" are now "aUNC".
A note is either EFor UNC or it's not, if it's not then it's gVF or gEF
respectively, not aEF or aUNC. Billy
"noteworthy" <banknote@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> While note grading has been do***ented it is still subjective there is
> no consensus on what is "THE standard". There also is little
> difference in aEF and gEF on an EF note. Often subjective and can vary
> from dealer to dealer.
>
> Attributing too low a grade will result in a much lower price.
> Attributing too high a grade will result in an angry buyer. Some
> people are very picky while others are less picky.
>
> Because a lot of ebay buyers are "catalogue purchasers based on
> grade" (Will pay only around the value stated for a particular grade
> in their catalogue) some sellers don't attribute a grade.
>
> There are also differences in the grading standards used in the US,
> Europe and Australasia.
>
> Your chart states an EF note can have three light folds. The standard
> I use states an EF note can only have two light folds. Three folds
> makes it an aEF note. There can also be disagreement on whether folds
> are light or have been pressed.
>
> Grading notes can create hassles for sellers that do not consistently
> sell numismatic items. A lot of sellers on ebay sell from home and
> dabble a bit in all sorts of items.
>
>
> On Apr 17, 3:12 am, "Owen W. Linzmayer" <I...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>> It's simply impossible to accurately grade a note based upon scans, no
>> matter how detailed. It's a complete cop out when a seller who often
>> sells
>> notes claims to be unable to grade a note. Either the seller is lazy or
>> has
>> something to hide.
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