Enough preamble. Here are my standards:

• FINE: Pulp is complete, with no tears wrinkles, creases or discoloration. Pages are nearly white. Both covers are firmly attached to the spine which is tight. There is some disagreement as to markings. I do not grade a pulp down if there are small pencil notations made by the newstand operator years ago in an inconspicuous corner. This was a normal practice at the time. So was putting the purchase date down. That obviously does not apply to random doodling by some past reader.
• VERY GOOD: Pulp is complete with no missing pieces. Spine is attached. Pages are off white or light brown but show no signs of brittleness or dark brown coloration due to sun or air pollution.Covers may be lightly creased but not so heavily as to distract from the cover design. Small pieces of clear tape are acceptable but must be disclosed in the description.
• GOOD: Pulp has all covers and pages. Otherwise, the item can be fairly well worn, with heavy creasing, light staining, and small pieces missing from either cover. May be taped, but excessive clear taping or opaque taping must be disclosed.
• READING COPY: Shabby condition- not considered collectible. If text is incomplete, this fact must be disclosed. May or may not have covers as disclsed.

  Not every pulp will fit into the above descriptions. What to do with an issue that is Fine but has a major imperfection. A magazine may be Fine, but is missing the back cover. Here are a number of common abbreviations often used in combination with a grade:

• NFC no front cover
• NBC no back cover
• CTR closed tear
• FTR front cover tear
• BTR back cover tear
• FLMP large piece missing from front cover
• BLMP large piece missing from back cover
• FSMP small piece missing from front cover
• BSMP small piece missing from back cover

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