Kenner Football Starting Lineup grade scale information


Thanks for visiting our web page of football starting lineup figures. We have now added this grade scale page. This information is so that you can understand how we come about our grades for the each of the 1988-1990 football figures. We have compared AFA graded figures to our grades and we are very close to their grades. We grade 0-100 with one overall grade. AFA has 3 numbers Color, Bubble, Figure. If you take the 3 numbers AFA give and divide by 3 you will come up with one number. Our grade will be close to that grade. We think that our 80-83 grade will grade in the same area as AFA 70-75...
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Here is how we come up with our grades. We use the following check list. We start with every figure at 100 points. We then subtract points for each flaw listed below. So that if a figure has 7 point off Its grade will be a 93... 
CARD PACKAGE OF FIGURE LIST:

    SIZE OF CARD _______________ MINUS 3 PER 1/16 INCH VARIATION
    HANGER MISSING______________ MINUS 12
    HANGER DAMAGE_______________ MINUS 2 LT, 3 MED, 4 HEAVY
    CARD NIKS___________________ MINUS 1/4 PER PIN HEAD SIZE NIK
    SHELF WEAR__________________ MINUS 1 PER INCH
    RIP OR TEAR_________________ MINUS 3 PER 1/4 INCH
    PRICE STICKER_______________ MINUS 2
    STICKER SURFACE TEARS_______ MINUS 1 PER 1/4 INCH
    STAINS PEN PENCIL MARKS_____ MINUS 2 PER DIME SIZE
    DING CORNER_________________ MINUS 1 PER INCH
    VEIN CORNER_________________ MINUS 1/2 PER INCH
    CREASE CORNER_______________ MINUS 2 PER INCH
    FRAY OR SEPERATION CORNER___ MINUS 2 PER INCH
    COLOR VARIATION_____________ MINUS 2 PER SHADE
    BACK SIDE HEAT VEIN_________ MINUS 1 PER 6 INCH
    BACK SIDE VEINS_____________ MINUS 1 PER 2 INCH
    BACK SIDE CREASE____________ MINUS 1 PER INCH
    VEINING FRONT_______________ MINUS 1 PER INCH
    CREASES FRONT_______________ MINUS 3 PER INCH
    STAPLE HOLE_________________ MINUS 3 PER HOLE
    PUNCH HOLE__________________ MINUS 5 PER HOLE
    CARD CURL, BOWS, WAVES______ MINUS 2 LT, 3 MED, 4 HEAVY
    CARD WATER DAMAGE___________ MINUS 2 LT, 4 MED, 8 HEAVY

    BUBBLE PLASTIC OF FIGURE AND SPORTS CARD CHECK LIST

    BUBBLE SEPERATION___________ MINUS 3 PER INCH
    BUBBLE CUTS_________________ MINUS 2 PER 1/16 INCH
    BUBBLE DING_________________ MINUS 1 SM, 2 MED, 3 LG 4 EXLG
    BUBBLE NIKS_________________ MINUS 1/2 PER PIN HEAD SIZE
    BUBBLE SCRATCH______________ MINUS 1 LT, 2 MED, 3 HEAVY
    BUBBLE YELLOWING____________ MINUS 2 LT, 4 MED, 6 HEAVY
    BUBBLE CLOUDING ETC.._______ MINUS 1 LT, 2 MED, 4 HEAVY
    BUBBLE DIRT ITEM INSIDE_____ MINUS 2 LT, 3 MED, 5 HEAVY
    BUBBLE ATTACHED SQUARELY____ MINUS 1 LT, 2 MED, 3 HEAVY

    FIGURE AND SPORTS CARD CHECK LIST

    FIGURE COLOR FADE___________ MINUS 1 LT, 2 MED, 3 HEAVY
    FIGURE LOOSE IN BUBBLE______ MINUS 1 LT, 2 MED, 3 HEAVY
    FIGURE PAINT MISTAKES_______ MINUS 1 LT, 2 MED, 3 HEAVY
    FIGURE DAMAGE_______________ MINUS 2 LT, 4 MED, 6 HEAVY
    FIGURE WRONG________________ MINUS 5
    SPORTS CARD FADE____________ MINUS 1 LT, 2 MED, 3 HEAVY
    SPORTS CARD LOOSE___________ MINUS 2 SLIGHTLY, 4 HEAVY
    SPORTS CARD DAMAGE__________ MINUS 2 LT, 3 MED, 4 HEAVY
    SPORTS CARD WRONG___________ MINUS 5




GRADING SCALE
97-100 GEM MINT
91-96 MINT
85-90 NEAR MINT 
80-84 EXCELLENT
75-79 VERY GOOD
70-74 GOOD
65-69 NICE
60-64 FAIR
00-59 OPENER



EXAMPLE WE HAVE AFA GRADED
FIGURES LISTED BELOW WITH
OUR GRADE NEXT TO IT.


1988 FB BOB GOLIC AFA GRADES IS C80 B70 F85 FINAL 70
AFA TOTAL 235/3=78 THE WE GRADE THE SAME FIGURE AND CAME UP WITH
OUR GRADE IS 76


J.BROWNER AFA C75 B80 F85 FINAL 75
TOTAL 240/3=80 OUR GRADE IS 81


LIPPS AFA C75 B80 F85 FINAL 75
TOTAL 240/3=80 OUR GRADE IS 82


E.J.JUNIOR AFA C70 B70 F90 FINAL 70
TOTAL 230/3=76 OUR GRADE IS 79