Condition codes at IMP Consulting:   Q/R = n/n

IMP Consulting has developed a specifique code-system to describe the condition of its figurines. This is extremly important for buyers of figurines, since new restoration methods have made it almost impossible to discover damages and well hidden restorations.

Damages = Q

Q=0. Mint condition. Normal wearing due to age. No known damage.

Q=1. Insignificant damages (minor chips and cracks).

Q=2. Minor damages and/or cracks, no parts missing.

Q=3. Major damages and/or cracks, no essential parts missing.

Q=4. Major damages and/or cracks, some part(s) missing.

Q=5. Servere damages and/or essential parts missing.

Q=6. Several servere damages and/or very essential parts missing.

Restorations = R

R=0. No restoration done.

R=1. Minor retouch of insignificant chips and/or cracks.

R=2. Repair to minor damages.

R=3. Repair to major damages, insignificant small new parts may have been replaced.

R=4. Repair to major damages, small parts may have been replaced.

R=5. Repair to severe damages, new parts have normally been made and replaced old ones.

R=6. Repair to several severe damages, important new parts made.