-Pin Grading Guidelines-

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Brief Description

✧ All pins are graded between standard, seconds, or junk-grade. Please keep in mind that pin grading is subjective and varies between every artist. For example, what is considered as another artist's B grade may be standard grade in my guideline. Many of the pin-making processes are handmade therefore variations/slight differences may occur.
✧ What I did to grade the pins was holding them at an arm's length, facing upfront in a well-lit room, if I do not see or faintly see the imperfection then it is a standard grade.
✧ I do not offer collector grade pin, sorry!

Standard

The best grade offered, however may contain at least one or more of the following minor flaws:

  • Faint/light and small dot or small smudge on enamel

  • Slight missing plating and/or light scratches on the metal

  • Slightly underfill, overfill, or uneven fill of enamel that only noticeable at a certain angle/lighting

  • Slightly misaligned screenprinting in pins that have screenprint

  • Slightly noticable specks/dot or darkened specks in glitter areas on pins with glitter, this is expected variation in glitter pins.

  • Any other imperfections that are only visible at close-up inspection or at certain angles/lighting

Seconds (B-grade)

These pins come with more noticeable flaws than standards, and will be sold at a discount. They may contain at least one or more of the following:

  • Intermediate and noticeable black dot, small smudge, or bubble on enamel

  • Some area of missing plating and/or deep scratches on the metal across the pin

  • More noticeable underfill, overfill, or uneven fill of enamel

  • Incorrect enamel color in a small, minor area of the design

  • Very misaligned or missing screenprinting in pins that have screenprint

  • Any other imperfections that do not overall distort the appearance of the pin design

C grade

These pins come with major flaws that I rather give them a home than simply tossing them away. They are sold at a large discount. These are perfect for experiments.

  • Large black dot, small smudge, or bubble on enamel. Pin may appear dirty/dusty

  • Large area of missing plating and/or deep scratches on the metal across the pin

  • Significant underfill, overfill, or uneven fill of enamel. The pin may appear to be soft enamel and not hard enamel

  • Incorrect enamel color in larger area of the design

  • Any other imperfections that may alter the actual design a little

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