Condition Rating for Second Hand Books

Purpose
This guide is used to establish the ratings of book sales on e-bay.  The rating is derived from the USA ebay media ratings, and tailored for Australian use.  The guide strives to find the middle ground between the technical and brief rating guides that exist elsewhere. 

Scope
Applicable to second hand Books.

Fine (Could easily be mistaken for brand new)
Book: Very lightly used book, no spine creases, no marks in text, no damage to pages, binding or cover. 
Jacket: Shiny, may have minor shipping, shelving, storage defects such as rubs, bumps, or minor edge curling.

Very Good (You would give it to a good friend as a gift)
Book: Doesn't look brand new but has no easily noticeable damage to the cover, no missing pages, all pages undamaged (no creases or tears), no underlining/highlighting of text, no writing in margins, very minimal identifying marks inside cover, very minimal wear and tear.
Jacket: Has no easily noticeable damage.

Good (You would use it yourself, but wouldn't necessarily give it as a gift)
Book: Minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), minimal wear to binding, majority of pages undamaged (minimal creases or tears), minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins, no missing or torn pages.
Jacket: Some damage but useable, not necessarily included.

Fair (Item beaten up a bit but it works)
Some damage to the cover and/or binding but integrity still intact, possible writing in margins, possible underlining and highlighting of text, no missing pages.

Unacceptable (Not used: These are not resold)
Major damage to a significant number of pages, missing mouldy or stained pages.  Jacket may be missing, badly damaged or stained.

Other Terminology

Book Club: Published by a Book Club.

Ex Library: Previously a Library Book and may be marked as such.

Folio Society: Published by Folio Society Book (reference their website, or Wikipedia for details).

Hard To Get: Book is not readily available, normally due to being Out Of Press for a while.

Large Print: Larger than usual type, usually for visually impaired.

Marked: Has stamps, highlighting or hand writing in the book.

Signed Copy: Signed by Author – with reasonable confidence that it is the author (ie provenance)

Slipcase: Used in place of Jacket for some better quality H/B that have a slipcase instead of a dust jacket.