Speaker rating question..

I agree with Zaikesman.

Only new should really be a 10/10.

9/10 should be reserved for almost new, rarely played equipment. (Either not even, or maybe just, broken in).

8/10 should be for used, but well taken care of equipment (like most of us have!).

7/10 should be for equipment that has started taking small amounts of abuse (i.e. scratches, dents, things that don't really affect the actual playing).

6/10 should be for equipment that is really starting to take a beating, but still works as intended.

5/10 and below should be reserved for equipment that is either severely visually damaged, no longer working as new, broken and no longer working, and/or a combination of the above factors.

This system would really let the purchaser have a better idea of what to expect when buying equipment. (Of course, you can always ask these questions of the seller! I always do.)

My thoughts on the subject anyway!

I have read them, and I actually disagree with them, albeit slightly. I do not think they should have 11 catagories. The entire world rates things on a scale of 1 to 10, not 1 to 11 (the 11th being "new"). If they only let new products be a 10/10, that would force more people to list their products closer to their actual condition. (I also think that photos of the actual product for sale should be mandatory, rather than optional.)

Boy, we really went out on a tangent from the original topic of whether a small scuff on the bottom of a speaker is a 9/10 though, huh?! Oh well, we audiophiles are an opinionated bunch.