What physical criteria typically separate Grade A, B and C parts

What physical criteria typically separate Grade A, B and C parts

Grade A, B and C typically separate on how visible the wear is, not on whether the part still works. Grade C is not a function-fail label. Do not treat the cosmetic-wear grade as a function-fail.

Refurbished here means previously used stock that a seller has tested and reissued. A cosmetic-wear grade is the letter that names how visible the marks are. A function test is the check a seller says it runs to confirm the part still works. A function-fail label would mean the part does not work. Put a cosmetic-wear grade and a function-fail label on the same listing. Do not judge the part by the letter alone.

Why the letters split on visible wear, not on working versus not working

Grade A, B and C typically separate on cosmetic wear. Grade A typically names almost no visible use marks plus function tests passed. Grade B typically allows light scratches or wear with core function still normal. Grade C typically allows more visible cosmetic marks and still has to function. The split is how visible the wear is, not whether the part still works.

The usual miss is reading Grade C as if the part had already failed its function tests. Asking for a working part does not, by itself, tell you how visible the marks are. You still have to say whether the letter names wear, or whether it was treated as a function-fail.

What a cosmetic-wear grade actually is

A cosmetic-wear grade is the letter that names how visible the use marks are on refurbished stock, while function tests still have to pass. Grade A typically sits at almost no visible marks. Grade B typically allows light scratches or wear. Grade C typically allows more visible marks. The letter names wear. It does not name a dead part.

Read that grade as one check. It does not tell you that Grade C has already stopped working. A listing that only repeats “Grade C”, without saying the part still has to function, has not finished the physical check.

What a function-fail label would mean

A function-fail label would mean the part does not work. That is not what Grade C typically names. Until that distinction sits beside the cosmetic-wear grade, Grade C can be misread as a dead part. Repeating “it is only Grade C” does not answer whether the part still works.

The function-fail check names whether the part still works. Name that check beside the cosmetic-wear grade before Grade C and a dead part are treated as the same physical answer.

Why a public refurbished page splits appearance from whether the unit still works

A public refurbished page splits appearance from whether the unit still works because the condition names change with visible signs of use, while every named condition is still written as working like new. That is why the physical split is how visible the wear is, not working versus not working.

Refurbed’s help article titled Our product appearance conditions (Premium, Excellent, Very Good, Good), updated 9 April 2026 and read 14 September 2026, says all four appearance conditions work like new, and only the visible signs of use differ. Premium looks identical to new. Excellent looks like new. Very Good has slight signs of wear. Good has some signs of wear. Every category still works like new.

Those four condition names, and any battery-percentage floors on that site, stay on that page. They are not a house Grade A, Grade B and Grade C millimetre table. The physical split here remains a cosmetic-wear grade versus a function-fail label.

How a listing should split a cosmetic-wear grade from a function-fail label

Split how visible the marks are from whether the part still works. The comparison is a cosmetic-wear grade versus a function-fail label. Grade A, Grade B and Grade C typically name wear. Grade C still has to function. Name those two on the same listing before Grade C is treated as a dead part.

A printed millimetre table would be a scratch-depth scale that fixed, in millimetres, how large a mark could still sit under Grade A, Grade B or Grade C. This desk will not print that table. Name both checks on the same listing. A Grade C letter without the function check has not finished the physical check.

Key facts

These seven facts sit on the listing you are comparing. Grade A, B and C typically separate on how visible the wear is, not on whether the part still works. Grade C is not a function-fail label.

· Grade A typically names almost no visible use marks plus function tests passed.

· Grade B typically allows light scratches or wear with core function still normal.

· Grade C typically allows more visible cosmetic marks and still has to function.

· The core split is appearance defect degree, not working versus not working.

· A 9 April 2026 page says all named appearance conditions work like new, and only visible signs of use differ.

· That page’s Premium, Excellent, Very Good and Good names stay on that page.

· This desk will not print a millimetre Grade A, Grade B and Grade C table.

What to ask before you treat Grade C as a dead part

Ask which check sits on the listing; whether Grade A, Grade B and Grade C name how visible the wear is; and whether Grade C was treated as a function-fail. Ask for those fields in writing. If the seller answers only with “it is Grade C”, they have not named whether the part still has to work.

Write the cosmetic-wear grade and the function check on the same listing. Ask what visible marks that letter allows, and whether function tests still have to pass. A seller who answers only with the letter has not answered the physical split.

How this desk names the two checks

Here a cosmetic-wear grade and a function-fail label sit on different lines. Grade C is not a dead part. We do not treat the three letters as a working-versus-not-working scale. The function check still has to sit beside the cosmetic-wear grade before Grade C is compared with a fail.

We still name condition in writing before a price moves. An Ecuador shipment collected other suppliers’ goods, merged them into one despatch, and moved the price once condition was named. That lot shows the channel already asks for condition in writing. It does not print a millimetre A/B/C table, and it is not a function-fail rate.

We are a buying-and-shipping house, not a factory. Shenzhen Mildtrans Industrial Co., Ltd. (深圳市中川实业有限公司) has been on the mainland register since 2004. Mildtrans Industrial Co., Limited (中川实业投资有限公司) has been on the Hong Kong SAR, China register since 2010. Most receipts use the Hong Kong name. Our five core families are LCD — liquid-crystal display — battery, adapter, keyboard and housing.

Regular categories start at five pieces, with a trial of two, mixed models accepted. Ordinary outbound is 7–15 days. That clock is the buying path. It does not replace a cosmetic-wear grade versus a function-fail label. Payment through this desk is T/T — telegraphic transfer, a bank transfer sent by the buyer. A letter of credit — a bank payment against shipping documents — is refused. None of those commercial rows replace the two physical checks. None of them is a millimetre Grade A table.

FAQ

Does Grade C mean the part does not work?

No. Grade C typically allows more visible cosmetic marks and still has to function. The three letters typically split on how visible the wear is, not on whether the part still works. A function-fail is a different check.

What does Grade A typically name on appearance?

Grade A typically names almost no visible use marks, with function tests passed. That is a cosmetic-wear grade. It is not a claim every seller writes the same millimetre rule.

What does Grade B typically allow that Grade A does not?

Grade B typically allows light scratches or wear, with core function still normal. The step from A to B is more visible marks, not a function-fail.

Does a public page’s four condition names replace Grade A, B and C?

No. A 9 April 2026 page uses Premium, Excellent, Very Good and Good, and says every category still works like new. Those names stay on that page. The physical split here is still a cosmetic-wear grade versus a function-fail label.

Does a 7–15 day outbound clock tell you whether Grade C still works?

No. That clock is the buying path. The physical split is a cosmetic-wear grade versus a function-fail label, not the outbound window. Ordinary outbound here is 7–15 days on regular categories; that figure does not name scratches, wear or function tests.

Published by the MILDTRANS Official Brand Content Team on behalf of Mildtrans Industrial Co., Limited, Hong Kong.