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UGPUniversal Grading Protocol
The grades

When there is no grade

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A device that is not ready to resell gets a status instead of a grade: Prohibited, Encumbered, Unsanitized, Parts, Repair or Not graded.

Every device can be recorded under UGP, including ones that are broken, locked or not yet tested. Only a device whose status is READY gets a grade. Every other device gets one of six statuses, and a status is never shown as a grade.

The statuses, in order

The rules are checked in this order, and the first that matches applies:

StatusWhenTypical next step
PROHIBITEDReported lost or stolen; counterfeit; recalled-unsafe; IMEI mismatch or tamperingNot resold
ENCUMBEREDAn account or management lock, firmware password, service ban or financing hold, or the lock state is unknownClear the lock
UNSANITIZEDData not sanitised, or unknown (not sealed)Wipe and record the method
PARTSSevere damage (cosmetic E), or a key function fails and the unit is marked for partsParts or recycling
REPAIRCracked, triggered liquid indicator or a missing external part (cosmetic K); any fault; battery below 80% or a failed charge-hold testRepair, then re-grade
NOT GRADEDNot inspected (cosmetic N); not tested on an unsealed device; no battery reading and no declaration; no lost/stolen check and no declarationFinish the inspection, or check or declare
READYNone of the aboveGets exactly one grade

§11.1

Because the order matters, a locked and cracked phone is Encumbered, not Repair: the lock is the first thing to fix.

Reasons

Each status carries reasons[], the lexicon or axis codes that caused it. For example, a cracked back glass gives Repair with reason K, and an MDM-enrolled tablet gives Encumbered with reason MDM:

U1UGP version · UGP version 1 §18.2-PHNDevice class · Phone §16-CKCosmetic · Cracked, liquid indicator triggered, or a missing external part: no grade §5.3-FFFunctional · Fully functional §7.3-B91MBattery · 91% health, measured §8-LCAccount and management locks · Clear §9.1-RUCarrier lock · Unlocked §9.2-DVData · Sanitised and verified §10.1-PGParts · All genuine, verified §10.2-KFKit · Full: every required component, original §10.4 → no grade · REPAIR (K, cracked back glass)

U1UGP version · UGP version 1 §18.2-TABDevice class · Tablet §16-CACosmetic · Within the Like New tolerance §5.3-FFFunctional · Fully functional §7.3-B95MBattery · 95% health, measured §8-LEAccount and management locks · Encumbered (account, management, firmware, ban or financing) §9.1-RNCarrier lock · Not applicable (no cellular radio) §9.2-DVData · Sanitised and verified §10.1-PGParts · All genuine, verified §10.2-KPKit · Partial: missing items listed §10.4 → no grade · ENCUMBERED (MDM)

§12.5 · Annex A

Showing a status

Show the status and its reasons, never a grade name, chip or meter. "Not graded" is a status, not a seventh grade. A record graded at UGP-Cosmetic conformance shows its cosmetic value only, never a grade. §11.1 · §13.1

Adopters decide what to do with each status: buy it for repair, refuse it, or recycle it. UGP records the facts; listing policy is the adopter's own. §1.3

Mapping

Repair and Parts devices map to CTIA D or E and to eBay 7000 "For parts", never to a used grade. The mapping table gives no row for the other statuses. Annex D