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UGPUniversal Grading Protocol
IntroductionNormative§1

Scope

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What UGP describes, which device classes v1.0 covers, and what UGP does not do.

1.1 What UGP describes

UGP describes the condition of an individual consumer electronic device, or a declared lot of devices, offered for resale or recorded for any other purpose (trade-in, buyback, repair, recycling).

1.2 Device classes

Device classes are covered by profiles:

  • The Phone profile is complete in v1.0.
  • The Tablet profile is complete in v1.0 and inherits the Phone profile with scaled tolerances.
  • Smartwatch, earbuds, laptop/desktop, console/handheld/controller, and VR headset/smart glasses are listed in §16 as profile packs to come. Until a pack is published, a device in those classes may be graded only for the axes this document defines generically, and the record shall carry profile_status: "provisional".

1.3 What UGP does not do

UGP does not:

  • certify a device;
  • warrant anything on behalf of the person who grades it;
  • set prices or commercial terms.

Marketplaces and businesses that adopt UGP set their own listing policies. Those policies are kept out of this standard.