Japanese Auto Auctions overview

ABBREVIATIONS TABLE

Monday auctions:USS-R Nagoya, GNN
Tuesday auctions:CAA Gifu&CAA Tokyo, JU Saitama, USS Yokohama
Wednesday auctions:Bayauc, JAA, CAA Nagoya, USS Fukuoka, Sapporo, Tohoku
Thursday auctions:HAA Osaka, JU Aichi, LAA Kansai, TAA Kanto/ Chubu, USS Tokyo
Friday auctions:AAAI Bayside, IMA West, USS Nagoya/Nishi Tokyo/Osaka
Saturday auctions:AAAI VT, HAA Kobe, JU Gifu, USS KyushuG/Okayama/Shizuoka/Gunma

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ABBREVIATIONS: SATURDAY AUCTIONS TABLE

USS Kyushu/Okayama/Shizuoka/Gunma HAA Kobe
A1 Small Scratch
A2 Scratch
A3 Big Scratch
E1 Few Dimples
E2 Several Dimples
E3 Many Dimples
U1 Small Dent
U2 Dent
U3 Big Dent
W1 Repair Mark/Wave (hardly detectable)
W2 Repair Mark/Wave
W3 Obvious Repair Mark/Wave (need to be repainted)
S1 Rust
S2 Heavy Rust
C1 Corrosion
C2 Heavy Corrosion
X  Need to be replaced
XX Replaced
B1 Distortion on (radiator) core support 
or back panel (approximately size of a thumb)
B2 Big Distortion on (radiator) core support
   or back panel
Y1 Small Hole or Crack
Y2 Hole or Crack
Y3 Big Hole or Crack
X1 Small Crack on Windshield (approximately 1cm)
R  Repaired Crack on Windshield
RX Repaired Crack on Windshield 
  (need to be replaced)
X  Crack on Windshield (need to be replaced)
F  Windshield Filmed
A Scratch
B Panel Beated
C Corrosion
P Paint
S Rust
U Dent
W Repair Mark/Wave

X Needs to be replaced
XX Replaced
 AAAI VT
A1 Line Scratch (palm size) 
A2 Line Scratch (larger than A1) 
A3 Line Scratch (large line scratch or multiple A2) 
  
U1 Dent (Golf ball size) 
U2 Dent (Tennis ball size) 
U3 Dent (Soccer ball size) 
  
B1 Dent with Scratch (Golf ball size) 
B2 Dent with Scratch (Tennis ball size) 
B3 Dent with Scratch (Soccer ball size) 
  
P1 Paint slightly fading/peeling 
P2 Paint partly fading/peeling 
P3 Paint largely fading/peeling 
  
W1 Repair Mark/Wave (hardly detectable) 
W2 Repair Mark/Wave 
W3 Obvious Repair Mark/Wave (need to be repainted)  
    
S1 Rust (Golf ball size)   
S2 Rust (Tennis ball size)   
S3 Rust (Soccer ball size)   
    
C1 Corrosion (Golf ball size)   
C2 Corrosion (Tennis ball size)   
C3 Corrosion (Soccer ball size), not allowed to exhibit  
    
X1 Need to be replaced (minor damage)  
X2 Need to be replaced (medium damage)  
X3 Need to be replaced (major damage)  
XX Replaced
JU Gifu RAA
A1 Scratch (approximately 3cm)
A2 Scratch (approximately 10cm)
A3 Scratch larger than A2

E1 One Dimple (1cm x 1cm)
E2 Two Dimples (1cm x 1cm)
E3 More than three Dimples (1cm x 1cm)

U1 Dent (3cm x 3cm)
U2 Dent (10cm x 10cm)
U3 Dent larger than U2

W1 Repair Mark/Wave (hardly detectable)
W2 Repair Mark/Wave
W3 Obvious Repair Mark/Wave (need to be repainted)

S1 Little Rust
S2 Rust
S3 Heavy Rust

C1 Small Corrosion
C2 Obvious Corrosion
C3 Large Corrosion/Corrosion Hole

X Needs to be replaced
XX Replaced

A Scratch
B Panel Beated
C Corrosion
M Repair Mark
W Repair Mark/Wave
S Rust
P Need to be repainted
U Dent
X Needs to be replaced
XX Replaced

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