Mint and minty are two words that are used a lot on ebay, huh?

There are a few sellers of tools (which I buy more of than razors) who will describe a tool as "minty" despite finish loss, pitting, surface rust, etc.

Most of the people who use the terms in tools know better, but they are also aware that stretching definitions on ebay increases the ending price. Unless ebay does something about it, it won't change. And it's in ebay's best interest for the ending prices to be as high as possible.