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Ok. I will attempt some evaluations.
#1 #4 High Peripheral
#2 #5 Midgrade
Everything else Low Peripheral
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My evaluation advice is my own opinion.

If the ports on 2 and 5 are gold pinned they should be able to go into connector ends. Looks like a usb port on 2

Yes they are gold pinned. So I guess anything that attached to an otherwise useless board but has good pins can go into connector end? Certainly a good bump from mid grade.

Ive found it mentioned a few times in the forums including one poast from user boardsort. It seems as long as there isn't excessive weight other than the connector it can go in gold ends.

Gemcutter. I can see that option now. Merkman's post had remained idle for quite a while. So. I posted. Even being inexperienced. Merkman posted for help to get a box he is currently packaging for Boardsort. So. I gave him an opinion. Trying to help him out. You mentioned. IF? If those ports are gold plated. And then its IF. Totally gold plated or partial. No side photos. To see ports. He has a lot of posts. With a lot of photos. And. He claims he needed some input. Your input surely will help that box he has to get packed.
Here to learn like everybody else.
My evaluation advice is my own.

If the object has gold pins, flashing, and doesn't have an abundance of ferrous, bulky material, or much of an attached PCB/board, always throw them in connector ends.

2, might be a stretch but 5 is good with no other components and just that gold pinned end. I'd say something no larger than a cell lithium battery if it had a board attached.

2 looks like it can go Low per or maybe even High per depending what's underneath that shielding.

The one piece not labeled in this batch that has the two USB ports at the top of the page can def go connector ends too.

EDIT* 2, shielding looks like a card reader slot, if it is, go Low per.

My opinion

#1: HGP -- Gold instead of copper flashing is a big sign. Nice chips for the size

#2: LGP -- If it does not have gold on the connector ports I would not put it here and favor midgrade but I am assuming it does here.

#3: LGP -- I almost always favor smaller boards in LGP because we're talking the difference in weight between lets say $0.01 verses $0.02 for the actual individual board weight. I'd personally rather let Boardsort have that little bit of extra on all of my small tid-bit boards (Overall we'd be talking a few extra dollars for something like that on a larger scale) than trying for more and getting downgraded

#4: HGP -- It small like #3 but the gold flashing and number of IC's for such a small board warrant my assessment contradicting what I said moments ago

#5: This is low grade. If you can make it work then cool but I don't think this is one personally worth dealing with. There's basically nothing there to work with. I would take the connector ends off and put those in with that category and pitch the board itself if it were me.

#6: LGP -- I don't see enough goodies on here to give it any better than that from eyeballing it. That's where I would put it.

#7: LGP -- Looks like missing removable chips or optional chips? The connectors are not gold. If it even had the pins I might be more inclined to say HGP. Better play it safe IMO

#8: LGP -- A lot of steel shielding and not enough goodies IMO. This looks like a daughter board from a laptop that connects via a ribbon cable to a motherboard to me.

#9 LGP -- See #8

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**Please keep in mind that my assessments on board quality are personal in nature

Abbreviations
HGT - High Grade Telecom
LGT - Low Grade Telecom
HGP - High Grade Peripherial
LGP - Low Grade Peripherial
MGB - Mid-Grade Board
LGB - Low-Grade Board