RECORD GRADING

 

RECORDS:
(SS) STILL SEALED.....never opened, still in original shrink wrap.....
(M) MINT.....like new, no noticeable flaws whatsoever.....
(EX) EXCELLENT.....slightly less than mint, showing the slightest bit of wear, record may have a very light surface scuff or a very, very light surface scratch but nothing that will affect play, should play like new.....
(VG) VERY GOOD.....still in great condition but showing a bit more wear, record may have a few very light surface scratches and/or a few light surface scuffs but should play with very little audible distraction, minimal noise or minimal clicks and pops.....
(G) GOOD.....still acceptable but showing quite a bit of wear, record may have quite a few flaws but should still play through OK, there will probably be noticeable noise and clicks and pops.....
(F) and (P).....don't sell fair or poor records
 
COVERS:
(SS) STILL SEALED.....never opened, still in original shrink wrap.....
(M) MINT.....like new, no noticeable flaws whatsoever.....
(EX) EXCELLENT.....slightly less than mint, showing the slightest bit of wear, may have a small hole or slight ring wear or slight wear on the edges and corners but will still retain all it's colour, will look ever so lightly used.....
(VG) VERY GOOD.....still in great condition but showing a bit more wear, may have several flaws such as a small hole and some ring wear and some wear on the edges and corners, will still be in very nice condition overall.....
(G) GOOD.....still acceptable but showing fairly heavy wear .....
(F) and (P).....it's pretty beat up, filler copy quality until something better comes along.....

 
 
A + or - (plus or minus) denotes slightly better or slightly less than a grade.

Records are very strictly graded visually under bright lights.  Some older records were made to take abuse and often look badly scratched but sound great.

 

 

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