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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