![]() “Mint” and sealed records can be less-than perfect. Pressing vinyl is something of a lost art: new reissues can have surface noise, defects in modern manufacture too. New/mint is not a guarantee of perfection. ![]() That is why some favor “VG+” rating, more wriggle room than “Ex”. When an Ebay seller says they do not accept returns, a record “not as described” entitles you to return, irrespective of their no-return policy. Some sellers optimistically over-grade, others cautiously under-grade. ![]() Records sold on-line are graded often only visually, and grading interpretation can differ widely. Of the remaining 20%, many are still less than perfect, and the perfect left long ago for collectors in Japan We all hope that the old vinyl records we buy will be perfect, but the reality is that, with the passage of fifty years, in the hands of many owners, vinyl has sometimes been handled carelessly, played on a particular piece of equipment that raised significantly the risk of damage: the ’60s portable record player.ĭealers reckon as much as 80% of records sold in the Fifties and Sixties have been filtered out of the market as unsaleable today. The Vinyl Inspector: what to look for examining a vinyl record.
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