Discogs Vinyl Grading

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Discogs vinyl grading.

Never been played and usually sealed. When buying a record from the discogs marketplace from time to time you might receive an item in a condition that doesn t match these grading. Learn how to grade records using the resources included in this post. Grading the records you are about to sell is essential to your customer satisfaction and it will also save you some prospective headaches.

If you use discogs at some point you re going to come across the question of how to grade your vinyl records. To visually grade a record inspect the sleeve and any inserts lyric sheets posters etc for ring wear discoloration sticker residue and seam splits. Discogs uses something called the goldmine standard and their support page describing how to grade your items is here. I applause the honest 10 who do follow the discogs grading system but sadly they are in the minority now.

There are no marks on the vinyl and the whole package is complete. Though is a rash of brand new vinyl that came out a couple of years ago that looks great but plays like it has been kept in a damp garage for ten years. Explore releases from grade at discogs. Grading a vinyl record is inherently subjective but knowing what to look for will help you accurately determine what condition a record is in.

Near mint nm the record has been on a shelf between other records. Mint m absolutely perfect in every way. Because i rarely buy something new.