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| 30th Sep 2014, 12:48 PM | #1 REPORT | |
 | Dr Doom SUBS I wanna eat an artichoke once in a while Member since Feb 2008 25247 Points Administrator | Just spotted this one on discogs….. Sleeve Condition: Poor (P) smell a little bit (old)  |
| 30th Sep 2014, 8:21 PM | #2 REPORT | |
 | An6y66 Member since Jul 2012 1817 Points | I saw one recently like that: "record has crack, may be repairable" |
| 7th Oct 2014, 6:12 AM | #3 REPORT | |
 | HarvestmanMan Rockin' foo Member since Aug 2013 94 Points | I find it amusing when some sellers use the old 78 grading system for other record formats, sometimes resulting in grades such as "V+". It's not just "very", it's "very plus". Extra "very", one might say. |
| 7th Oct 2014, 1:40 PM | #4 REPORT | |
 | zabadak Caddacack oh da ca-caddacack, shy shy skagellack Member since Jun 2010 4156 Points | I think you're very, very, very... |
| 7th Oct 2014, 3:46 PM | #5 REPORT | |
 | Magic Marmalade If you're not lost... It's not an adventure! Member since Jun 2014 3747 Points Moderator | It's amazing how many gradings of records are base on visual appearance, and not through actual listening, that is: audio. I've picked up a few Beatles singles this past month or two at the booty fairs (Just seem to have a knack for finding them like I'm a Beatle magnet or something (sadly not as far as albums go though)). Some look good, but play terribly, others look like someone tried to use scrub the outside wall of their house with, but sound great... so I would venture to suggest a kind of animal hide equivalent audio grading system: 5: A smooth beast, all music, no fuzz 4: Suede, a little fuzz, but no impediment to the music. 3: Mogwai, a covering of short hair, fluffy sounding, but not yet entirely unpleasant 4: Poodle: A mass of curly hair that entirely distorts the shape of the animal 5: Cousin It, What the F... Or maybe a reference to the visual... If I said this record sounds positively Cubist, you'd be given to understand that it's all ungodly angles and pops and clicks and spasms that leaves you wondering just what on earth the original subject was! |
| 10th Oct 2014, 11:09 AM | #6 REPORT | |
| An6y66 Member since Jul 2012 1817 Points | Just seen a brilliant one online for a 78 with multiple cracks so theres a huge chunk that looks ready to fall out however grading reads: "WAX : MINT- / EXCEPT IT IS CRACKED COVER: NICE - NO ISSUES" |
| 10th Oct 2014, 11:23 AM | #7 REPORT | |
 | nboldock Lend me ten pounds and I'll buy you a drink. Member since Feb 2012 7198 Points Moderator | I like that. "It's mint apart from all the scratches, the blob of glue on the playing surface and the missing chunk of vinyl. Oh and the love letter scratched into the label. Aside from all that it's like new!" |
| 15th Oct 2014, 11:46 PM | #8 REPORT | |
 | Juke Jules SUBS Tell me he's lazy, tell me he's slow Member since Jan 2011 4138 Points Moderator | By contrast, I just bought an album from the well-known EIL Records, described IIRC as "vgc but slight imperfection on the spline of the sleeve" When it arrived in its PVC wallet it was completely indistinguishable from brand-new-like-issued-last-week condition - how meticulous is that! |
| 16th Oct 2014, 9:39 AM | #9 REPORT | |
| nboldock Lend me ten pounds and I'll buy you a drink. Member since Feb 2012 7198 Points Moderator |
Juke Jules wrote:
By contrast, I just bought an album from the well-known EIL Records, described IIRC as "vgc but slight imperfection on the spline of the sleeve"
When it arrived in its PVC wallet it was completely indistinguishable from brand-new-like-issued-last-week condition - how meticulous is that! Always nice when something like that happens.  |
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