Most items are visually graded.
Grading vinyl records guide.
The only free online music price guide for all pre recorded music formats.
Be honest about condition and apply the same standards to the records you trade or sell as you want a seller you were buying from to observe.
So it is essential to have a guide for grading vinyl records.
Here is osborne s 10 point grading system.
0 0 0 0 when buying and selling vinyl a good understanding of grading is absolutely essential.
It is now the most widely used guide for the buying and selling of vinyl albums.
Many ebay auctions and stand alone web sites swear by it.
We do not have the time to listen to all of these records.
We do listen in some cases will be listed in vinyl.
The osborne record guide second grading system can better describe the condition of a vinyl record.
Accurate grading may require playing the record play grading.
Published on november 12 2015.
Over the years the goldmine grading guide has tried to standardize this.
But we recognize that there are many variables to grading a record.
Unfortunately though it s not an exact science.
Interestingly it is not a standardized system and can vary from one user to another especially in the online domain.
Because the vinyl has more than 15 yet less than 30 wear to the surface it can make this grade.
The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.
Most but not all vg records should still play like a nm record.
Written by amar ediriwira.
Remember the record still should look as though it was handled with extreme care.
As a vinyl records collector you are going to buy and sell vinyl at one time or the other and whenever you decide to trade it will be required to grade the lps.
To visually grade a record inspect the sleeve and any inserts lyric sheets posters etc for ring wear discoloration sticker residue and seam splits.
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Fortunately the excellent record collector magazine provide a grading guide which is now widely accepted.
Grading a vinyl record is inherently subjective but knowing what to look for will help you accurately determine what condition a record is in.
Looking for the value of a vinyl record.
We have a pretty good idea how these records are going to play by looking at them.
When buying or selling vinyl records it s easy to be subjective about the condition a record is in.
