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GENERAL GRADING GUIDLINES

                       PLAY GRADE                      

ANY RECORD LISTENED TO WILL HAVE A SELF EXPLANITORY

GRADE ASSIGNED TO IT.  IF A RECORD HAS NOT BEEN PLAY

GRADED, IT WILL HAVE THE LETTERS N/A ASSIGNED TO IT.

  VISUAL GRADING

                           NEAR MINT:                         

A RECORD HAS TO BE PRETTY MUCH FREE OF ANY VISUAL FLAWS

WITH AN IMMACULATE COVER TO GET THIS GRADE.

NEAR MINT- (MINUS):

A VERY CLEAN RECORD WITH MAYBE A FEW SUPERFICIAL SLEEVE

MARKS THAT DO NOT AFFECT PLAY.  COVER WILL HAVE TIGHT SEAMS

AND LITTLE TO NO VISIBLE WEAR.

VG++ (VERY GOOD PLUS PLUS):

A NOTCH ABOVE VG+.  PRETTY CLEAN LP WITH SOME SUPERFICIAL

 MARKS THAT SHOULD NOT AFFECT PLAY.  COVERS WILL BE CLEAN

 WITH ONLY MINOR AGE WEAR.

VG+ (VERY GOOD PLUS):

A NICE LP WITH SOME SUPERFICIAL MARKS AND MAYBE A FEW

 HAIRLINES.  IF ANY AFFECT TO PLAY, ONLY AT LOW VOLUME

 PASSAGES.  COVERS HAVE CLEAN GRAPHICS, BUT MAY HAVE MINOR

 SEAM DAMAGE.

VG (VERY GOOD):

STILL A NICE RECORD.  LP MAY HAVE SOME HAIRLINE MARKS AS WELL

 AS SKUFFING.  SOME GROOVEWEAR MAY BE EVIDENT.  RECORD MAY

 PLAY WITH SOME OCCASIONAL BACKGROUND CRACKLE, BUT WILL

 HAVE NO STICKS, OR SKIPS.  COVERS MAY HAVE MINOR SEAM

 SPLITTING, SMALL WRITING, ETC.

VG-(VERY GOOD MINUS):

A RECORD THAT HAS BEEN PLAYED A LOT.  PROBABLY MORE THAN A

 FEW SKUFFS AND SCRATCHES.  MAY PLAY WITH CONSISTANT

 BACKROUND NOISE, OR THE OCCAISIONAL HARD POP.  MAY OR MAY

 NOT HAVE SKIP OR STICK.  COVERS WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT SEAM

 DAMAGE, TAPE, WRITING, STICKERS, OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE

 ABOVE.  THE ONLY TIME THIS GRADE IS USED IS IF THE ITEM IS EXTRA

 RARE OR COLLECTIBLE.

GOOD:

I LIKE TO CALL THESE RECORDS BEAT!  THE VINYL MAY LOOK LIKE SOMEONE ATTACKED IT WITH STEEL WOOL AND A SWITCH BLADE.  RECORD MOST LIKELY SOUNDS LIKE FRYING BACON WITH SOME MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND.  COVERS WILL BE COMPLETELY SPLIT, HAVE BAD TAPE, WRITING, AND OVERALL BE A BLIGHT ON SOCIETY.  THE ONLY TIME I WILL LIST A RECORD AS “GOOD” IS IF I AM THINKING OF THROWING IT AWAY OR IT IS REDICULOUSLY RARE.