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In Reply to: RE: Reliable used record grading, seller recommendations posted by Tracy on June 03, 2017 at 16:26:07
"...shouldn't used record sellers listen to what they sell?"
Most used record sellers don't listen to what they sell, apart from really rare or in demand items. Those who move any appreciable volume simply wouldn't have the time. Full time dealers buy entire collections - play grading each one is not feasible. If a particluar item has been play graded, the seller usually says so in the ad - it's a solid selling point. The bulk of what's out there is visually graded, at best. The description you quoted Is a generic description of the Excellent grade, not of the record you purchased.
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Yes, it does make sense that each record bought from a collection and re-sold couldn't possibly be play-graded, a term which I had never heard until today. I went with the record seller's "record grading" and "jacket grading" which stated both were "excellent." The jacket is indeed in excellent condition, and visually, the record is too, except for some deep perpendicular gouges (3mm square) on a portion of the Adagio. Yes, the Adagio. This in itself--since it's very visible--should have downgraded the visual grading.
Edits: 06/03/17 06/03/17
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