Comments on: Used Vinyl Grading

By: John Michel

John Michel — Sat, 19 May 2012 21:11:50 +0000

It is good that someone out there cares about buyers not being taken or scammed. This is excellent and a keeper for me. I love vinyl over cd and prefer them over the cd for quality of sound, but I hate being scammed and there are too many of these scammers on ebay and ebid. Thanks a lot for this article.

By: Mike C

Mike C — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:21:55 +0000

I don’t do the V+++ but frequently use VG++. To msny people there is just too much room between VG+ and NM. Whether justified or not, I learned when I started selling vinyl ten years ago, even then VG+ which is nominally a close to flawless record but was perceived as being quite a few levels below that. Putting a VG++ or an EX between NM and VG+ allows you to get bidders or buyers to look at a record that you can’t with honesty say is NM but is very close. And these days buyers do not think VG+ is very close. You have to change with the market. I’ve seen some 10 point systems that I think would work even better if they were better understood. Mint is only for still sealed LPs. That only gives you 2 grades at greatly reduced prices for some records that are a lot better than getting one quarter of the MINT price if you go strictly by the Goldmine rating. I’ve found that it’s pretty hard to describe a VG++ or an EX record as opposed to NM or VG+. but I know it when I see it.
Not a very good lesson, but it takes time.

By: rosie

rosie — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:49:33 +0000

I see some grading at VG++ and even VG+++ I try to use the Goldmine grading.
Thanks for this excellent blog. I am going to use it as a resource in the sale of my LP’s on Ebay.