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| Grading | Ordering and Payment | Shipping | Returns| Grading | I use the following gradings:
SS (still sealed - hopefully no comment needed!)
NEW (never used, looks like "just manufactured")
M (the same as NEW if a record was manufactured in 1970s-1980s - it would be very strange to grade 'new' a LP from 1970, even if unplayed!)
M- (record is almost perfect, cover shows only slightest signs of being used)
EX+ (too good for EX but not deserves M-)
EX (cover with signs of use, for example, with initial ring wear or bent corners, record has liner scuffs or maybe some inaudible marks but plays fine)
EX- (cover with more evident signs of use - I usually give details in item descritpions; record has some superficial marks and plays a bit noisy but still OK)
VG+ (cover with ring wear and/or slightly worn edges etc., record is visibly used and plays with dozens of superficial noises but still no scratches or skips)
VG (cover visibly used and worn, record may have light scratches and play noisy but still with no skips; I also usually grade warped records as VG)
If the above policy leaves any doubts, please refer to GEMM's generally accepted Grading Standard | | | | Breakdown by condition | | | |
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