Discogs Play Vinyl Grading

Play grading is an essential tool in ensuring that your buyers will receive their record in the most accurate grade possible.

Discogs play vinyl grading.

No matter if you re using discogs to catalog the condition of your own collection sell records or both this table should make things a bit easier for you. Near mint nm the record has been on a shelf between other records. Discover music on discogs the largest online music database. Explore releases from grade at discogs.

Original printed inner sleeve included. Vinyl appears minty and unplayed plays with a shade of infrequent noise light warp that doesn t effect play. There are no marks on the vinyl and the whole package is complete. If that were the case you should only have one category.

Buy and sell music with collectors in the marketplace. When i was selling i toted that it was a subjective practice with objective expectations. Grading tips part 1. If you feel like reading a bit more about this subject there are more resources available at discogs that will help you with any doubts that you might have while grading items for sale.

Also records are about the sound so play grading seems to me to be the only valid way to evaluate record quality. Record grading tips all collectors should know. Grading vinyl records is a very difficult subject to master with guidelines that are open to interpretation. Never been played and usually sealed.

Mint m absolutely perfect in every way. As much as possible i ve used the actual verbiage from their support article. The vinyl looks glossy and clearly has only been played a few times. Shop for vinyl cds and more from grade at the discogs marketplace.

According to the goldmine standard each vinyl and sleeve should be given a grade that ranges from pristine mint down to badly damaged poor fair. To determine the condition a vinyl record you must grade it visually and in most cases play grade the record to give it one of eight ratings. Jacket with mild edge and surface wear. I could care less if the vinyl shows surface wear if it plays clean and i could care less if the vinyl looks pristine if there is a skip or pop when it is played.