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Sold Date:
January 31, 2014
Start Date:
January 26, 2014
Final Price:
$32.99
(USD)
Bid Count:
4
Seller Feedback:
67
Buyer Feedback:
12
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THE POSTAL SERVICE - GIVE UP - GATEFOLD 2 x VINYL LP + BOOKLET & POSTER
Discs are NEAR MINT. Has only been played 1 time. Outer sleeve is MINT condition. Includes double sided poster and booklet. Any questions, feel free to ask. I ship only within the US. Paypal only. I do not accept returns at this time.
GRADING SCALE:
MINT > NEAR MINT > EXCELLENT PLUS > EXCELLENT > EXCELLENT MINUS > VERY GOOD PLUS > VERY GOOD > VERY GOOD MINUS > GOOD > FAIR > POOR
MINT (M): The
record looks like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws what so
ever. It looks as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches,
blotches or stains. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or
labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record period! Age of
the record has nothing to do with it.
NEAR MINT (NM): The
record appears virtually flawless A very minor scuff and very little else can
appear on the vinyl. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw
is very hard to see. The cover looks as close to perfect with only minor signs
of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of
the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork is be as close
to perfect as can be.
EXCELLENT (E) :
Minor scuffs which are only slightly visible. There may be more than a few
scuffs and NO Scratches COVER: Artwork is still as close to perfect as can be.
Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some
slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The
corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, slight
wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs can make this
grade.
VERY GOOD (VG):
They are not really going to look very good, but it will STILL play very good.
there will almost always be some surface noise when they are played. The
Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. A VG record
will appear well have been played but still have some luster. VG covers will
look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting . There will be some ring
wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow
falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition.
There may be some writing on the cover (still, no Large letters in magic
marker). It will look aged and more yellowish due to contamination's in the air
(sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent.
GOOD (G): A good
record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a
Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as
crackle or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves
being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops. Good
means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the
music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. A Good cover
will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits
(possibly taped repaired).