Sold Date: January 29, 2015
Start Date: January 23, 2015
Final Price: $39.99 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 283
Buyer Feedback: 114

Record is in EX condition with full gloss and only a few extremely minor hairlines visible under a bright light from taking the record out of the plastic sleeve. Wonderful copy. I blasted it today, as a matter of fact.

Jacket is in VG+ condition with some minor creasing around edges and some slight ringwear. There's also a slight scuff on the top right corner of the back cover. Also some minor spine wear. This is pretty flimsy cardboard, so these minor defects are expected.

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I am an extremely critical grader. If there’s any doubt, I’ll choose the lower category to be on the safe side. I have high standards when I purchase records for myself and I assume that you do, too. I usually listen to the record while evaluating its grade, particularly if there is a scuff/scratch and I want to know if it’s audible or not. Below are my grading standards:

GRADING STANDARDS FOR RECORDS (graded under a bright light)
MINT: I only use this category for factory-sealed records of a recent vintage.
NM: The record shows no signs of having ever been played. I only use this grade if I cannot see any marks at all on the vinyl. This is rare.
EX: Record surfaces are bright and clean but may have a few very light paper scuffs or superficial surface hairline marks that do not affect play and cannot be felt by finger. 

VG+: A well cared-for used record. Record surfaces may show slight signs of wear and will have more paper scuffs and/or light hairline marks than an EX has. There may be some occasional light pops, but these are isolated and are not consistently audible throughout the record. All marks on the record are superficial and, unless otherwise stated, cannot be felt with a finger.
VG: Record shows visible signs of wear and will have some surface noise, mainly during quiet passages and/or between tracks. Groove wear may be noticeable, as well as some scratches that click or pop, but will not skip. If any marks can be felt with a finger, I will indicate that in my description.
G: Lots of scratches and/or distracting surface noise. I only sell records in this condition if they are extremely collectable. Still no skips, but definitely have marks that can be felt and heard. I personally find G records to be too distracting to listen to.

GRADING STANDARDS FOR JACKETS

MINT: Brand new and sealed with no visible flaws.
NM: Near new condition. Virtually no wear to faces, edges or corners.
EX: Some very minor wear to faces, edges and/or corners of covers. You might find an occasional small bend or crease, particularly along the spine or edges. No seam splits.

VG+: May have minor ring wear and/or moderate wear to edges and corners. Will likely have light creases, corner dings, and/or other minor defects as noted in the description. May have small seam split if it is 1” long or less.
VG: May have considerable ring wear, noticeably worn edges, corners, and seams, and/or light soiling. Other defects may be present if specified in the description.
G: Has heavier soiling and damaged edges and corners. There are likely to be seam splits and/or other serious defects as noted.

NOTE ON SHIPPING. I am an experienced record handler. I will remove the sleeved record from the jacket before shipping and place both the sleeved record and the jacket in a polyurethane bag. I use professional record mailers and always surround the record and jacket with additional cardboard to ensure more protection and stability.

Bid with confidence. I have 100% positive feedback on eBay and I aim to keep it that way.

Records are returnable if you feel that they have been misrepresented in my description.