Vinyl Grading Qualifications

10.

Vinyl is perfect, unplayed and flawless.

M10

 9.

Vinyl appears nearly perfect and untouched, with only the slightest cosmetic flaw; cannot know whether or not it was ever played.

NM9

 8.

Vinyl maybe scuffed or very slightly worn; there is no reason to expect sonic deterioration.

EX8

 7.

Vinyl is obviously played, slightly scuffed; has only the slightest angel hair marks; retains all of its luster and sheen.

V+7

 6.

Vinyl is slightly worn, lightly scuffed; has no more than two unfeelable marks; retains something more than half of its luster and sheen.

VG6

 5.

Vinyl is lightly worn, lightly scuffed; has a few unfeelable marks; has no more than two feelable marks that do no skip; retains something less than half of its luster and sheen.

V-5

 4.

Vinyl is visibly worn, scuffed, lightly scratched and does not skip; retains less than half of its luster and sheen.

GD4

 3.

Vinyl has lost much of its luster; is heavily scuffed, somewhat scratched and does not skip.

FR3

 2.

Vinyl played until it looks gray; scratches are audible; but, it still plays all the way through without skip.

PR2

 1.

Vinyl is heavily worn, scratched, skips and damage obviously detracts from the recorded content.

BD1

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