10. |
Vinyl is perfect, unplayed and flawless. |
M10 |
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9. |
Vinyl appears nearly perfect and untouched, with only the slightest cosmetic flaw; cannot know whether or not it was ever played. |
NM9 |
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8. |
Vinyl maybe scuffed or very slightly worn; there is no reason to expect sonic deterioration. |
EX8 |
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7. |
Vinyl is obviously played, slightly scuffed; has only the slightest angel hair marks; retains all of its luster and sheen. |
V+7 |
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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 |
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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 |
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4. |
Vinyl is visibly worn, scuffed, lightly scratched and does not skip; retains less than half of its luster and sheen. |
GD4 |
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3. |
Vinyl has lost much of its luster; is heavily scuffed, somewhat scratched and does not skip. |
FR3 |
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2. |
Vinyl played until it looks gray; scratches are audible; but, it still plays all the way through without skip. |
PR2 |
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1. |
Vinyl is heavily worn, scratched, skips and damage obviously detracts from the recorded content. |
BD1 |