All 45's come in new generic sleeves unless otherwise accompanied with original stock company sleeves or Picture sleeves and shipped in outer poly sleeves. LP's will come in new outer poly sleeves and new inner white sleeves with the record outside the jacket. All items shipped using professional mailers and materials.
Strict Goldmine grading standards. All vinyl is spin cleaned, graded and played for accuracy. I will never intentionally misrepresent an item, however sometimes flaws may be overlooked or missed. If this happens I will make every effort to rectify the problem.
Note: grading is for the vinyl only, see photos for label/sleeve condition.
Mint (M) - I don't use this grade as new or sealed vinyl records may have pressing imperfections.
Near Mint (M-, NM) - Highest grade I will use. A nearly perfect record. The record should show no obvious signs of wear. May have a few faint hairline scratches that do not affect playback. Retains all of it's gloss. Record playback should be near perfect if not perfect with full fidelity.
Excellent (EX, VG++) - A well cared for record that shows very minimal signs of use such as a handful of lite hairline scratches or beginning signs of groove wear that do not affect playback. Should retain most if not all of it's gloss. Playback should be near perfect if not perfect with excellent fidelity.
Very Good Plus (VG+) - Will shows signs that the record was played and otherwise handled by someone who took care of it. Hairline and surface scratches become more evident as will the possibility of lite groove wear. Still should retain most of it's gloss. Playback may have very minimal noise during intro or soft passages but should still have excellent fidelity.
Very Good (VG) - Will start to show more obvious signs of use such as light scratches, groove wear, and loss of luster. Playback will typically have surface noise that does not overpower the music, light pops and clicks may be evident. Fidelity should otherwise still be good, there may be a stressed groove here and there. Overall a decent playing copy.
Good/Good Plus (G/G+) - Lowest grade I will use unless extremely rare. These are typically flea market variety records that may have never seen a sleeve in it's life. Usually have many light scratches and scuffs, may have obvious groove wear, loss of luster, stressed grooves, etc. These will playback without skips or sticks with the fidelity level being on the lower end, however many will play much better than they look.
Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Happy record hunting!