Discogs Vinyl Grading

To visually grade a record inspect the sleeve and any inserts lyric sheets posters etc for ring wear discoloration sticker residue and seam splits.

Discogs vinyl grading.

Shop for vinyl cds and more from grade at the discogs marketplace. Grading a vinyl record is inherently subjective but knowing what to look for will help you accurately determine what condition a record is in. There are no marks on the vinyl and the whole package is complete. The vinyl looks glossy and clearly has only been played a few times.

Discogs uses something called the goldmine standard and their support page describing how to grade your items is here. If you use discogs at some point you re going to come across the question of how to grade your vinyl records. Grading the records you are about to sell is essential to your customer satisfaction and it will also save you some prospective headaches. Explore releases from grade at discogs.

Feb 12 2018 at 14 38 log in to reply. Near mint nm the record has been on a shelf between other records. Though is a rash of brand new vinyl that came out a couple of years ago that looks great but plays like it has been kept in a damp garage for ten years. When buying a record from the discogs marketplace from time to time you might receive an item in a condition that doesn t match these grading.

Never been played and usually sealed. Because i rarely buy something new. I applause the honest 10 who do follow the discogs grading system but sadly they are in the minority now.