78 rpm: Pink Floyd ‎– The Dark Side Of The Moon (Collectors Item)

Care of our Records:

We have taken great care of our rare records, which have been personally owned only by us. We have only ever bought records from new and we have never bought second-hand albums or singles. Our 12-inch albums and singles have been stored in a paper-poly lined inner sleeve and our 7-inch singles have been placed in a PVC outer sleeve. The singles and albums have been stored upright in record containers in a home where there have never been any animals and no one smokes.

Grading:

We take the grading of our records very seriously. We want every buyer to be happy with the condition of the record they bought. You will soon discover that we actually under grade our records in comparison with other ebay sellers.

Check the large photos as they describe the sleeve condition better than a grade ever could.

How It Works:

RECORD CONDITION

MINT As new condition, unplayed, often sealed. We don't like using this grade on records unless we are certain they have never been played, ie they were purchased as brand new items. We never grade played records as MINT.

EX Excellent condition, no noticeable marks and like new. Records graded as EX are immaculate, fantastic examples of the record in question. No marks, scratches, warps, damage of any kind. Often records which we grade as EX look as they have never been played.

EX- Close to Excellent condition, usually we use EX- if there are light brush marks visible under our spotlights. All EX- records are Excellent, no scratches, warps or damage of any kind.

VG+ This is a grade many buyers of perfect records avoid, but to us VG+ is the grade we give to a used but still very nice LP. This is the grade we get most correspondence from buyers about, most saying how to them this is an EX record, not VG+. There may be a very light, but more significant mark on a VG+ record (though this would normally be mentioned along with the grade), generally this is a used record in very good condition, with light brush marks.

VG Very Good condition, normal wear, maybe a few very light marks, but still plays great. Perhaps not as shiny and new looking as a VG+ record. This is our average grade.

VG- Between VG and G, these records aren't in great condition, average amount of marks, but generally still fully playable. These records will have lost their shine, perhaps dulled with age, they will have been well used.

G+ Just about better than good. These records are heavily played, possibly badly marked. They are good enough to play, but you may well later want to replace with a better copy for your collection.

G This is our bottom grade. Could have heavy marks, be noisy to play, perhaps a more significant scratch. Heavily used, but playable is our general description of a G record. We try not to list anything with warps, if a record has a playable warp this would be mentioned along with the grade.

F Fair condition, marked and some problems. There will be more information to describe faults. We try to avoid listing F records unless particularly rare or interesting. Generally collection filler only.

SLEEVE CONDITION

EX Excellent condition, no noticable folds or creases, no sticker marks, as New. Generally you will be incredibly impressed with a sleeve we grade as EX. No laminate damage, nice spine, no writing.

EX- Close to Excellent condition, possibly a small fault like laminate lift, a word written on sleeve, slight edge fault or damage.

VG+ Very good condition, this is the kind of sleeve most other sellers would grade as EX. In great shape, but light and normal wear.

VG Very good, used condition. Light and normal wear, possibly a small fault, like laminate lift, edge/spine damage, or writing.

VG- Worn sleeve, but still usable. Possible wear to edges, spine, and laminate. Possible writing on the sleeve.

G+ Good condition is moving towards the more tatty end of sleeve grading. Possible laminate damage, creases, spine wear, graffiti, and edge wear.

G Some wear, possible creasing, marks, damage, frayed edges.

F In Fair condition, possible heavy creasing, tears, damage and defacement. We try to avoid F Sleeves, so check the full sleeve description.

Postage:

We send singles and albums in dedicated mailers sandwiched between two sheets of double-walled card with the records securely contained in bubble-wrap.