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Time To Impose Minimum Standards for LP's

Many Audiogon Members have invested substantial sums in acquiring high-end Turntables, Tonearms, and Cartridges. It seems appropriate that sellers of vinyl records should consider that fact before they list records for sale. Damaged records are not playable, IMO, on any Audiophile Turntable. Personally, I will not play a record that is a "7 out of 10" on the Audiogon scale. Nor will I resell such a record. It is destined for the round file in the corner. Yet today on Audiogon there are records offered which are rated at "3 out of 10" and which are described as damaged but "too good to throw away". Please save the junk for some other venue, or yardsale. Perhaps it's time for Audiogon to impose minimum standards for Sellers of music. Because the listing is free is not a legitimate reason to offer junk on this site.
commcat

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tvad
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I agree in some respects with both Commcat and Casey33.

The problem with record grading is lack of consistency. Some people use only visual grading, which is woefully inadequate for audiophiles. Other people grade based on how the LP sounds.

It's awfully tough to legislate subjective grading.

When buying used LPs, it comes down to caveat emptor. Hopefully, along the way we find record sellers who use grading scales that correspond to our individual criteria for condition.
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