"Junk" LP listings on audiogon - get rid of 'em


I've been a member of our community for a little more than a year and a half and in that time I have seen a slow degradation of quality in the Classified Section of audiogon - particularly in regard to LP's. I know it's a "free" listing and maybe that's the problem. There are some audiophile listings of quality items but mostly it's just junk. I think it might be an idea to set some standards for these listings. Audiophile-quality records only or maybe near-mint listings only. I'm just tired of wading through scores of "crap" listings...if I want to do that I can always log on to eBay...
bizcut1
Aw, I don't know. Sometimes I might agree to a certain extent. BUT, one person's crap is another's great find that they've been hunting. I've bought a couple off here that I've not found elsewhere which were sentimental favorites from many years ago. Some would probably consider it pop junk, but I was glad to have found it.

One persons "audiophile" label is another's over-hyped, surface noisy garbage. I've heard some standard, even non-first issue, LP's that are much better sonically than certain "audiophile" re-releases.

Yeah, there might be some wading to go through. Same is true of you go to a used vinyl store. Sometimes half the fun is in the looking. Sometimes if you're willing to spend the time, you're the one that gets the pearl.

Now, if we're talking about the pricing of LP's by some on this site......Oy!
It has gotten ridiculous. How far does one have to scroll down to get through them. Last week I noticed how long the music for sale list was and some guy had 700 listings - 700, at once. This is crazy. Put a limit to the number of listings or something, say 10, after that you pay. It's looking alot like e-bayers trying to avoid fees pushing there garage sale/flea market items.
Yes, stop them being free, (charge the standard $2 per ad) and the junk will evaporate
Ditto
There should not be any free listings it just invites low quality at high prices.Charge a dollar it will discourage the current practices.
they should just list them on a separate page instead of on the "new today" page.