First, almost no one tells the truth about what grade a record is anyway.. At least from the main places like eBay.
Amybe a few 'old school' places for buying records, most sellers claim to be based on the standards..
The only real way to be 'safe' is to be able to buy and return records which fail to be good.
So little to do with 'grading' and EVERYTHING to do with returnability.
The local places I like to go to have 100% no problem returns, no question why.
So IMO the questioning Goldmine grading does not matter at all.
All that DOES matter is returns.
Amybe a few 'old school' places for buying records, most sellers claim to be based on the standards..
The only real way to be 'safe' is to be able to buy and return records which fail to be good.
So little to do with 'grading' and EVERYTHING to do with returnability.
The local places I like to go to have 100% no problem returns, no question why.
So IMO the questioning Goldmine grading does not matter at all.
All that DOES matter is returns.