Vinyl
Mint (M) Sealed)
Near Mint (NM) Looks new
Excellent (EX) The record shows some signs of having been played.
Very Good Plus (VG+) This record has clearly been played before, but has only a moderate reduction in sound quality, despite a possible slight loss of shine and some surface and/or discoloration (spotting) from storage.
Very Good (VG) The record has obviously been played many times, surface noise may be present during quiet passages and between songs.
G+ (VG-) The record will have lots of brush and paper sleeve marks. Lots of surface noise and audible scratches. Will not have skips or sticks
Good (G) The record will have lots of brush, paper sleeve marks and other signs of poor handling. Will probably have deep scratches. May have skips or sticks. This will be noted in the description.
Cover
Mint (M) The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition.
Near Mint (NM) Looks new.
VG+ The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.
Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.
Very Good (VG) Heavy wear and tear on the cover or extra items. Will have ring wear and edge wear. May have split and or taped seams.
Good (G+) The cover and contents suffer from issues like folding and/or creasing. May have spine splits and split seams.
Poor. The cover will be badly damaged or partly missing.
Abbreviations we use:
OIS - original sleeve
DNAP - does not affect play
Inner sleeves and/or inlays will be shown in the pics if they are included. Each record is carefully graded according to the above description.