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Thanks for stopping by. My name is Scott Gager (4props), I thoroughly enjoy collecting & listening to vinyl records. I buy music collections large and small, selling the extras online and in person. You can find my online inventory of vinyl records and music CDs at Discogs. I have booths in a downtown Waxahachie, TX antique malls with hundreds of records to choose from, CDs, cassettes, music memorabilia, and other cool items I find along the way. I am vendor #122; visit their website for directions and current operating hours: With Willing Hands Antiques 307 S Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX, https://www.facebook.com/wwhantiques
Follow me on Instagram: listen_2the_music You can also visit & “Like” my music page on Facebook at: Listen 2 the Music I also accept want lists. I may have a record you are looking for but may have but not listed it yet. My online listings are all quality playing records. I use Goldmine grading standards and don't normally list anything in less than VG+ condition unless it's an especially scarce record. When I ship records, I use a brand new clear protective cover for the sleeve and make sure the record is clean. I pack the record with padding and place in a cardboard record mailer. If you are interested in selling your collection or want to contact me, please send a note to: scott@gager.us |
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GOLDMINE RECORD GRADING STANDARDS MINT (M): Perfect! This record looks like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws what so ever. It looks as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record period! Age of the record has nothing to do with it. NEAR MINT or NM, M- : this record appears virtually flawless A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw is very hard to see. The cover looks as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork is be as close to perfect as can be. VERY GOOD PLUS or VG+ record shows wear, surface scuffs. The vinyl still has a great luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. COVERS: A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it. The artwork looks clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover. Flat white paper will be somewhat yellow yet no stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends, defacing the artwork. In essence, a VG+ cover should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned. VERY GOOD or VG: this record is a record that is good enough. They are not really going to look very good,. There will almost always be some surface noise when they are played. The Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. A VG record will appear well have been played but still have some luster. VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting. There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover (still, no Large letters in magic marker). It will look aged and more yellowish due to contamination's in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent. GOOD or G (I don’t sell any records in this condition) A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However, a Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. A Good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired, but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs. These are big turn offs. May have magic marker writing on the cover but still if they are in huge letters, it is a big turn off. In essence, the cover will looked virtually trashed, but some artwork will still be noticed. If the artwork is worn, it is POOR and the cover is worthless.
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