Most record collectors collections will fit into this category because they went to great lengths to preserve the vinyl the album jacket and its contents.
Vinyl vg meaning.
In fact it s essential to your collection piece s quality.
Most common condition for records.
What does vg stand for.
Poor p or fair f good g very good vg very good plus vg excellent e near mint nm mint m when shopping for used records understanding the way vinyl is graded is important.
Very good vg generally worth 25 percent of the near mint value.
Vg is a step down from vg in that the imperfections are more pronounced groove wear ring wear and not only can you see the difference you can.
There are no marks on the vinyl and the whole package is complete.
The vinyl looks glossy and clearly has only been played a few times.
Mint m like new but not sealed.
Cover can also be in mint condition but there is a dj or promo copy stamp or cut in the corner.
Near mint nm the record has been on a shelf between other records.
So a description of ex vg means that the cover is ex and the vinyl record is vg sealed s record is sealed it is assumed to be unplayed and mint.
Never been played and usually sealed.
Vg abbreviation stands for vinyl graphics.
Also this is what they are most likely to purchase assuming a near mint copy was not available or just too expensive.
However vinyl is fairly resilient so you could call a record mint and get away with it most of the time with a cursory glance to weed out the stuff that s been graunched on a dansette and used as a frisbee.
Very good vg many of the defects found in a very good plus record will be more pronounced in a very good item.
Cover shows some handling imperfection like normal wear and tear price tag creasing.
Mint m absolutely perfect in every way.
The best way to buy is go jerome s route buy loads cheap and assume a good chunk of it won t be much good.