I agree with @rdk777 and have gotten burned on "NM" or other ratings on both discogs and Amazon used records. So for the last year have only purchased new.
That said, it kills me what they charge these days... I don't need the $200 boxed set of all the out takes, just gimme the original songs on 1 record for $25. Sorry for the rant in the last part, but does that annoy anyone else too? It drives me nuts.