Dilemma of Warped LPs - is seller liable?


I have bought a few LPs, mostly on e-bay, which were advertised as Mint or Mint minus and they arrived so severely warped that they couldn't be played, as they hit the suspension of the cartridge. I have not claimed a refund from the sellers, since they were Mint in appearance in one plane:) - question: should the seller refund the purchase amount in these circumstances? I have assumed that the seller did not know and sold the records in good faith. The seller obviously did not play them, I assume, of course. I guess my philosophy is if you buy a used item, you take a chance.
springbok10

Showing 2 responses by xiekitchen

often with these old new stock sealed Lp's that have been sitting around for 2 decades sealed in plastic are almost always warped. Probably better to buy a used open copy in NM condition.
Thaluza:
Just because "I had to have it" I paid, with shipping, nearly $90 or so for an "excellent" copy of Tull's "Stand Up" 1st edition pink Island label UK pressing. Turned out it has audible surface noise, no matter how many times I wet vac it.
Debatable whether it sounds any better than my U.S. Reprise label early pressing.
All in all, buyer beware with ebay used records out of the UK.