Mint Condition, Doesn't Anyone Know What It Means

If you were talking vinyl records as apposed to Hifi gear Goldmine defines mint in this way...

GOLDMINE RECORD GRADING STANDARD

"How to grade. Look at everything about a record -- its playing surface, its label, its edges -- under a strong light. Then, based on your overall impression, give it a grade based on the following criteria:

Mint (M): Absolutely perfect in every way -- certainly never played, possibly even still sealed. (More on still sealed under "Other considerations.") Should be used sparingly as a grade, if at all."

If people used that standard on Hifi gear I dare say few things would be said to be mint and that even includes new stuff. It's to bad sellers spectacles work different than buyers spectacles. In my opinion as a long time vinyl buyer "mint" is not a point of view. Cheers!

Both Goldmine and the Webster's Dictionary have been around longer than many of the current day record collectors. I highly recommend both, and if that is not "up to date" enough for anyone at the very least spell check should work wonders.
Happy Listening!