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Sellers increasingly overgrade records

Out of last ten records bought on ebay and discog only one man graded the record right on. He said NM and it was. How and where do you buy original pressings? Prices are going up, grading goes down. Market economy my a..
My warning to anyone thinking of getting back to or starting vinyl adventure - be prepared to send a lot of records back. Yeah, I suppose I could find just about anything in Manhattan stores for a few hundred dollars each. But that’s Manhattan and a few hundred dollars.
It wasn’t like that even five years ago let alone fifteen. It was maybe 20% -25% overgrading not 90%.
I am not talking about classical music records, it might be different, no idea.
Japanese sellers are a little better but still they overgrade, just less so.
inna

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inna OP
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Yeah, I'll try either the LAST or maybe even better  L'Art du Son Record Cleaning Fluid. It is said to be a powerful stuff. If it doesn't help - tugh luck.
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inna OP
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I meant mold releasing compound, of course. I better try Last Power Cleaner, I guess.
inna OP
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I soaked the record with two fluids, three times each, about seven minutes each time, before vacuuming. I use Audio Intelligent three step solutions and Okki Nokki machine. But I doubt it can remove all the mold that might still be there.
inna OP
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Is it possible that this area has both scratches and mold that I can't really see? The record got superficial scratches all over it, most of them inaudible even in quiet places.
inna OP
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Yeah, ebay is better, I bought a few records on discogs and have no intention to continue doing it. At least I never had any problems with ebay when had to return records. When the condition is not as stated seller must accept the return even if he has a no return policy.
inna OP
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He is said to have over a million records.
inna OP
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I think, records on discogs are mostly overpriced.
inna OP
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I do talk to sellers sometimes. In most cases they want to get rid of me and my questions, at other times I get -you don't like it send it back- response. And I can't say I am fanatically strict, if stated NM record has couple of ticks that's alright, I still consider it NM, and VG+ is too broad in fact for all people to agree on.
I never buy sealed records - you never know what's in there and usually you can't return them.
Biggest problem for me is expensive shipping from and to Japan, often it makes little sense to return the record if shipping is not refunded as well.
inna OP
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Not always in my experience. I know Records by Mail, he is generally good, though I did throw away couple of warped records from there in the past.
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