I have experienced the same issues with discogs and others, so hit and mostly miss. I thought, I would be safe with a sealed record, but when I took it out it was so warped that it looked like a saucer. Then you have to ship them back.
I gave up with that, because of a vinyl store that opened in town. There's a renaissance going on here as I now have four vinyl stores within a twenty minute drive. My favorite, sells used, reissued, and new vinyl, plus used and new audio gear. The new stuff is entry level audiophile, and you can play your used albums before purchasing them. The guys grading is spot on, and he listens to the vinyl for grading. And, he's reasonably priced, so for example a clean record graded E- is priced at $9. No shipping, and if you don't like it, bring it back for exchange or store credit. I've brought one out of about twenty albums back.
My daughter is saving up for a table, and she's buying it at the vinyl store. She likes the Rega P3. The reason for getting it there, is the guy will give you full purchase price credit back when you trade it in for something else! I needed a reality check about this place, and I'm thinking that l have slipped into some alternate reality.
Is this going on elsewhere?
Kenny
I gave up with that, because of a vinyl store that opened in town. There's a renaissance going on here as I now have four vinyl stores within a twenty minute drive. My favorite, sells used, reissued, and new vinyl, plus used and new audio gear. The new stuff is entry level audiophile, and you can play your used albums before purchasing them. The guys grading is spot on, and he listens to the vinyl for grading. And, he's reasonably priced, so for example a clean record graded E- is priced at $9. No shipping, and if you don't like it, bring it back for exchange or store credit. I've brought one out of about twenty albums back.
My daughter is saving up for a table, and she's buying it at the vinyl store. She likes the Rega P3. The reason for getting it there, is the guy will give you full purchase price credit back when you trade it in for something else! I needed a reality check about this place, and I'm thinking that l have slipped into some alternate reality.
Is this going on elsewhere?
Kenny