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Vinyl from Barnes & Noble

 Last week I used a Christmas gift card to purchase an LP there. 180 gm , pressed at RTI, new 25th anniversary  remaster.... The album was wrapped in a baggy crinkly plastic. Inside that was the typical vinyl sleeve, which was not sealed. When I took the LP out I was amazed.... Filthy, covered in fingerprints with 2 very prominent scratches covering one entire side.. This was obviously not virgin vinyl. B & N of course returned it. The associate told me " you wouldn't believe  how often this happens ." ???!!!   I asked if it was company policy to repackage used items and sell them as new. He didn't answer that, instead merely insisting that this is a common occurrence. WTF!   Any one care to comment/ have similar experience?

winoguy17

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winoguy17 OP
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Is that important?  It was Paul Simon  Graceland.

winoguy17 OP
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Jaybe, I have moved on. I just find it troubling that a major chain is selling repackaged used goods as new.
winoguy17 OP
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This was my first issue...
winoguy17 OP
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jnorris2005-
  This has nothing to do with analog vs digital for gods sake. Its about being sold a used item that is presumed and marketed as new.

winoguy17 OP
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As I said previously, B& N returned the LP without hassle, my issue was being told that this happens quite frequently. I foolishly assume that buying new means I am the first person to open that LP.

winoguy17 OP
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Update for anyone who cares:  yesterday I returned to B&N and went back to the vinyl. The same album I returned was sitting in the bin! It wasn't sealed, just had a plastic slip cover on it. I took the album out to check: , filthy,scratched and covered in finger prints, definitely the one I had returned Buyer beware.

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