Why cuts into vinyl covers?


Sorry if this has been asked before.  In my search to purchase vinyl I come across albums that have holes drilled or half inch cuts into the corners of the albums.  I've come across this on CD cases as well.  Does anybody know, who does this and why?  And do you think it devalues the album?
Thanks in advance.

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Showing 1 response by mapman

There used to be this thing called the budget bin in record stores. The records in there were much cheaper, just a dollar or few, and often the covers were notched or a hole punched to designate them as budget bin and keep the value down permanently.