Record collector grading guide

[rdpx]

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced


How on earth did anyone ever come up with a record grading system that describes a nearly unplayable record, in a torn, stained and defaced sleeve as "FAIR"

??

[The Barbarian]

I hate the grading system with a passion.

[struth]

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced


How on earth did anyone ever come up with a record grading system that describes a nearly unplayable record, in a torn, stained and defaced sleeve as "FAIR"

??

It started with an F but it was censored; it wasn't "fair" :eyebrows: