Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Carlton
Is there a way to tell if an album's never been played by inspecting it? How many times can a new album be played before there's a diminishment in the sound quality?
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This is the standard in record grading:
https://www.goldminemag.com/collector-resources/record-grading-101
Once its open its not Mint anymore so at best an album sitting on a shelf with no sleeve is probably Very Good/Excellent.