realisticly what can you expect for conition vg?

It all depends on the seller really - if they sell a lot of records and have good feedback then you might get a pleasant surprise.

Sadly though, you're bound to end up with a few dogs that look like they've been kicked down the street. I know I have.

My advice would be don't bid too much, and expect the worse. A lot of sellers will send a soundfile taken from the actual record, so it's always worth asking.

s

realisticly what can you expect for conition vg?

enough background noise to overpower the vocal... but will be fine for Djing purposes

also depends on if its american or uk

americans dont use excellent so a vg from the usa is slightly higher grading usually

i have afew 45s that look crap so graded vg but play fine but have others that sound like there is a frying pan in the background

visually it would look used but not abused(that would be vg-).

Audibly I would expect a bit of crackle at the intro and during quiet spots in the tune,but overall would plays nice and loud with no skips or jumps.

It all depends on the seller really - if they sell a lot of records and have good feedback then you might get a pleasant surprise.

Sadly though, you're bound to end up with a few dogs that look like they've been kicked down the street. I know I have.

My advice would be don't bid too much, and expect the worse. A lot of sellers will send a soundfile taken from the actual record, so it's always worth asking.

s

the sound file was pretty accurate on the a side few sratches and 1 o2 crackles my sony phono might be a tad sensitive b side is a concern loads of scratches all one side in a line like its been dragged along floor...no jumping or missing ect just loads of crackles..its a shame cos i got it at a good price for a dj copy...thanks steve going for mint cond in future might be best bet surely theres no leeway with mint ???or is there???

enough background noise to overpower the vocal... but will be fine for Djing purposes

hiya kirsty using b side played a lot louder in a do ect would just make the crackes more noticable or is there a way they can be muted out???? on dj decks... keith..on my sony all the noise reduction dolby stuff and somat with loads of letters only seem to work on tapes or cds,

If you showed a Vg condition record to someone who has never bought records im pretty sure they would call it poor. beats me how you can call something very good when it looks battered

Personally I won't bid on anything graded as VG. The only exception being if there is a good quality soundclip (which proves it's not knackered) and it is from the actual record for sale.

If you showed a Vg condition record to someone who has never bought records im pretty sure they would call it poor. beats me how you can call something very good when it looks battered

totally agree pictures on e bay lots of times are of an out of focus label so you/i buy trusting the description to be correct....

Can be Difficult especially when a New seller describes a Record as in Very Good Condition.

They may not be aware of the Grading System at all.

I have been more than Pleasantly surprised with records described thus, Absolutely Mint when they arrive.

Agree with comments regarding U.S.A. Sellers, their Vg & Vg+ can be UK Vg+ & Ex+

It all depends on the seller really - if they sell a lot of records and have good feedback then you might get a pleasant surprise.

Sadly though, you're bound to end up with a few dogs that look like they've been kicked down the street. I know I have.

My advice would be don't bid too much, and expect the worse. A lot of sellers will send a soundfile taken from the actual record, so it's always worth asking.

s

Agree with Steve!

Have had both positive and negative experiences with vg records, feedback helps to figure out the sellers grading policy....

Regarding british and american grading I had worse experiences with the british ex than the american vg+.

hiya kirsty using b side played a lot louder in a do ect would just make the crackes more noticable or is there a way they can be muted out???? on dj decks... keith..on my sony all the noise reduction dolby stuff and somat with loads of letters only seem to work on tapes or cds,

Keith you're talking in riddles

Have you not noticed that many an ebay lister will put "fine for DJing" next to a record thats listed as VG. I'm neither a DJ nor a knob twiddler so I woudln't know if you can make the pops and crackles sound quiet whilst the vocal sounds clear and loud.