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USED RECORD GRADING- What's the Problems?

There seem to be many disconnects and bad experiences between sellers and buyers. Would the secondary market benefit from a new, and revised, grading system (beyond the Goldmine standard) that combines a visual-grade and a play-grade? Also, would it help to have grade tiers that are more granular like is used for coin and stamp grading? Or will this market have to rely on trust in the seller? Let me know your experiences and thoughts. 
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inna
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When seller with good feedback says NM I automatically assume that it will be VG+, and in 90% of cases I am correct. When it says VG+ it is quite a range that I got - from VG- to true NM. So I usually expect VG+ record and the right to return it. No need for new grading system, it would only confuse the issue further.
I talk to sellers too in some cases before buying.
inna
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Yeah, I understand scraping as groove wear or groove factory defect. I have a few records with that in the beginning of each side otherwise nearly perfect. They are first release Japanese promo records from 70s and sound better than anything I know of. One was absolutely new and sealed.
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