Veracity of albums for sale being "sealed"?


Just wanted your opinions on whether or not the high prices of collectable albums should be so much higher for sealed versus unsealed albums. Could some of these be recently sealed after having been used, by a person with access to a wrapping machine? And how would the prosepctive buyer know? Thanks.
mrmitch

Showing 1 response by jsd52756

When I buy an older unopened LP, I look around the spindle hole on the label. All my albums have lines where the spindle gently kissed the paper prior to finding the hole.
Someone would have to be extremely careful not to make that mark while placing the LP on the spindle.
I have yet to find a "new sealed" LP that I purchased with those marks.
I know there's gonna be some "find the hole" jokes comming. I can just sense it....
-John