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Vinyl from Barnes & Noble

 Last week I used a Christmas gift card to purchase an LP there. 180 gm , pressed at RTI, new 25th anniversary  remaster.... The album was wrapped in a baggy crinkly plastic. Inside that was the typical vinyl sleeve, which was not sealed. When I took the LP out I was amazed.... Filthy, covered in fingerprints with 2 very prominent scratches covering one entire side.. This was obviously not virgin vinyl. B & N of course returned it. The associate told me " you wouldn't believe  how often this happens ." ???!!!   I asked if it was company policy to repackage used items and sell them as new. He didn't answer that, instead merely insisting that this is a common occurrence. WTF!   Any one care to comment/ have similar experience?

winoguy17

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@winoguy17

Yes. Because most of us have buying experience with lps. This relates to the answer one may ask.

For a particular lp, it could be very important as to others’ experience with that lp. Why this info would it be excluded from the original post is of some concern if the main objective is to get a correct answer.

I own a copy of that lp that I bought used. I seriously doubt anyone had a similar issue as you did. Something went very wrong for a singular moment.
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