USED RECORD GRADING- What's the Problems?

all over the map...but in general I appreciate a play grade also...acknowledged that setup and subjective assessment are present as w visual grading...

i grit my teeth on scraping , less so ticks and pops....

just got an unopened MFSL Rock of Ages that has some really rough patches and disc one has a ski jump warp.....hard for seller to know....$32..... oh well....

I use Mint only for sealed records. That does not mean that the record inside has no flaws, as noted by tomic601. On sealed recrods of value, I offer buyers the option of having me open it after they buy it. If the record is not MINT, then I give them options. So far, no one has taken me up on that offer. 

Occasionally I will use Mint- for a record that has obviously not been played or is perfect, but opened.

NM for me is a grade I will give records that are virtually flawless. They may have a few very light and hard to see sleeve micro-lines. It should play dead quiet or with just a few light tics which could be inner sleeve dust or even static. 

I granulate my gradings from there and offer a visual grade and a play grade because they often differ wildly for various reasons.  

@tomic601,

What is the "scraping" you mention? Is it cue-burn or groove wear? I am always adjusting the language I use to describe sonic and visual flaws. 

Thanks in advance.

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.