Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon LP First Press SMAS 11163 1973 VG+

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Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

Vinyl record album

Original 1973 pressing (SMAS-11163) with triangle label. Vinyl is in VG+ condition. Cover is in VG condition. Sleeve is not original.  No posters or stickers.


Record: VG+
Cover: VG
GRADING

Mint (a sealed album, perfect)

Near Mint (Like a brand new album that has just been brought home and opened. Vinyl is almost like brand new, may have only the slightest of visible blemishes. Likely never played. Cover is likely still in shrink wrap though I have found covers without shrink wrap that I consider in this condition. There will be no wear on this cover.)

VG+ (Almost near Mint but not quite. Cover will have very light wear. Maybe some wear in corners or slight edge wear. Cover may have cut-out. Vinyl with have some very light wear, likely have some very light surface scratches but not many. Any scratches will be minor surface scratches and nothing deep.This is a really nice record)

VG (Will have more wear than a VG+ record. Cover will have edge wear, ring wear. May have stickers, writing or cut-out in cover. **A VG cover WILL NOT have any seam splits. Any cover with a seam split, regardless of condition otherwise, will be graded Good+ or below.** Vinyl will have more surface scratches than VG+ album but should not have any deep scratches. Should play just fine)

Good+ (Cover will have significant wear including seam splits. Cover may have writing, stickers, ext or all of the above. Vinyl will have many scratches including deep scratches)

Good (Cover likely has full seam splits or large tears. Vinyl is in pretty rough shape. I don't sell something in this condition very often. Only buy if very rare or only looking for place holder)

Poor (I would not sell a record in this condition unless it was something extremely rare)

Note: Please note that I do not use EX in my grading system. I use what is my interpretation of the Goldmine Grading System which has been around for a very long time. I don't know when this whole "EX" business in record grading popped up but it is new to me. Personally I don't trust anyone using "EX" to grade records enough to buy from them. My personal experience has been that whenever I have bought a record from someone using "EX" in their system I have had garbage show up at my doorstep instead of what I paid for. So I just don't buy from those people any more.
Why use "EX" in a grading system? Well, think about it. If you insert "EX" between Mint and Near Mint or between Near Mint and VG+ then it knocks everything else below it down a notch. It basically turns a VG record into a "VG+" record. Then when people who are used to the Goldmine Grading System, which uses no "EX", look at your listing they think your record must be in better condition than it actually is. They will pay more for it. Then when they get it and see it is crap and they complain about it the seller can say "Aw, but see, I inserted that EX thing there to confuse you so you have nothing to complain about. Bwa ha ha. Evil cackle." Basically its just a cheap way to overgrade your vinyl without most people noticing and then having an excuse when they complain. I don't like that. Whenever I see a record graded as VG+ and then I notice they use "EX" in their grading system I think to myself "Ok, that VG+ record is actually in VG condition or even more likely Good." That's just personally my take on the whole thing.