One of the best vinyl collections we've seen heads to the Heritage auction block in May 

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This is Christy Wetzel from Heritage Auctions. I'll reach out to Garry and Ari for more info on the system we use. I do know that the "standard" grading system does not take into account all aspects of the condition of the item. We needed a more comprehensive grading system.

@@HeritageAuctions please share detailed specifics on what each of your grades mean. Thanks.

@@HeritageAuctions sounds kinda fishy to me, this only makes it harder to understand what the conditions are. And if there are any other things to adress you can always say that after the grading.

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I was just wondering this. Is this due to card/comic collectors getting into the hobby?

@@frankcardinal77 stores have to fight hard against this comic style grading system or else it leads to slabbing for records aka death of the industry.

@@celebratedsummerrecords5621 Slabbing of records is already happening from 3 different companies. If accepted by record stores it could be a massive win! I do not advocate slabbing all records, but are you going to open a 1st press Velvet Underground & Nico 1st state cover? NO! Will you be playing the Bob Dylan Acetate? Probably not. However, AAGS will preserve the sound of your record and turn into an NFT while the physical media is protected & preserved for future generations.

@@aricrane sounds like a terrible future

Thanks for the comment!

Send us pictures, a description and your contact info and a specialist can take a look. Here's the blurb with the link to our website: If you are interested in learning more about your items, interested in selling, or would like to receive a free auction evaluation, please visit: ------ www.ha.com/c/acquisitions.zx?target=auctionevaluation&type=social-cs-hablog-freeeval-092517

If it's his 1st LP "Sealed" from 1956 then $50-$60. The only Mono versions were from Canada & Japan-

You may be surprised.

Thank you!

you cant its not standard in the industry

@@frankcardinal77 in one of the replies above I have listed our Grading System. Encapsulated records are now being offered by 3, soon 4 companies and my guess is the industry will be changing over in a few years to get the most accurate grade of the Disc, Cover, Inner Sleeve, & Sound as a complete package. Heritage uses the point system to get as accurate as possible for the complete package.

Thanks for asking! Please follow this link to our Entertainment & Multimedia Grading Page entertainment.ha.com/tutorial/entertainment-grading.s?ic=Tab-Resources-GradingTutorial-071519-interior

Nerves!!! My 1st video-

@@aricrane it’s okay, those were some of the craziest records I have ever seen, even over a screen. A G/G (probably translates to a 2 media, 2 sleeve rating) sold for $4000 for one of the albums you showed in Mint condition. Literally a nice car

Cmon,man. Butchering the names/instruments on the McLean lp is bad enough, but holding up the Sonny Rollins sideways like you never saw it before (maybe you haven't) and screwing up the man's name several times- how hard is it to say "Ira Gitler"? Not Glitler or Glitter or anything else. If you're charged with selling his great collection,lovingly cared for sought out over decades...At LEAST GET HIS NAME RIGHT!!! 😮😮😮

Not all items in the Signature Auction start at $500. A few are Less and the Top Loading UK Mono/Stereo White Album No. 0000018 with Beatles DNA is the most expensive starting at $15K-

We are well versed at grading. There is a combined 60+ years of record store ownership/Daily Goldmine Standard Grading between our Team. In an effort to get the most accurate & detailed grade of a record we sometimes use in between grades. Ex. - Side A looks like a VG+ (6) with light marks that (DNAP) and side B looks VG++(7) with a few noticeable imperfections yet play tests at NM 8 with no background noise. The Cover is a VG (5). What would you grade this LP overall? I would grade it a (6.5) between VG+ & VG++ and mention that the cover was a VG 5. Here's the Grading Scale we use- VINYL 12", 10", AND 7" RECORDS GRADING SCALE MT 10 MINT 10: Vinyl has no imperfections. Vinyl gloss is 100% overall. Label has no wear or noticeable imperfections. Label is bright all original color. NM 9 MINT 9: Vinyl has no significant imperfections. Vinyl gloss is full. No label wear or imperfections. Label should display full original color, but may have a spindle mark or two. NM 8 NEAR MINT 8: Vinyl has a few minor imperfections. Vinyl gloss nearly full. Label wear (if any) should be barely detectable. May have a few minor label imperfections. Label should display full, original color, although it my be somewhat subdued. Record should pay without surface noise. EX 7 EXCELLENT to VERY GOOD PLUS: Vinyl has a few noticeable imperfections. Vinyl should display some gloss. May have slight label wear, some label imperfections, and/or slight fading of label color. Record may play with some slight surface noise. VG-EX 6 VERY GOOD PLUS: Vinyl has noticeable, but not major imperfections. May display some original gloss. Label can show some wear, but cannot have large areas of wear. Can have some noticeable label imperfections. Record may play with some slight surface noise. VG 5 VERY GOOD: Vinyl has several moderate and/or one or two major flaws. Vinyl gloss may not evident. Label may show wear along with, several moderate and/or one or two major imperfections, such as writing, tears, stains, etc. Record may play with some surface noise. GD-VG 4 GOOD to VERY GOOD: Vinyl has some major imperfections. Label may be very worn and have some major imperfections along with fading and discoloration. Record will play with some surface noise but no skips. GD 3 GOOD: Vinyl has major scratches. Label may be well worn and some of the lettering or label design may be worn away. Record will play through, but may skipping and be rather noisy. 45, EP, ALBUM PICTURE SLEEVE GRADING SCALE MT 10 MINT 10: Cover is brand new and is virtually perfect with no noticeable manufacturing defects. NM 9 MINT 9: Cover will be fresh, clear, and sharp. No discoloration or fading. May exhibit some very minor printing/manufacturing or storage flaws. May have one or two unobtrusive creases about the periphery. NM 8 NEAR MINT 8: Cover will be clear and sharp. No detectable ring wear will be present. Corners should be relatively sharp. May exhibit some very minor bending or creasing. White areas may show some very slight mellowing. Other miniscule defects may be present by nothing distracting. EX 7 EXCELLENT to VERY GOOD PLUS: Cover may show some slight ring wear. Can show some creasing and bending, but nothing excessive. Sleeve will be free of any but the most minute, nearly undetectable tears. May show some age mellowing of the white and colored areas. VG-EX 6 VERY GOOD PLUS: Cover will show ring wear but nothing major. Bending and creasing will be more prominent. There may be some fraying at the corners. Some minor tears especially at the opening may be present. May have some very minor staining or slight discoloration. Can have some pin holes. VG 5 VERY GOOD: Cover may show heavy ring wear and scuffing. May exhibit serious wrinkling and creasing. Corners may be frayed and/or torn. There may be other tears but nothing serious enough to compromise the structural integrity of the sleeve. There may be writing, non-major tears, stains, or other abuses. GD-VG 4 GOOD to VERY GOOD: Cover may show serious ring wear and scuffing. Fraying and tears more serious. Writing, discoloring, and staining major but not defacing. Corners may be very frayed and rounded. GD 3 GOOD: Cover may show major wear and tears. Writing, discoloring, staining short of total defacement. Corners may be gone. Structural integrity may be compromised.