Manufactured for durability and heavy use commercial or contract grade vinyl upholstery is about 1 16 to 1 8 inch thick and is more of a foam like material.
Nm grade vinyl.
Appears unplayed and will bear no marks sleeve scuffs or scratches.
May have one or two visible imperfections sleeve scuffs faint scratches or other superficial marks will not affect play.
In addition manufacturing of ppe and many other wound care and infection prevention products have been impacted by global response to coronavirus.
These codes define the condition of the record and its cover.
There are no marks on the vinyl and the whole package is complete.
To determine the condition a vinyl record you must grade it visually and in most cases play grade the record to give it one of eight ratings.
In fact it s essential to your collection piece s quality.
When starting a new project the most important question to ask is if you are using the right grade for the task at hand.
I do not use this grade as even the act of inserting the disc or removing it from the paper sleeve may cause scuff marks on the vinyl.
Jacket sealed shut in shrink wrap.
Grade actually refers to the cost to make the fabric.
Nm or m near mint or mint minus this is highest grade that i will assign to opened handled records.
The vinyl looks glossy and clearly has only been played a few times.
How i grade vinyl.
Vinyl records are graded with codes such as s m nm ex vg vg vg vg g b na.
Due to the coronavirus outbreak worldwide global demand for some personal protective equipment ppe is exceeding supply.
Disc sold ungraded or as is.
Vinyl grading isn t an exact science but it s certainly a useful metric.
Go commercial for heavy use furniture.
Near mint nm the record has been on a shelf between other records.
According to the goldmine standard each vinyl and sleeve should be given a grade that ranges from pristine mint down to badly damaged poor fair.
Contentsthe vinyl grading systempoor p or fair f good g very good vg very good plus vg excellent e near mint nm mint m when shopping for used records understanding the way vinyl is graded is important.
We seldom use this grade.
Mint m absolutely perfect in every way.