Vinyl Help!!!! pt. II

junghire · August 2015

Please help!!
I recently purchased original presses of No Code and Yield from a friend of friend who was selling them from his record shop.
On the phone he told me that both vinyls were "mint" so I bought them at $150 each.
Upon arriving in the mail I was very disappointed as it became immediately clear that the condition
of each jacket was not mint but actually "worn".

No Code: slight tears and wear in the spine, undone glue on polaroid sleave, ripping at the bottom of the vinyl sleeve...
Yield: a wear ring on both sides of the jacket, bent corner, chipping of the jacket on top and spine...

I am requesting that a fair price of the original cost be reimbursed based on the conditions,
and if this cannot be done I will be asking for a full refund.

PJ Community: What would be a fair asking price for these base on their condition?
(Also, I have the pictures on my computer, how can I upload them to the thread?) THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!!!

junghire · August 2015

No Code:
http://postimg.org/image/4p2b5bxwd/
http://postimg.org/image/pzzv9lg0t/
http://postimg.org/image/vpg3twm71/
http://postimg.org/image/rucprc319/
http://postimg.org/image/9g26ncqql/
http://postimg.org/image/m8qana2cd/

Yield:
http://postimg.org/image/ry6j7l8il/
http://postimg.org/image/48h3iwa59/
http://postimg.org/image/8vrqyemvx/
http://postimg.org/image/z5cth78t9/
http://postimg.org/image/vn0tkt7x9/
http://postimg.org/image/9p4cr0swt/

skinnyportagee · August 2015

Look on the sales history on Discogs and you can see what copies are going for. Each sale has a description of the condition. For example,

http://www.discogs.com/sell/history/2252795

skinnyportagee · August 2015

BTW, I saw a No Code at the Austin Record Convention not too long ago for $100 and the sleeve was in similar condition. It was pretty beat up.

JB23237 · August 2015

I'd say 100 a piece would be fair

PJ_Soul · August 2015

Another tip: The plural of vinyl is not vinyls. It's records. Or LPs.

branscop · August 2015

I thought it was vyni

hrd2imgn · August 2015

how are the records, that is what matters most?

junghire · August 2015

PJ_Soul said:
Another tip: The plural of vinyl is not vinyls. It's records. Or LPs.

Thanks for the tip! haha

junghire · August 2015

hrd2imgn said:
how are the records, that is what matters most?

There's minor scratches on them, but they seem to play just fine.
My biggest issue was that they were misrepresented, being told that they were 'mint', just to have them arrive in this condition.

junghire · August 2015

Any other thoughts???
I should be asking for about $100 for each of these then?

ikiT · August 2015

you don't play the jackets.
it's "Paper" help you need.

PJ_Soul · August 2015

junghire said:

hrd2imgn said:
how are the records, that is what matters most?
There's minor scratches on them, but they seem to play just fine.
My biggest issue was that they were misrepresented, being told that they were 'mint', just to have them arrive in this condition.

Yeah, that's really bad. From the photos and what you've said they are no better than VG+. Just VG for the jackets. The price difference between M or NM and VG or VG+ is massive. $150 for mint would have been a really good deal anyway though, especially for No Code. If they play perfectly, I think $125 for each would be a good price, but of course get it as low as the seller is willing to go (if he's willing at all.... didn't you say this was this was a friend though?? What kind of friend would do this???).

Vinyl Help!!!! pt. II

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