Led Zeppelin 6 LP Box Set 1990 Atlantic 7 82144-1 VG

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Led Zeppelin 6 LP Box Set 1990 Atlantic 7 82144-1 VG.
DISK: From a collector's vault, a 6 LP boxed set with a 36 page color booklet with pictures, track-by-track credits, three essays and discography. Very clean looking set. Paper sleeve for each disk. Pictures are obviously only samples. They would be repetitive otherwise as all the disks are very similar in condition and appearance. When I was new to selling from this collection, I characterized this set as "pristine" which turned out to be incorrect and to result in a return. I have no doubt the buyer copied them all before retuning. At that time, I took a look at it, too quickly, and guessed (incorrectly) that the set had never been played. I didn't know how to look at the records carefully closely and at an angle. Now, hundreds of records later I do. I saw two spots this time. One is a small light scuff on a track, and on another disk on another track it looks like somebody bounced a needle on it, leaving little marks. Both, one or neither may affect playback. Don't know. There may be other areas like these but I did not see them. I am not going to listen to 6 disks so I will say, visually, the records look unplayed based on the shine and the label condition. But, the two areas I mentioned indicate somebody must have tried to very carefully play them or otherwise handle them but made mistakes. I tried to picture the dropped needle marks in the last pic. Because I know there are a couple of imperfect areas, I will call the set only Very Good as these may affect the sound. There may be other similar areas that I did not see. 
My Qualifications: My representation of records is based on my reasonable, careful but amateur examination without magnification or expert knowledge. I tell what I have found by my research.  So be forewarned that the record may not be exactly what I think it is or absolutely perfect in every way under expert magnified visual groove inspection or expert audiophile listening scrutiny on a high-buck amp and turntable.  I am just an intelligent and cautious guy reasoning out the clues and liquidating records as honestly as I can.  A veteran buyer/dealer on Ebay advised me its better to go a little low on grading. I'm sure he is right. Please understand, unless I say otherwise, that the records I am selling were not collected by me so I do not know their history. I am no kind of expert in music or records. I research each item on Discogs and, for 45s, Fosman's Dead Wax book, 45cat, and other sites for all the information I put in the post. If I have information from Discogs, Fosman or another seller's post that a record is a reissue, I indicate that. I listen to all 45rpm and 78rpm records and parts of any 33rpm that looks potentially damaged. I use an Ion turntable connected to my computer for 33 and 45. I judge them according to Discogs standards and give the reasons for my rating so buyers can second guess me. I listen to 78s on a 3 speed suitcase player with external speakers. I rate them on on sound alone. My quality ratings are not certified in any way. If the difference between an original edition and a reissue is indicated by a tiny detail I do not discover on Discogs, Fosman, etc. or by another seller, I may not know that.  In any case, any record collector or dealer will tell you that published comments about record authentication are sometimes wrong, even in reference books.  I sell in the belief that collectors of vintage records are more knowledgeable than me about what they collect and know what they are looking at. I am glad to answer any questions that could determine the authenticity or grade of a version. Because collectors may know the true value of a record, while I do not. I start at a very reasonable price and let bidders set the true value, which is often much higher than I thought or much lower.  You can notice that I do not hype records suggesting they are worth a high bid.  That is up to bidders. If an item gets no bids after a while it will relist a few times with a decreasing starting bid. After a few cycles, it isn't worth my effort to pack and ship it so I discard it to my bulk sell boxes even though I originally thought it was worth something.