MFSL-017 PINK FLOYD DSOTM

£ 88

$ 117

£ 88 Sold For

Feb 10, 2007 Sold Date

Jan 31, 2007 Start Date

23 Number Of Bids

Great Britain Country Of Seller

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Description

Up for auction here is a Mobile Fidelity pressing of Pink Floyds's Dark Side Of The Moon. It is still SEALED.

I was looking for a good copy of this for myself to play and this came up. I originally intended to open it to play but could not bring myself to do so. As it happens I found a good copy already opened and play that now instead so this is up for auction.

Those in the know will understand that these Hi-Fidelity recordings are becoming increasingly rare in good condition and to find one sealed well..................

I have graded this using a Record collectors guide. A few will ask why it has to be graded as it is sealed. Well it is over twenty odd years old and has some edge wear where it has been moved around and where the plastic sealing film has rubbed. That said everywhere but the edges are Mint and the Vinyl is Mint as it is still sealed and never played. I like to be honest though and if you check my feedback you will see why I like to keep it 100 %

I have had Vinyl sold to me as Mint and this is well above it and I have seen worse wear to covers sold new in the likes of HMV and Virgin.

So the grading would be:

Vinyl = Mint (unplayed)

Sleeve = Vg + to Mint as it sits inbetween the two grades.

I have provided and explanation of this below:

Mint (M) Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed.(More on still sealed under "Other Considerations"). Should be used sparingly as a grade, If at all.

Near Mint (NM or M-) A nearly perfect record. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this implying (perhaps correctly)that no record is ever truly perfect.

The record should show no obvious signs of wear. A 45 RPM or EP sleeve should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.

An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or other noticeable similar defects. No cut-out holes, either. And of course, the same should be true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves and the like.

Basically, an LP in near mint condition looks as if you just got it home from a new record store and removed the shrink wrap.

Near Mint is the highest price listed in all Goldmine price guides. Anything that exceeds this grade, in the opinion of both buyer and seller, is worth significantly more than the highest Goldmine book value.
Very Good Plus (VG+) Generally worth 50 percent of the Near Mint value.

A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it.

Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are "OK".

The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. The center hole will not have been misshapen by repeated play.

Picture sleeves and LP inner sleeves will have some slight wear, lightly turned up corners, or a slight seam split. An LP cover may have slight signs of wear also and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation or corner indicating it was taken out of print and sold at a discount.

In general, if not for a couple things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint. All but the most mint-crazy collectors will find a Very Good Plus record highly acceptable.