MrOnyx is not and does not claim to be a licensed collector of any kind. The term collectible is used openly and should in no way represent being a professional collector of anything. Prices and other information contained on any pages within MrOnyxByDesign.com are at the sole discretion of MrOnyx and do not intent to represent any standard for collectible items found in any publication. Although I did use Goldmine(Reg. Trademark)American Records 1950-1975 publication.5th edition.Which I may say, is a great publication and I do recommend it to anyone needing information of this type.
I would like to take this time to tell you folks how I went about giving the collectible albums their rating i.e. Good , Excellent. I only used two ratings because most of the collection is in great shape. I did not use the ratings standards as used in the publication I spoke of earlier.
 How I cane about the condition rating.
Excellent= This rating is an album that after taking it out of the sleeve and wiping it down with a product called D4 Disk Wash, a product that I use in my own home to clean disks and albums, the album looked visually like it has had very little if any play and or almost new.
Good= this rating is an album that went thru the same treatment but looked as if it has seen some normal play. I glanced over the album and looked for what might be scratches. I may and could very well have missed a few possible scratches or at best, slight mars. The few I did come across I logged in the data base. I can not and will not guarantee this type of media for obvious reasons. I am sorry but this is an "as is" sale and cannot offer any returns other than offering another choice.
On the more expensive items be sure you want them before you buy. I would not put any albums out there knowing that they were bad in any way, to the best of my knowledge all albums are playable and in real good shape as I said before, enjoy.
Ratings are for the albums only, NOT the cover. The covers have seen better days but there are many good ones, choose for yourself. If you are seriously interested in the Smithsonian Collection or Worlds Great Composers, Great Band Era, insurance will be required in shipping. I have not as yet put a needle to any of these selections but will in the near future to be sure of their integrity and can assure their quality.

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