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Sell LP's: No visible scuffs. Let buyer remove static if needed?

I will be selling more LPs on eBay. My objective is to make space, and I enjoy finding someone who wants them.

I have been cleaning, listening, photos, listing, selling, shipping. Time consuming, cost of cleaning fluids, wear on stylus.

A few  bring decent $, many/most go for starting price $4.50. Money is nice, but not much after all the work, involved costs and fees. 
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I am thinking of selling based only on my visual inspection, letting buyer deal with any static, and keep my unconditional refund if buyer discovers a problem, i.e. a skip I didn't see. 

I view them, look Very Darn Good (no scuffs) or Darn Good (very minor scuffs): 1 photo, 1 link from wiki, a few specific words, done.

No hesitation on refunds whatsoever.
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So, what do you think, will people buy, trusting they only need to deal with static? People already trust my unconditional refund, nobody has asked for a refund based on anything but USPO destruction. What's different is they have to deal with static.
elliottbnewcombjr
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slaw
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@whart ,

+1 for the ORB
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whart
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@chakster said: "It’s better to buy on discogs as you can see exact pressing, deadmarks and all details about each version."
My reaction: unless the seller misgraded and/or put the record in the wrong category. I usually converse through the Discogs messaging system to confirm deadwax and condition. It’s not consistent, but some sellers will respond by saying sorry, not that pressing or I overgraded. That’s the honest ones. But, I’m not criticizing Discogs. I buy a lot of records.


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chakster
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Discogs is for records, search system is better, sellers with 100% positive feedbacks are good (normally). 

I hate ebay, because when you search for one record they will display 500 more, including reissues and other junk you don’t even need. To find out which press it is you must spend hours.

  
On discogs you know exactly what it is and you can only browse exact pressing and nothing else. 

The sales fee is lower on discogs and there is a sales statistic for each release.
tyray
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What @chakster said,

I like discogs format (for albums) far better than ebay's. I've bought and sold many a item on ebay but when it comes to vinyl, discogs all they do are vinyl and their format is intuitive.
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baylinor
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All vinyl listed for sale should be truly respectful of the gold mine standards. Like many say here, discogs is king in that regard. If you want to establish a long selling reputation anywhere and move your records, you better be very conservative about your grading up front. It may undervalue some of your records but you will win out in the long run. If you fool anyone and end up getting less than a near 100% seller rating, buyers like I will look elsewhere.
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