The one thing I would note in this context that Japanese "good" = European "virtually indistinguishable from new". So Japanese on-line listings for used CDs described as "good" I tend to be fine with
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Regardless of what "your" understanding of "Good" (in the context of used CDs) means to you, "I" don't / or have ever bought used CDs online listed as "Good". The fact that "you're" fine with it, doesn't equate to me being fine with itThe one thing I would note in this context that Japanese "good" = European "virtually indistinguishable from new". So Japanese on-line listings for used CDs described as "good" I tend to be fine with
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piglet
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The one thing I would note in this context that Japanese "good" = European "virtually indistinguishable from new". So Japanese on-line listings for used CDs described as "good" I tend to be fine with
I would like to see we in Europe describe things in the Japanese manner. At Discogs very good actually means average. So I try to get near mint in the first instance and if I can't get that, then I settle for very good. However I know that in reality very good means average and near mint means good.
When it comes to European listings, try Swiss ones. In my experience both Japanese and Swiss sellers are generally more conservative in their product descriptions. That is a personal perspective/experience, I know, but one based on many decades of buying (far too many) used CDs and camera lenses.
Middle Earth
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I buy less and less physical media, but if I am getting something off Discogs I only get mint
I am extremely picky now when I get anything other than a digital download
I have a few thousand albums CD/vinyl and at this point and being old I still get albums but it has to be something I really like and/or did not hear a few hundred times 50 years ago or whenever
Very few albums don’t get played out and burned out for me after repeated listening and so a very few albums just never get old no matter how many times I listened to them
I am extremely picky now when I get anything other than a digital download
I have a few thousand albums CD/vinyl and at this point and being old I still get albums but it has to be something I really like and/or did not hear a few hundred times 50 years ago or whenever
Very few albums don’t get played out and burned out for me after repeated listening and so a very few albums just never get old no matter how many times I listened to them
piglet
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When it comes to European listings, try Swiss ones. In my experience both Japanese and Swiss sellers are generally more conservative in their product descriptions. That is a personal perspective/experience, I know, but one based on many decades of buying (far too many) used CDs and camera lenses.
That sounds like good advice. One thing I know is that if I return from a trip to Switzerland then my hometown (now in UK but this was also true when I lived in Ireland) will look messy and everything will seem disorganised.
Typically, when I buy "near mint" the disk is pristine - no scratches, smudges or nicks, though the case and booklet "might" show signs of use. But most of the times near mint is pretty clean. At least that's my experience when shopping online.
Obviously in a store you can inspect the CD for yourself. There I might make an exception since I'm looking at it myself.
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Same here. And when I buy online, I always look for mint but will get near mint if I can't find mint or the price is extreme between mint and near mint. But yeah, I always go for mint. BTW, I find some of the price offerings on Discogs a bit ridiculous at times and have ended up going e-bay for better deals. My standards however still apply.
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