Hey, OP, this board is filled up with pretentious record snobs. Don't expect an accurate answer from anyone here. If you see a record you want, buy it. Who cares what the condition is? Record collecting is about YOU and what YOU want to collect. Once you start collecting for the sake of others, then you turn into sunshine, randy savage or the paul rudd guy. Don't let these immature man-children rain on your parade. I guarantee you they are just blowing smoke. I found a beat to hell copy of kind of blue in a $.25 bin. You better believe i snatched it up as quick as possible.