[78-L] "Museum quality"

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I must disagree. To me, Museum quality refers to rarity, not condition. 
I have seen plenty of artifacts that are not in such great condition but 
are considered valuable because of the age and rarity. One of a kind, or 
2 or 3 even, pretty much relates the discussion of condition to the back 
room. If you are lucky to have anything at all, the question of 
condition may be rendered completely moot.

But in this case, it is some ebay seller vying for the attention of 
buyers, and stretcvhing the vocabulary is just one more way to do that. 
Other examples are words such as "L@@K" & "mega-rare".

joe salerno

On 5/13/2013 1:51 PM, Cary Ginell wrote:
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/78-RPM-RARE-MUSEUM-QUALITY-LABEL-BLUEBIRD-1821-MUST-SEE-/251249493638?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item3a7fa30686&nma=true&si=%252FkUAlHnHTT9DwWgadQWlrtQWFrY%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
> So what exactly does "museum quality" mean? To me, it indicates that it is in the best possible condition, N-, if anything. I guess I was wrong. Here is this seller's opinion of what "museum quality" is.
> THIS RARE RECORD LABEL IS WHAT I CALL "MUSEUM QUALITY" WHICH MEANS; IT IS WORTHY OF BEING PART OF A KNOWLEDGEABLE COLLECTOR WHO CAN APPRECIATE IT'S VALUE AS AN EXTREMELY RARE RECORD ; OR CAN BE DISPLAYED FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO VIEW BECAUSE OF IT'S RARITY .
> Guess that means just about any 78 can be referred to as a museum piece, n'est-ce-pas?
> So, the description of this rare Bluebird release didn't really tell anything about the condition of the record, which sold for $175, only that it is a REAL NICE RECORD IN GREAT SHAPE
> Caveat Emptor.
> Cary Ginell 		 	   		
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