Our store curates the vinyl section for the best available quality. There are a lot of audiophile quality records that we stock. The vinyl we have for sale is all new from the distributors. We do not sell used vinyl. As these are live on our sales floor they may experience minor shelf wear. If the packaging has areas that have the plastic open at all it will be from customers handling the records over time. We make our best effort to have the vinyl stay in top condition because quality matters.