I went to look at a tone-arm recently described as being in 'mint condition'.... Pffft : looked like it been well and truly put through the mill... What a waste of time! I like the eBay practice of taking mega close-ups of any flaws lest a seller gets a bad review for non-disclosure....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_condition
"having excellent, like-new quality."
There should be a standard grading guide for goods... something like this : http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/VINYL-RECORD-GRADING-GUIDE_W0QQugidZ10000000001916909
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_condition
"having excellent, like-new quality."
There should be a standard grading guide for goods... something like this : http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/VINYL-RECORD-GRADING-GUIDE_W0QQugidZ10000000001916909