Shrink-wrapped -> Obviously in MINT condition.. yep

Shrink-wrap, the “Magical” wrapping material that allows you to grade your albums as MINT, without exception.

I do not think so. I give you few examples why.

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This album I bought few years ago from Discogs. Both cover and the record were graded as Mint just because the album was still sealed in shrink-wrap. Well, does this cover look like Mint?

I don’t think so. Record itself was in excellent condition but the cover..

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Then I have another example how this magical component, shrink-wrap,
makes even folds to disappear. this album was not sealed, shrink-wrap was opened
from one side (but hey, wrap was still on), and the cover was graded as Mint.

hmm.. this does not seem mint to me either.

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Conclusion is that when the record has shrink-wrap on (even opened one), you can grade it as MINT! Bollocks!