@its_nat07 I can even see the same sort of scratching on the image for it on Discogs (someone else’s version). It’s heart breaking because this is such an elite package. But I feel like an exchange would be pointless if they’re all like this from this first batch of stock. Makes it sting a little less knowing it’s common. But the fact they’re only offering refunds or partial refunds tells me that shipping out another LP it’ll probably be the same, and perhaps the stock is limited. I’ll probably just keep mine because I’ve seen on reddit some people got copies where it had a duplicate of Side C and D’s sleeve encasing the vinyl for side E and F. So there was no E and F sleeve at all. And other people had unplayable warped records so I don’t want to even risk getting something worse.

I just received mine today, international shipping (to S.E.A) took a while but it was definitely worth the wait! Only thing I was slightly disappointed was to see that the only "Inflatable Air Packaging Buffer Bag"(idk what else to call it or what its actual name is) was on the top half along with the clothes while the vinyl was at the bottom which means 0 support from the bottom of the vinyl itself. Thankfully everything arrived safely and in one piece minus a few dings on the vinyl's outer jacket.

I’ve been on the hunt for GSP for a while now

@iamachildagain appreciate the ideas !! this is my first record player so I definitely plan to upgrade over time

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