BLACK SABBATH 1st DEBUT S/T LARGE SWIRL 1Y2Y NM VINYL

	£		51
	$		68

BEFORE BIDDING PLEASE NOTE THIS REVISED SHIPPING INFORMATION ON ALL MY LISTINGS. DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND THE TERMS UPON WHICH I WILL SHIP ITEMS. I AM SORRY FOR IMPOSING THESE TERMS BUT IT IS ALL DOWN TO PAYPAL.

I had a buyer who recently purchased 3 LPs from me at a cost of £72.00, with shipping to Europe. He chose proof of posting with insurance cover of £36.00 and with shipping costs not covered in the event of damage or loss; he even acknowledged this via eBay message system. He did not want to pay for International signed for shipping with insurance over £36.00. 

The LPs were said to be lost in transit and he claimed on Paypal, despite his acceptance of his choice of shipping method and my proof of posting with weight confirmation for 3 LPs; apparently Paypal rules dictate that I am responsible for ensuring safe delivery to the buyer's address and therefore I had to fully reimburse the buyer.

In view of this appalling stance by Paypal all invoices over a total of £36.00 value for non UK delivery items will be sent International signed for with FULL insurance cover, if the invoice is for items over £36.00 then the cost is £2.20 (up to £500.00 value) in addition to the International signed for cost of £3.50. I am sorry for having to insist upon this but I am not prepared to ship LPs and then be subject to a claim for non arrival. If you wish to bid on other sellers' listings that do not stipulate this then I will understand and indeed you may be able to save shipping costs and still be fully covered !!!!! The same applies to UK shipping when the item is over £36.00, Special Delivery must be taken as a shipping method; Recorded Delivery is standard on all my listings and is acceptable for all invoices up to £36.00.  

I do not blame the buyer for claiming on the Paypal system as he says his LPs did not arrive, I will be taking this matter up with eBay and Paypal as the system needs to be clarified; as why should the seller be held responsible if the buyer chooses an under insured shipping method without signed for delivery.

I have decided to sell all my vinyl as my separates system ceased to work some time ago now and I find MP3 more convenient for the car and whilst on the move; having transferred over the majority of my vinyl collection to MP3 via a friend’s quality system.

I will retain a core of 75 of the most highly collectable and valuable vinyl which I will never sell just in case I return to vinyl one day in the future.

I have already sold Led Zeppelin I for £162, Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy with OBI strip for £139  together with Led Zeppelin II copies at £135 and £128, Led Zeppelin IV at £132 and Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland at £138 with Band of Gypsys at £133. Black Sabbath Paranoid for £74, Deep Purple Fireball at £91, Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers for £57 and John Mayall Bluesbreakers for £85.  A number of these buyers have returned and purchased further LPs.

I am a massive fan of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and the Rolling Stones amongst others and had in excess of 150 Led Zeppelin LPs at the peak of my collecting with over 50 red/plum copies which were acquired when most of my friends moved over to CD.

See my feedback for buyers’ opinions of my LPs.

I have carefully looked after my collection over the years since I started to collect them in the early 1970s. Most have not been played for 20+ years.

I will endeavour to list as accurately as possible using my own grading system supplemented by The Record Collector grading.

I cannot and will not describe any of my LPs or singles as mint condition however, as this to me would imply that they are in an unused condition and none of them are, they have all been played to some degree and at best are near mint and at worst excellent. I am listing all LPs etc using the standard template below.

I will sell the more valuable and rare LPs and singles from my vinyl collection over the next 12/15 months with a percentage going to Cancer Research UK together with an additional donation via a tax credit under the Gift Aid scheme.

I have managed to reach my first target by raising over £1000 and so far have raised £1150 from my sales, thank you to all buyers who have helped support Cancer Research UK.

I am listing a number of LPs and 7” singles in a shop format on a “Buy it now” basis following messages from existing buyers who would like this option in addition to my bi- monthly auctions.

In order to minimise costs I will only provide a maximum of 2 photos per shop listing, however any interested buyer can e- mail me and I will gladly provide a photo of any relevant part of the cover, label etc. I will of course continue to use the appropriate number of photos in the auction listings

This listing is:

So here we have:

Black Sabbath: Debut 1st LP self titled. Vertigo UK 1st press Swirl label No VO6 (847 903 VTY). Vinyl in NM condition with no marks . Superb non laminated cover by Keef. Large swirl and ultra rare Dunabr credit for warning and printing error on inside BLACK gatefold with Ozzy miscredited !!!! 1Y/2Y matrix.

Non laminated outer cover by Keef in EX+++ condition. There is a very small amount of ringwear rubbing on the rear sleeve near the bottom as otherwise this cover would grade NM.

Labels free from writing. Ultra rare Dunbar credit for Warning on the cover AND label.

Matrix No VO6 1Y and 2Y denoting 1st press

Fully readable spine

Housed in a protective polythene cover.

I am happy to ship overseas,

I am not liable personally for compensation once the item is passed over to Royal Mail, however unlike a number of other sellers I will complete all documentation needed here in the UK to enable compensation due from Royal Mail to be claimed and then paid over to the buyer.

I only charge a nominal amount for packaging and do not look to make a profit on the shipping part of the sale.

Overseas buyers can email me for a quote based upon this LP and/or multiple purchases.

I am happy to combine postage on multiple purchases within a 7 day period. Please tell me if you intend to bid on multiple listings.

I look to cover my costs on shipping and NOT profit from this element of the sale. I cannot control postage prices levied by Royal Mail.

Artist

BLACK SABBATH

Album

PARANOID

Label

VERTIGO

No

VO6 847 903 VTY

Year

1970

Country

UK

Stereo

STEREO

Speed

33 RPM

Vinyl

NM

SEE DESCRIPTION

Covers

EX+++

SEE DESCRIPTION

Extras

Notes

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