Bowie/Moroder Cat People 7" Picture Disc E+Condition Low Opening Bid

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Greetings everybody! Thank you very much for stopping by another of my ebay record auctions! I appreciate that you did take the time out of your busy day/night/dusk/whenever to click on my listing and have a look at what I have to offer! Whether you are here to do some bidding, to compare prices/gradings/policies, or even if you're just in the mood to window shop, I am glad you chose my listing to do so! Each time you click on my listing, my visitor counter goes up another notch, and I always appreciate the company! Well, it's a new week, and though I wasn't able to get out & about over this past weekend, it doesn't mean I don't have plenty on hand to get up here for you folks-I could go a couple of years at the rate I've been getting my listings done, and there's always plenty more!  But the cabin fever is starting to get going in my blood, so I'll probably be on the road, record hunting some more in the very near future. But the collection that I call my living space already looks like I'm a record (as well as a few other things) hoarder, so it would behoove me to get some things up here on ebay for your perusal. So I might as well get to it! Let's see what's up this time!
This time up, I have a 1982 Promotional 7" 45rpm Picture Disc on the Backstreet Records label, label # MC-12805 E. by David Bowie (with a nice assist from Giorgio Moroder) of "Cat People (Putting Out Fires)".  This record apparently has the same track on both sides of the disc, which is not unknown for promotional records. I've had this sitting in my collection for decades now, and I think I may have played it twice-okay 3 times, as I did give it one last spin earlier today to check it's playability. Since picture discs aren't generally known for having great sound anyway.  But this did play just fine for me, as there don't appear to be any marks on the playing surface.  I've heard this has some collectibility to it, and it's time to find out just how much of that exists....or lack thereof.  Either way, I figure it's time to get this in the hands of someone who would appreciate it, especially since it is in such nice shape!  With the lack of marks on the surface, and the sound as it is, I don't have a problem with giving this my E+ grading.  That's my grading though, and my grading is considered non standard. If you are thinking of placing a bid, please have a look at the paragraph that follows this one, as it contains my gradings and their respective descriptions.  It won't take long to read, please do.  This still has the original PVC sleeve with it, and though it does have bending, it's seams are still intact, even after all these years!  If you have any comments or questions, please send them along to me, and you will receive a response. If you need more pictures or description, I can and will be happy to provide!

In case anyone's wondering, here is my scale for grading.  M  Mint.  Reserved for still factory sealed.N- Near Mint, opened, no marks whatsoever.  E+, no marks other than a smudge that i'm too lazy to clean.  E, a light mark or 2, probably won't affect play. (why "probably"?  Because everyone claims their hearing is better than the next persons'.) E-, marks or wear that will cause a little audible affectation.  V+, wear that will cause some distortion of some type.  V, V-, P, well, you get the picture.

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IMPORTANT NOTE FOR NON-U.S. BIDDERS!!!!
All items I sell will be sent with a copy of the sale form, printed up from eBay.  I will not "mark item as a gift", just so you can evade import rules.  The people at my post office know me, and they will check overseas packages for inspection.  I hope you will understand my position about this, my apologies if you are not able to comply.

Also, international bidders, the price listed for postage on my listings are for domestic mailing.  I wish I could send overseas for that price, but reality speaks different.  I place a fair price on all international postage.  Watch for the invoice if you win.

ALSO-I need to let international bidders know of a certain problem that doesn't always happen, but will arise from time to time.  All International mail sent from this region has to go through the U.S. Postal Service sorting center in Sandston Virginia, by our local airport.  This sorting center has been named the least efficient sorting center in the entire U.S. Postal Service.  They prove this from time to time by mis-routing packages.  If this happens-and I will monitor the delivery-usually it will add at least an extra week for it to arrive.  If there are any problems, please contact me first, and I will do what I must to make sure you are satisfied with the order.
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All items that are sent to a U.S. address will have delivery confirmation (at my cost) attached, as I have found that it helps...a lot!....to ensure that packages are truly en route to the customer.  This is for both of our sakes.  I will be using USPS "Media Mail" as my primary shipping method, however, if needed, and for an extra charge, I can ship with "Priority Mail", and if i can get away with it for the price, I really like 1st Class, but that's weight-dependent.

Oh yes, if you are the winning bidder, and you are in the Commonwealth of Virginia, I'm afraid you are going to have to fork over the 5% Virginia State Sales Tax.

Paypal is my preferred method of payment, if you need another way, please contact me before bidding.  Or, if you have any other questions about this listing, or any of my listings, please feel free to contact me.  I will answer any & all questions as quickly and concisely as possible.

Also, I do have other listings available as well, and if you would be interested in more than one item, I have no problem with holding onto wins in case you would like to combine wins to save some money instead of multiple p&h costs.

Ebay has mandated that I include a "handling time" something I had thought was already included.  I usually get records mailed out the day after payment arrives.  But I will let you know that if any listing that is paid for after Friday mornings will have to wait until the following Monday, since I do the majority of packing at work-I have my packing stuff there.  Plus-I won't hound you for payment. As long as people stay in touch, and let me know the interest is still there, don't rush on my account. I don't mind waiting a bit and usually won't send any kind of reminders until after a week-at least-has gone by.  In this economy, the last thing anyone needs is for a seller to come off like a bill collector.  I'll work with you!

I hope that there's someone out there who might like to make this part of your own collection, since that's what I'm here for!  I do appreciate that you did click on my listing and had a chance to check out the goods, thanks again for stopping by!