CHICAGO LP TRANSIT AUTHORITY 2LP MOBILE FIDELITY MASTER

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CHICAGO DOUBLE ALBUM CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY MOBILE FIDELITY ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING NEAR MINT!

The 1983 release on Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 128 of the Original Master Recording by Chicago titled Chicago Transit Authority, a two album set. Vinyl is near mint in appearance and play quality, label is near mint with no spindle scuffs, has original cardboard insert flaps and cover is near mint with minor ring wear and bottom seam wear. A landmark album that no mobile fidelity or audiophile collection should be without. Tracks included are Introduction, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?, Beginnings, Questions 67 and 68, Listen, Poem, Free form Guitar, South California Purples, I'm A man, Prologue August 29 1968, Someday and Liberation. I'm listing to sell and making available for a potential bargain, with a low value opening offer, well under it's fair market value. Guaranteed as described and winner pays shipping. Thank you and please visit my companion Mobile Fidelity album auctions I have listed this week, I have some immaculately clean copies that should appeal to all audiophile collectors.

The album(s) included in this auction have all been professionally cleaned with a VPI HW-17 record cleaning machine and will be protected with one of my custom 5 mil thick polyethylene covers. You may delay payment provided you are bidding on any other of my current auctions, but please, notify me of this and all multiple bidders must settle up their wins within 30 days of initial win or for first time multiple bidders, I may request a partial deposit towards total. I don't mind rational inquiries and questions that are pertinent to my individual auction listings, but please, before contacting me with any question, read my entire item description and my auction related information. If you do not receive a personal response from me, that means your question(s) was clearly answered within item description or my auction related information, listed below. I do not respond to any nonsensical e-mails, to include offers to buy outright and close auction. You cannot offer enough money for me to do this, it is an insult to my regular loyal bidders and I cannot be lured into unscrupulous business practices. Thank you.

I will contact the winning bidder, usually within 24 hours of auction close and provide shipping and payment details. I do not work on Weekends & Holidays so expect responses the following business day. For domestic buyers I accept Paypal, money order, cashiers check or personal check (please allow 12 days for clearing on first time check). For overseas buyers I accept Paypal, Universal Postal Money Order or Western Union Money Gram (US funds) or Western Union money transfer. Cash is not recommended but will be accepted only if concealed in registered mail for domestic and registered air letter for overseas and I am not responsible for lost or opened mail. Please, payments must be received within 14 days of my initial e-mail contact providing total cost. Please do not use checkout until I have contacted you with complete total with shipping cost. Illinois residents only must include 6.5% sales tax.

SHIPPING COSTS

DOMESTIC: Under one pound is $3.00 for Media Mail or $5.50 for Priority Mail (both include delivery confirmation). Over one pound will be determined by weight and USPS postal zone. I will always try to ship bulk orders the least expensive option, either Media Mail or Parcel Post, unless Priority Mail is requested. Delivery confirmation is included on all shipments.
OVERSEAS: Charge will be determined by weight and country. I ship USPS Air Letter Post or Economy Surface, or if insurance is requested, Air Parcel Post. Most single albums properly boxed will cost approximately $10.00 for Air Letter Post to most overseas destinations. I am required under law to provide proper value of any Overseas parcel on customs form and am not responsible for any loss or damage on uninsured parcels.

Requests for shipping quotes prior to close of auction will be ignored. If postage cost is an issue with you on my items, perhaps you should not bid. I do not charge packaging or handling fees on shipments over my minimum one pound postage cost listed above, unless you request insurance or if double box packaging ($1.00 extra) is needed. Insurance is optional on most orders. You will be charged only the standard USPS insurance rate for the amount insured. I am not responsible for uninsured damaged or lost shipments. I know how to package records & CD's in a safe and protective manner. Please allow me a few days to determine postage fees on weekend auction wins, I do not work on Weekends, Holidays or when the fishing is really good.

RECORD GRADING LP'S
I place emphasis on play grade, maintain the highest professional standards, do spot check play grading on all individual auction items and always provide an accurate visual grade and label appearance. I play grade on a quality system with a high end cartridge in order to maintain a strict and undisguised play grade. I always keep my grading simple and fair and will not subject my customers to a proliferation of meaningless grades. If a record plays between two grades I always apply the lesser grade, I don't create a grade in an attempt to articulate a borderline evaluation.
nm....near mint, superb play quality with little to no signs of visual wear and plays with little to no extraneous noise. I have learned from over 30 years of experience that "mint" is too strong a grade for a used record evaluation. The only records that qualify for a "mint" grade on my listings are my new unplayed and unhandled store stock items.
vg+...very good plus, excellent play quality with minor use and little to no overall visual wear. Any minor scuffs, light surface scratches, or blemishes do not affect play and play grade may have some very minor extraneous area noise.
vg....very good, very playable, probably with some extraneous surface noise. A slightly mishandled or well used record. May have visual scratches or blemish. I generally do not auction vg albums unless they are exceptional pieces and highly sought after items.

I use standard record grading abbreviations and include cover grade within each description. I open, clean and inspect all suspect sealed older albums.

BARGAIN LOTS
Because of time constraints, all bargain bulk lots are visually graded. I always try to include quality condition records in my bargain lots ranging from vg to mostly vg+ and near mint. I do not include any beater albums in these lots. All bargain lot auctions are "as is". This means every item is guaranteed as described, but if one of the items in the lot is defective or I may have mistakenly overlooked a serious flaw you will only receive a partial credit for that item based on the total cost, you cannot return the entire lot for a full credit. Also, I do not respond to inquiries requesting additional details on bargain bulk lots.

GUARANTEE
Retail music is my full time occupation. Your satisfaction is important to me. I guarantee everything I sell and will be cooperative and understanding towards any of my valued customers who genuinely feel I may have not maintained my grading standards, have overlooked a flaw or manufacturing defect, or have mistakenly misrepresented an item. Postage for a returned item is your responsibility and returned item must be received in same condition as originally shipped. If you are fair, courteous and reasonable with me I will be the same towards you.

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I do not sell unlicensed product, bootlegs of any configuration, or CD-R's camouflaged as legitimate items. I have retailed music for over 30 years and have my own established record label. I ask all those visiting my auctions to support only reputable sellers and manufacturers by never bidding on or purchasing unlawful and pirated product. Let's all contribute to keeping ebay healthy and the music industry prosperous. Also, remember, downloading music is illegal copyright infringement, so please let the artists, songwriters and record stores receive the royalties and profits they are entitled to, thank you.