Gravy train:Gravy train SWIRL VERTIGO,MINT
  $   351

 


$ 351 Sold For
Dec 27, 2009 Sold Date
Dec 17, 2009 Start Date
$   100 Start price
15   Number Of Bids
  Canada Country Of Seller
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Description

 

I’M SELLING A BIG PART OF MY 30 YEARS COLLECTION OF 60’s AND 70’s PROG,PSYCH AND FOLK LPs..BOUGHT MOST OF THEM VERY NEAR NEW (MANY OF THEM NEW),ALL HAVE BEEN PROPERLY STORED AND KEPT IN PLASTIC SLEEVES IN A SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT AWAY FROM SUNSHINE ALL THESE YEARS-NONE OF THEM HAVE EVER BEEN TO PARTIES OR LENT TO ANYONE ( I NEVER TRUSTED ANYONE WITH MY RECORDS !!) ,MOST OF THEM HAD ONLY A HANDFUL OF PLAYS SINCE I ALWAYS MADE TAPE AND CD COPIES OF MY LPs..I’VE ALWAYS BEEN EXTREMELY PICKY AND FUSSY ABOUT CONDITIONS,SO YOU WON’T FIND ANY ABUSED LP’s HERE WITH NASTY SCRATCHES..


PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND (!!) ALL THE INFO REGARDING TO CONDITION ( AN EX+ COVER/RECORD IS NOT MINT OR „NEAR PERFECT” !!! ), POSTAGE ETC. BEFORE BIDDING – THIS WILL SAVE FRUSTRATION FOR BOTH OF US…


 

 

Gravy train: Gravy train VERTIGO 6360 023 UK



Swirl Vertigo pressing,looks identical to the first pressing but this copy has HAND-WRITTEN matrix numbers,NOT machine stamped so it's a later pressing…has the Vertigo inner sleeve ...Bid accordingly and please DON’T complain later !!! A copy of this VERY same pressing sold for over $400.00 few weeks ago with 5 bidders over 100.00 so there must be demand for this pressing as well…

 

 

cover:  GF cover with a textured feel to it,superb clean MINT- with TINY corner wear,that’s all…..all four corners are nice and square with MINIMAL signs of wear...NO rips,NO splits,NO writings  or any other damages....nice and square spine with all the text visible,no  signs of  use at all…opening edges are straight and sharp,NO signs of any  use  at all…..

 

record,visual:   both sides are superb clean and shiny MINT, NO scratches or ANY OTHER kind of  deep marks on either side at all,NO fingerprints....based on the COMPLETE ABSENCE  of spindle hole marks this copy hasn't been played much ( IF played) at all,it still retains it’s beautiful original black sheen and it looks like NEW  !!!

 

record,audio:    NO SKIPS,NO STICKING,NO DISTORTION, NO  LOUD  POPS, CLICKS OR ANY OTHER INTRUSIVE BACKGROUND NOISE OF ANY KIND AT ALL,A REALLY SUPERB COPY

 

labels:  very nice and clean  without any spindle hole marks…6360023-A  and 6360023-B  hand-written matrix numbers.. no tears,stamps or any other damages...


 

Gradings: I ALWAYS TRY TO DO MY BEST IN GIVING ACCURATE,HONEST AND VERY STRICT GRADINGS BY USING THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

 

MINT

EX (EXCELLENT)

VG ( VERY GOOD)

 

I ALSO USE  PLUS (+) AND MINUS (-) IF THE CONDITION FALLS BETWEEN TWO GRADES.

VINYL WILL FIRST BE INSPECTED VISUALLY VERY CAREFULLY UNDER STRONG LIGHT, THEN WILL BE TESTPLAYED SKIPPING THROUGH EACH TRACK ON BOTH SIDES ( INCLUDING RUN-IN,RUN-OUT GROOVES AND THE SPACES BETWEEN TRACKS ) TO CHECK THE OVERALL PLAYBACK  QUALITY.

ALL TESTPLAYING IS DONE ON TOP QUALITY EQUIPMENT- LINN SONDEK WITH ITTOK TONEARM AND BENZ MICRO GLIDER S MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE,McINTOSH TUBE AMPMS AND AMT ESS HEIL SPEAKERS.

IN THE UNLIKELY CASE THAT YOU SHOULD BE UNHAPPY WITH MY GRADING/DESCRIPTION PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING NEGATIVE FEEDBACK-I’M SURE THAT WE CAN CLEAR OUT EVERY PROBLEM IN A KIND WAY!

 

PLEASE NOTE:ALTHOUGH I DIDN’T  HEAR ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS DURING THE TESTPLAY ON MY SYSTEM AND HAVE GIVEN AN HONEST DESCRIPTION OF THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL,I CAN’T GUARANTEE IT WILL PLAY THE SAME WAY ON YOUR SYSTEM -YOU MIGHT HEAR THE ODD STATICK TICK/POP THAT I DIDN’T !!!

 

 

  DUE TO THE NEW ( ANNOYING !!) EBAY RULES I HAVE TO INDICATE SHIPPING RATES,HOWEVER THE $4.00 RATE IS  NOT THE ACTUAL  AMOUNT,PLEASE REFER TO THE CHART BELOW !!!!

 

All items will be sent from my European stock,postage  as follows,all by airmail:


EUROPE: 1 LP(under 500 gramms) $ 10.00,2-3 LPs(up to 1000 gramms) $ 19.00,4-5 LPs(up to 1500 gramms) $26.00,6-7 LPs(up to 2000 gramms) $33.00

OVERSEAS: 1 LP(under 500 gramms) $ 11.00,2-3 LPs(up to 1000 gramms) $ 22.00,4-6LPs(up to 1500 gramms) $ 30.00,6-7 LPs(up to 2000 gramms) $ 37.00 ...

I DON’T charge more than I HAVE to pay for postage!!


ITEMS OVER $40.00 VALUE WILL ONLY BE SENT REGISTERED WHICH IS AN EXTRA 4.00 !!

 

 

All records are sent in hard cardboard packing boxes, removed from the covers

to prevent seem splits and placed in protective plastic sleeves..

 

Winnig bidder will be contacted-PayPal payments to made within 3 days,bank transfer within 10 days after the end of auction,unless other arrangements are made.. Buyers with more than 2 negative feedbacks please contact me before bidding..Also,if you have any questions regarding to the item(condition,pressing,postage etc..)please contact me before bidding,I won’t answer such questions after the auction ends-in other words:if you win the auction you’ll be obligated to pay for the item..

 

Feel free to contact me with your wants-please check the rest of my auctions and visit my ebay store for similar items

On Dec-21-09 at 06:03:42 PST, seller added the following information:

 DUE TO A RECENT "0" FEEDBACK SCAM ARTIST I NO LONGER ACCEPT BIDS FROM "0" FEEDBACK BIDDERS,UNLESS YOU CONTACT ME FIRST-WINNING BID FROM THESE BIDDERS WILL BE INGNORED AND THE ITEM AUTOMATICALLY OFFERED TO THE SECOND BIDDER!!! SORRY BUT I HAVE TO PROTECT MYSELF ...

On Dec-25-09 at 03:03:24 PST, seller added the following information:

 PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND THE DESCRIPTION REGARDING TO PRESSING/CONDITION BEFORE YOU BID !!!!!!

On Dec-26-09 at 00:14:20 PST, seller added the following information:

 COVER IS NOT TEXTURED,THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PRESSING - PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION !!!




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