After almost 50 years of collecting we need to downsize our collection. So over the coming weeks, months (or years!) look out for some really nice items for sale. Sorry to see them go, but space is now important. So good luck!

ITEM FOR AUCTION

FORMAT

45rpm  7” single

ARTIST(s)

JIM REEVES

TITLE(s)

A

PENNY CANDY

B

I’LL FOLLOW YOU

CATALOGUE NUMBER

45-HL 8118

LABEL

LONDON – GOLD LETTERING

ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE

1955

VINYL GRADING

A Side

G-VG

B Side

G-VG

LABEL

EX

PICTURE OR COMPANY SLEEVE GRADING

VG

ORIGINAL USED COMPANY BAG WILL BE SUPPLIED. May be some writing on bag.

COMMENTS:

We have thought long and hard before putting this one up. Here is a mega rare London Gold tri-centre from Jim Reeves, released in 1955. Difficult to grade because there are quite a lot of surface marks, BUT, it plays right through on both sides with NO skips, jumps, or loud pops.

‘A’ side – has some light surface noise in places and a couple of very light ‘clicks’.

‘B’ side – has light (and we mean light) crackle pretty well throughout.

BUT none of these issues affect the listening pleasure. This single is tough to find in ANY condition.. The tri-centre labels are clean on both sides, but just a bit faded with time.

We always try to describe items accurately as our feedback rating shows and we always check condition under strong light. What we describe is what you get and our gradings are based on those in the Rare Record Price Guide (RRPG). If you want further information before bidding, please let us know and we will provide it. Customer satisfaction is very important. Also, we usually don’t show lots of pictures from every conceivable angle as this takes a long time to do and only gives extra profit to Ebay! If you want more photos before you bid, let us know and we will email you direct, but PLEASE allow enough time (1-2 days) before the auction end.

BEFORE BIDDING, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THE CONDITIONS BELOW

MULTIPLE BIDS - are very welcome as it keeps postage and postal charges down, but we will only accept multiple bids for up to 10 ITEMS at one time or within a 10 DAY SALES PERIOD. So please settle accounts no more than two weeks after winning the first item. Many thanks.

NON PAYMENT - We welcome all potential buyers, but do not appreciate people who ‘bid’ but then do not pay when auctions have ended, so please do not bid if you are not going to buy. If you do we will report you to Ebay immediately.

PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION AS THE FOLLOWING POSTAL CHARGES WILL APPLY AND IF YOU HAVE WON MORE THAN ONE ITEM, YOU WILL RECEIVE A GENEROUS POSTAGE DISCOUNT.

UK - £1.50* for first single (each additional single in same packet 25p)

*RECORDED DELIVERY (an additional £0.75p) WILL BE CHARGED IF WINNING BID AND POSTAGE IS MORE THAN £25GBP

OVERSEAS POSTAGE - BUYERS PLEASE NOTE

WE SEND PACKETS OVERSEAS BY AIR MAIL ONLY. WE DO NOT POST ANYTHING BY SURFACE MAIL. IT TAKES TOO LONG TO ARRIVE AND TOO OFTEN THE PACKET GOES MISSING OR GETS LOST IN TRANSIT.

EUROPE (INCLUDING IRELAND) £2.40* for first single (each additional single in same packet 35p)

MORE THAN 5 ITEMS THE CHARGE MAY BE BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE PACKET

'INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR' (additional £5.00 GBP) WILL BE CHARGED IF WINNING BID AND POSTAGE IS MORE THAN £25GBP

AMERICA & REST OF THE WORLD - £3.60* for first single (each additional single in same packet 75p).

MORE THAN 5 ITEMS THE CHARGE MAY BE BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE PACKET

'INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR' (additional £5.00 GBP) WILL BE CHARGED IF WINNING BID AND POSTAGE IS MORE THAN £25GBP

We always give discounts for multiple items, so if you want to know total postal charges before bidding, please e-mail us and we will do our best to oblige. NOTE; these rates DO NOT include insurance, Recorded Delivery OR 'International Signed For' rates (see below)

ALL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE:

RECORDED DELIVERY (UK ONLY) OR 'INTERNATIONALSIGNED FOR' MAIL (EUROPE & REST OF THE WORLD) WILL BE CHARGED IF THE COMBINED WINNING BID AND POSTAGE COMES TO MORE THAN £25(GBP) AS PAYPAL WILL ONLY INSURE US AGAINST THE ITEM GETTING LOST IF IT CAN BE 'TRACKED' IN THE POST. 

SO PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS ITEM UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO PAY FOR THE COST OF 'SIGNED FOR' MAIL IF THE FINAL COST IS MORE THAN £25GBP. 

IF THE ITEM IS NOT SENT WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, PAYPAL WILL REIMBURSE THE BUYER IF THE BUYER CLAIMS THE ITEM HAS NOT ARRIVED - EVEN IF IT CAN BE PROVED THAT THE ITEM WAS SENT! 

SORRY, BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT IS - BLAIM PAYPAL'S RULES AND NOT US

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS - FOR UK - CHEQUES OR POSTAL ORDERS ARE PREFERRED BUT WE DO ACCEPT PAYPAL. Please make all cheques/PO's payable to; Mrs. D Whitaker.

US, EUROPE and REST OF THE WORLD – PLEASE USE PAYPAL ONLY THIS IS THE ONLY METHOD OF PAYMENT WE WILL ACCEPT, BUT SEE ADDITIONAL TERMS IN ADVERTISEMENT REGARDING ‘INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR’ MAIL.

 WE ALWAYS retain proof of posting for 1 month, or until you advise us through the feedback system that the goods have arrived.

RETURN POLICY

All items are 100% guaranteed based on their description. If when you receive the item you feel that the description we have given is not acceptable, CONTACT US WITHIN 7 DAYS AND A FULL NO QUIBBLE refund will be given, PROVIDED the item is returned to us in the SAME CONDITION that it was sent to you. If there is a problem (and we have not had one yet) PLEASE do not leave negative feedback until we have had an opportunity to resolve the issue.

GRADES - All records are graded visually (under strong light) and audibly but not always right through, but if we do see a mark that may cause a problem WE WILL play it through .Grades are based on the UK Record Collectors Guide, but suffixes (+) & (-) are also used to grade vinyl falling between 2 grades. If you want to know more about our grading system, please check us out on our Ebay 'About Me' page.

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Terms and Conditions - We will endeavour to finalise your purchase as soon as possible after the auction close, and would like payment within 7 days. We will then dispatch your items(s) within 72 hours of cleared funds being received. Timescales will depend on the method used.