Sold Date: February 23, 2014
Start Date: February 16, 2014
Final Price: $22.50 (USD)
Bid Count: 3
Seller Feedback: 10383
Buyer Feedback: 54

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Shipping within the US is set at $4.00 per package.  Therefore, if you buy one album, 2 albums, 10 albums or 20 albums, the shipping is $4.00.  I can fit up to about 25 single LP albums into my larger shipping box. 

This item is a very rare vinyl LP with very rare John Lennon recordings.  The title is Something Precious and Rare, released on the TMOQ Records label. 

This item is a vinyl LP with very rare John Lennon recordings.  The title of this album is  Off the Walls, on the TMOQ label, a companion to another album called Something Precious and Rare.  There is a direct connection between these two albums -- they both feature in-the-studio performances by John of the tracks from his then-new album, Walls and Bridges.  The actual tracks – which are listed in handwriting on the back cover – are alternate versions of the tracks that are familiar from Walls and Bridges, and were performed in July 1974 at Sunset Sound Studios.  If you like Walls and Bridges – and it is probably my favorite of John’s solo albums, even with all of its flaws – you will really like this album.  The arrangements are spare and the takes crackle with energy – very nice stuff.  This is a very cool collectible for Lennon fans, with material not otherwise available.   

Both the vinyl and the cover are in excellent condition, as shown in the photo.  

I do not use stock photos.  The photo shows the actual item up for auction.

NOTE:  Whenever the listed album is a sealed album, it is collectible and has a substantial part of its value because it is sealed.  I cannot assess the record inside for that reason, and so the purchase of every sealed album is "as-is".  Since I do not own a store, I cannot return items to the manufacturer.  Therefore, once an album is opened, I cannot refund the purchase price in full because opening significantly affects its value.  

NOTE TO ALL BUYERS OUTSIDE OF THE US:  Pursuant to Paypal Seller Protection Policy sections 11.3 and 11.4, EVERY item paid for by Paypal MUST be sent via PRIORITY INTERNATIONAL MAIL.  PLEASE NOTE THAT BIDDING ON THIS ITEM IS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS REQUIREMENT.  In addition, the USPS has recently increased their rates yet again.  If you need the cost of postage for any item, please send me a message through My eBay, or go to the Postal Service's website.  Multi-album LP sets weigh more and, consequently cost more.  I will always combine postage, since combining multiple albums saves money. 

If you have any questions about shipping costs, please contact me BEFORE YOU BID. 

I fully recognize that this results in very high shipping costs, but it is of no benefit to me because the money is paid to the USPS for postage.  If you think this policy is unfair, contact Paypal -- I'm only following their Seller Protection Rules.  The fact that other sellers may send items by First Class International -- and put themselves at risk for claims -- is immaterial.  If you have any questions about my shipping policy or costs, please send me an e-mail via My eBay.

I am not a dealer, and all of the items I place up for auction are from my personal collection gathered over the past forty-plus years.  I am selling my collection little by little, to pay for college expenses for my two kids, in my spare time.  Shipping within the US is $4.00 per package, via media mail, regardless of the number of records up to 25.  If you want Priority shipping within the U.S., the cost is a function of weight and postal zone.  Send me a note at the conclusion of the auction, and I will send an invoice indicating the cost of priority (I can also provide this info while the auction is pending, if you e-mail me your zip code and the number of LPs).  Insurance through the USPS is available, and once again send me a note requesting that insurance be included in the invoice

PLEASE NOTE: Media mail does not have online tracking.  The USPS offers delivery confirmation with online tracking.  If you want online tracking with delivery confirmation, please let me know and I will send an invoice including the cost for delivery confirmation, which is currently $0.90.  

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Should you have any questions at all about postage, the payment method or for details about any item in particular, please do not hesitate to contact me.