Sold Date: February 21, 2022
Start Date: February 14, 2022
Final Price: $89.89 (USD)
Bid Count: 12
Seller Feedback: 1939
Buyer Feedback: 9

First press, WITH laminated cover! Scranton press -- Decent shape. Come snag it.
See below for more detail:

VINYL: VG (6.5 of 10) First MONO pressing, anvil in runout; laminated cover, white pinwheel label. I'd say there's a bit of scuffing, but not too awful. Probably 80% of the original sheen is present. Plays with some light crackle on and off. I believe it lived in a cover for some years without a proper inner, but still solid enough.
COVER: VG+ (8.5 of 10) Great cover. Some seam chipping on bottom seam, but no splits at all -- actually seams are quite strong. Lamination is still fully intact, no writing, tearing, etc ... overall a great sleeve. _______ Now the standard messages:

GRADING: Yes I use standard grading. HOWEVER, I will NEVER use the word "mint" or "near mint" to describe a used LP ... sorry, won't do it. The highest I go is VG+. I use a number after to more represent a combination of how the vinyl looks and how it sounds. 10 is the best. I'll describe what I see in addition. I've found the combination of these two can minimize expectation gaps. But ask questions when in doubt.

CLEANING: Yes. All vinyl is cleaned ... on my own machine I made. Vacuum machine. I wash and rinse with my own formula cleaners -- once with my enzyme cleaner, and rinsed with my own distilled water/alcohol formula. ... this process has worked for me for years.

TESTING: Yes. I've listened to the records I sell. I play on a Lenco L70, via AT MM cart; tube preamp, a Dynaco ST-70 all tube amp to KLH 6 speakers. An super tubey setup, right!?
SHIPPING: Free anywhere Media Mail, domestic. Overseas is BY WEIGHT, so check that weight before bidding, you overseas-ers! LPs shipped in a proper box with plastic sleeve, and yes, vinyl shipped outside the sleeve. 
Also NOTE: My post is notorious for not updating tracking until the next hub. So if there's a few days without an update, do not worry. I usually drop off my packages the day after the sale ... it is on the way, and the tracking is simply lagging. This has been a standard issue with my post office for quite some time now.
RETURNS: Generally a no go, unless you have a compelling reason. But if there's a serious problem, I'm sure we can figure it out with a return. I mean, I am an adult ... allegedly. But I do try to describe accurately, offer time for questions, and I deal in used records, not new stuff ... yes, it's always kind of a gamble buying via eBay, which is why I try to do my best to make an objective attempt to describe the LP in question. ASK QUESTIONS WHEN IN DOUBT. I promise, we can make this an easy transaction