Sold Date: July 25, 2016
Start Date: July 18, 2016
Final Price: $24.50 (USD)
Bid Count: 2
Seller Feedback: 669
Buyer Feedback: 26

This item is not for sale. Gripsweat is an archive of past sales and auctions, none of the items are available for purchase.

This is an original first pressing of the third album by Led Zeppelin, III, released by Atlantic Records in 1970. The pressing was mastered by Robert Ludwig as indicated by initials RL etched in dead wax near label.

The LP visually is in excellent condition with the only defects being a barely visible scuff line starting in the middle of last cut on Side 1 and some paper scuff lines in the body of cut 4 on Side 1. Tested through headphones, the LP plays very nicely with minor exception of barely audible click noticed during 2d cut on Side 2. The gatefold cover is in very good plus condition. All corners are reasonably sharp with the exception of upper right mouth corner is clipped. The back and front covers are very clean but with some ring wear on back of gatefold.The spine and both seams are solid with no splits but some rub wear. In grading I use Excellent instead of VG++ for those items deemed just a notch below near mint. Please understand that opened play graded copies may have been graded several weeks before listing so the LP should be cleaned again before play. LPs are cleaned manually as I no longer have machine.

The LP will be shipped within 24 hours of payment, which is expected within 3 days of auction end, in specially made LP mailer with the LP separated from the cover (for unsealed items) and well packaged to protect the item from damage during shipment. Returns are accepted as long as LP is returned in the condition received. Return of sealed items will only be permitted if returned unopened. 

Shipping cost is $4 per LP. To reduce shipping cost, I will combine shipping on multiple items bid and won during the same auction cycle. Please do not pay until I have had the opportunity to manually adjust the shipping cost. I cannot hold items for multiple auction cycles as it will affect my EBAY standing in so far as it concerns shipment time. I only accept bids from US based buyers and will only ship to the address recorded for the buyer on PAYPAL, which is the only method I can accept for payment.

Please keep in mind that I am a person looking to sell their collection and not a store or commercial seller. I play grade open items sold and do the best I can in the process to give an honest assessment of the item As is shown by my feedback I think I do a good job of satisfying most buyers. I leave feedback for all buyers and if you are satisfied with the transaction I would greatly appreciate positive feedback from the buyer as well. If for any reason you cannot leave positive feedback or are not satisfied, please have the courtesy of contacting me before leaving negative or neutral feedback. In almost all cases the issue can be worked out to the buyers satisfaction even if it means returning the item. If the item is not as described I will bear all shipping costs including return shipping. If a buyer behaves in a rude or unreasonable manner, and/ or fails to contact me to address issues they have with an item before negative or neutral feedback is left, I will block that buyer from further auction participation. 

I am auctioning almost 5000 records of my own collection, including rock. soul, blues and jazz, that are very clean and, included are some very rare items that rarely are available for purchase