Sold Date: August 4, 2022
Start Date: July 28, 2022
Final Price: $51.15 (USD)
Bid Count: 3
Seller Feedback: 1023
Buyer Feedback: 18

One time sale - 25% off

Up for auction is the SEALED 1975 vinyl LP Young Americans by David Bowie on the RCA Records label.  Original USA release - not an off-label re-issue, reproduction, or repackaged record.  Personnel: with John Lennon and Luther Vandross on vocals - Liner notes on back.  Appears to be a textured cover.  Unable to determine pressing location.

Disk: see SEALED RECORD note below
Rating and Condition
Disk: NA
Cover: MN/EX
Standard slipcase jacket- overall Mint/Excellent appearance  - in original shrink wrap- nice square corners - one hype label for FAME - no price sticker.  Can’t find any defects. 

Bow4 - David Bowie - Young Americans - RCA Records (APL1-0998) - 1975 - Stereo – USA.
 
Track listing:
Side 1:
A1       Young Americans       5:10
A2       Win     4:44
A3       Fascination      5:43
A4       Right   4:13
Side 2:
B1       Somebody Up There Likes Me           6:30
B2       Across The Universe   4:30
B3       Can You Hear Me       5:04
B4       Fame   4:12

My ratings for records strive to be simple, accurate, tend to be conservative, and are as follows.  Please note: if I have not recently played the record, my assessment is solely based on a visual inspection under a strong light, and obviously, my ratings could be out of whack and there could be playback issues.
For Disks:
Mint (M) - only used for sealed, as purchased, and obviously, never played (but see note below on sealed records, if applicable). 
Excellent (EX): No scratches, skips, pops, clicks, scuffs, a clean, glossy surface - very little evidence of having been played – a clean glossy surface.
Good (G): a few short, shallow scratches producing pops or clicks but no skips, minor scuffing, overall clean, glossy surface.
Fair (F): minor scratches, scuffs, some manufacturing defects, no skips.
Poor (P): numerous scratches, scuffs - a few isolated skips (I will offer records with a small number of skips only if the item is somewhat rare - and the skip may be “worked around” with better playback equipment than I have).
Not Applicable (NA):  for sealed records as the disk cannot be examined
For Record Jackets:
Mint (M) - sealed, shrink wrapped, as purchased and no cut-out hole, notches, slits, straight clipped corners, circular clipped corners, metal ferrule inserts, clean edged hole, ragged edged hole, under shrink wrap damage, labels, stickers, bumped or smushed corners, bends, creases, nothing, nada, zip.
Excellent (EX): May have shrink wrap and may be sealed, no writing, wear rings, bends, a clean surface, may have cut-out or hole punched through cover
Good (G): clean, no writing, minor staining, small amount of disk/shelf wear - some defects that may be found under shrink wrap
Fair (F): minor staining, wear, or writing, minor splits on seams
Poor (P): major staining, wear, and/or writing, seam(s) split (offered at auction only if the item is somewhat rare)

Item is sold as is.  If you have a problem with the listing then let me know before bidding – especially if I have made an error or have not been able to find definitive information regarding a listing.  Any missed issues or discrepancies in the listing on my part will be resolved before the record is shipped.  Returns will only be accepted based on a misrepresentation or omission on my part – not, for instance, on a difference of opinion on what is or is not a scuff or a scratch.  I will refund postage, (including return Postage)– but Buyer is required to send back item in same box and using the same method of shipping.  I will not pre-purchase eBay shipping labels.  Refund will be issued after I have received item.  If you do not like these requirements look elsewhere.  Finally, there are no returns for International Orders without a domestic mailing address.

Please note that I only do minimal cleaning of records and recommend that the buyer clean and/or repair the record or jacket according to their preference.  My records have been stored for an extended period of time in a cool, dry, basement and may have some fine dirt or dust on its surface and static buildup, especially records that have been played before.  I usually wipe the outer jacket and disk with a damp lint-free cloth.  This is not a deep groove cleaning of the disk and there usually is some small buildup of dust and static on the vinyl’s surface.  I usually catch my fingerprints.

Shipping: Buyer to pay actual shipping charges to be determined after the end of auction.  Please note: there is a $1.00 handling charge (includes inserts and shipping box).  Packages will be shipped Media Mail – postage does not include insurance, which is extra, if desired.  Media Mail does include tracking.  Will use Priority Mail if quicker shipping is purchased by buyer.  Priority Mail does include insurance and tracking.  Paypal accepted for payment (but ask about other forms of payment).  Any item over $25 and shipped Media Mail has to be insured by the buyer.

Winner will be contacted after close of auction.  Will always combine items to lower exorbitant shipping fees.  Can ship up to 3 single-disc records per box, additional boxes will be at a charge of $.50 per box.  Payment is expected within 5 days of auction’s close, but I will accept delayed payment and will delay shipping if you are bidding on an active auction(s).  Finally, please do not ask for special handling that will substantially increase the weight of the package after you have sent payment.  Thanks for looking. 
 
Cautionary note on Sealed Records
Not all sealed records are in Mint, Excellent or even Very Good condition.  An LP’s jacket that is sealed with shrink wrap may have obvious signs of cover wear and may be marred by a punched hole (of varying sizes), narrow slits, or a clipped corner (also of varying sizes), which automatically detract from the cover’s rating.  Sometime a small brass plug was used in the cover to denote a cut-out.  These types of marks indicate the record was taken out of circulation and sold at discount.  Evidently record distributors re-shrunk-wrapped the record as can be seen on LPs where the new plastic covers the cut-out hole and/or other obvious damage.  Re-wrapping may result in bent corners and other minor damage to cover.  Also, to be sure, there is always the possibility that a used record has been re-shrink-wrapped by someone to upgrade the appearance and value of a record.  As for the disk itself, another thing to be considered is the quality of the disk’s original manufacture - I have had recent experience of playing records for the first time that contained scuffs, scratches, and skips.  I am not sure if this was the result of the record being second hand, damaged during handling, poor manufacturing standards, or simply, due to my playback equipment – which is definitely not state of the art!  With this in mind, please note that if a record is sealed I cannot verify the condition of the disk.