Sold Date: May 13, 2022
Start Date: May 3, 2022
Final Price: $30.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 7
Seller Feedback: 194
Buyer Feedback: 0

I'm selling appx. 700 of my albums. For now I'm only listing the ones that are in the best condition, promos, still in shrink or  even still sealed. I plan a sale of lesser quality albums in the future, perhaps some bundled in lots. Keep that vinyl spinning!
Yes-Tales From Topographic Oceans, 1973, Atlantic SD 2-908. I revisited this album yesterday after many years of not playing it and found it to be one of Yes's most cool albums. Side 3 actually borders on Frank Zappa territory! Such a fun album. Cover has very mild wear: edge, corner, ring wear, all very light. No cut out notches, writing, seam splits or sticker residue. Quite an attractive cover=VG+. See pics. The 2 LP's are in PRISTINE condition. Sides 1, 2 and 3 played with Zero ticks, clicks or pops. I had to concentrate very hard to hear 3 or 4 very light ticks on Side 4 in low volume sections like Howe's softer guitar parts. No warpage at all. This copy is very special and unusual in that I have never play graded a double album that was this quiet=NM. Includes the 2 white inner sleeves but ships in 2 audiophile plastic inner sleeves. Vinyl was play graded in it's entirety.  Playing  results may vary depending on your turntable/cartridge/stylus and cleaning methods.  I use 3 methods to grade albums, visual only, spot-played(which includes visual and the first track on each side is played since most touching and needle-drop damage occurs here) or fully played(includes visual). I've bought many albums from many sellers and know what I want and expect to see in a listing, mainly good details/photos and accurate/honest grading. I ship in sturdy cardboard LP mailing boxes and always include a clear plastic outer cover/sleeve and unless otherwise specified, a clear anti-static inner sleeve. Shipping is $5.00 for first LP and $1.00 for each additional LP, up to 3 LP's. Enjoy this classic YES album.
My grading is basically Goldmine grading. I like to list as: M=like brand new as in sealed. NM=opened and played but in pristine condition. The cover should be near perfect with few to no flaws. The album should play with little to no noise, IE ticks, pops, skips or warpage.  EX= a cover with barely any wear but some slight wear can be found. The LP should play very quietly with very little noise, 4 or 5 light ticks maximum on the whole LP.  VG+=opened and well played but cared for and cleaned  well. The cover will show more shelf wear, ring wear, faded spine, weak seems and/or other various aging wear. The album should play with a few ticks and no major pops, skips or otherwise irritating noise. VG=The same as VG+ but the cover is more worn and the album plays with even more noise. I will usually never sell anything below this grade. G=A very beat up cover and record that has been handled and played for so many years that one could only want it for it's rarity or sentimental reasons. P=Poor. Forget it....trash can. I do not use stock photos. My photos are the actual item.
About me: I think the selling and buying experience on eBay should have a little fun and individuality to it. I started collecting vinyl records when I was 9. I stopped buying comic books with my allowance and bought albums instead. First album purchased ever was the Doors-Morrison Hotel. After that it was an obsession that never ended. I collected about 1000 over the decades then took a ten year hiatus from vinyl from 2010 to 2020 since I joined the millions who just click a mouse to hear the songs they miss. Then I bought a good turntable late last year, S-shaped tonearm, counterweight, anti-skating, nice cartridge tracking at 2.0gm,......then I started enjoying it again. Starting from an early age I always used vintage 80's Discwashers to clean every album on every play. This really paid off as my LP's are usually still very quiet all these years later. Starting in 2000 I learned to digitalize my LP's to .wav files using a windows XP computer. After 2000 the PC became as big a part of my "stereo arsenal" as a turntable, amp or speakers. Now we're up to Windows 10 and I'm quite computer savvy especially with anything "sonic". I even have my own synthesizers/studio and record into a PC using various software packages. When you browse one of my "play graded" listings, the clicks and pops were not just heard, I was seeing them on a 17" monitor in real time as the sound was being digitalized and the image of a click/pop is very unique on a monitor. I usually at the very least, spot play everything I sell. Visual only grading is used only for LP's I know sound great already or are by artists I just don't want to sit through for 40 minutes or more. Buy with confidence and thank you for your attention. Jim