Sold Date: March 15, 2018
Start Date: March 15, 2018
Final Price: $16.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 1
Seller Feedback: 94
Buyer Feedback: 74

This is a 1994 Moonshine Records release for Electric Skychurch's "Creation" on blue vinyl.  I listened to this twice back in 1996 before I just recorded it on to a tape.  So it's been played twice, and will be played a third time before I send it your way.  LOVE 90s trance.  

Check out the other vinyl I have for sale here;  https://www.ebay.com/sch/craimcculloug-3/m.html

THREE IMPORTANT NOTES on this (and all my others) auction:

1. Due to understandable confusion about record rating scales in general, as well as reasonable questions about my specific grading scales for my records, I want to make sure all current bidders understand that the record is rated VG+ by me (cover sleeve is just a clear plastic thing, so it gets no grade from me), with the following widely accepted (blend between Goldmine and the general eBay vinyl rating system) description as the guideline for that rating:

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Very Good Plus [VG+]: Shows some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are OK.

The label [Craim: the circle sticker at the center of the record itself] may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. The center hole is not misshapen by repeated play. If applicable: picture sleeves [Craim: aka "fancy inner sleeves with a face or painting or something that isn't words"] and LP inner sleeves [Craim: aka "inner sleeves with lyrics or perhaps just a big logo or other words on them"] will have some slight wear, lightly turned-up corners, or a slight seam-split. An LP jacket [Craim: aka: "the cover" for a gatefold or trifold, or the "cover sleeve" for a single record LP/EP] may also have slight signs of wear, and may even be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation or corner indicating it was taken out of print and sold at a discount [Craim: usually in the form of quarter-inch square notches, samurai sword-like half-inch cuts, or a cleanly missing corner].

In general, if not for a couple of minor things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint. All but the most mint-crazy collectors will find a Very Good Plus record highly acceptable.

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VG+ really doesn't mean "Near Mint" like their description hints at the bottom.  "Near Mint" means that it's been opened and only played less than five times (only an original owner would even know that), and is a super pristine used specimen (super rare). VG+ doesn't even mean "close to mint", because that's a meaningless phrase.  However, I agree with anyone who says "Very Good Plus seems like it should be super close to Mint Condition", but the reality is that it is NOT, per the scale description.  You should also note that if this record was Mint or Near Mint, it would sell closer to twice the opening bid I placed on it.  I don't mind if you think it's too expensive for a VG+ record.  Totally cool with a world full of differing opinions.  Also, in terms of the use of the word "sleeve" by eBay along with the grading next to it (if applicable): this is referring to the COVER sleeve (aka "the cover"), not the inner sleeve (aka "the record's underwear").  95% of all records have blank paper or clear plastic inner sleeves, so no one rates them (no one would know what "near mint" would even mean if grading a clear plastic sleeve, right?). If a record has a special sleeve (pictures or lyrics or otherwise interesting), I will say so in the description and you will see a photograph of it in the listing (because it's rare and a feature, and I want you to know I have it as part of the sale).  The record may or may not have an inner sleeve, but unless it's fancy and thus a feature of the record, it won't have an effect on the value of the record and cover.  Please allow me one more repeat: no one grades inner sleeves.  We only grade cover sleeves, and that's what everyone refers to in these "sleeve" grades on eBay. I have no idea why eBay made this so confusing in their system, but here we are and I feel I've cleared it all up with this paragraph. 

In short: please be reasonable when listening to 10-50 year old records (I stopped collecting in 2008, so the newest wax I have is 10 years old), and please re-read the description for "VG+" above.  Make sure that your expectations are as reasonable as this description is thorough.  And if you feel that this is unnecessarily pedantic, then I agree with you, and will point out that my initial auctions were much, much simpler (and earned me much, much grief from a small number of people). I'm aiming to keep it chill.  

2. Important note about who I am and my feelings about my records:  Please keep in mind that I am an avid record listener/collector, and not a record dealer.  I am pulling these prized possessions off of my large custom-made record shelf in my living room and packaging them up to ship once they're paid for.  I have listened to ALL of my records at least once (unless they're sealed, of course), and I am a very careful collector who has always kept dust jackets on each record cover, and I keep all of my vinyl in my living room, well away from any possible sunlight, and at a perfect 70 degrees Fahrenheit (+/- 5 degrees). This is part of my collection that I am selling in order to fit our stuff in a smaller place. I hate selling any records, as it's like I'm parting with family, but I am doing what needs to be done. Again, just so there is no mistake: I am not a dealer, I am a dude who has been collecting records for 30 years and can no longer keep all of them. My loss, your gain, and such. Hopefully your home will be a good one! 

3. If you win multiple auctions within a week of winning the first one (I won't hold things forever of course), I will package and send them together. $6 for the first record and, 50 cents per record after that. Double LPs count as two records (it's a weight thing). Bid away!