Chet Baker; Ballads, DG, Blue lbl, MONO, Riverside 12-299, OG copy, no Inc.

Sold Date: March 11, 2020
Start Date: March 4, 2020
Final Price: $102.50 (USD)
Bid Count: 19
Seller Feedback: 1262
Buyer Feedback: 110


DISCLAIMER: I'm creating this listing from a friend's house, and did not playgrade this LP. 

See below for more detail:

VINYL: G+/VG- (4.5 of 10) MONO copy. OG blue label, deep groove, no Inc on the labels. And this copy has scratches, and I cannot lie. A handful on each side, some lightly feelable. The sheen is quite decent, but I'm pretty sure there's popping during playback. From my experience, LPs that look like this have clear sound outside of constant, and consistent, popping. I assume this considering there's not much scuffing, and all light scratching. So if you're ok with clear sound with consistent lower-level popping, then you're fine with this copy.
COVER: VG+ (9.0 of 10) Beautiful cover. All seams fully intact and solid. Even very little shelfwear. That oldschool gloss. No writing, splits, and very little aging on the back even. ... not sure how the prior owner scratched the record up, yet kept an amazing cover, but they did it. _______ 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 Denon 103 MC cart; tube preamp, a Dynaco ST-70 all tube amp to KLH 17 speakers. An super tubey setup, right!?
SHIPPING: $4.99 for 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. 
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