Sold Date: January 15, 2023
Start Date: January 8, 2023
Final Price: $64.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 18
Seller Feedback: 2215
Buyer Feedback: 0

So it's a pretty clean, strong VG record. However, between tracks 3 and 4, one side 1, literally at the very end of track 3 the needle gets stuck in the groove and needs to be moved.

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VINYL: Strong VG WITH DEFECT (5.0 of 10) RL side 1; RL SS side 2, Presswell press. It sounds fantastic overall, nice and mostly clean with a few light scuffs -- a few light whisps. BUT it does get stuck in a static-y loop between tracks 3 and 4, at Plant's last line of the song -- I've never heard, or seen, anything like it. If you can deal with that, overall the surface is nicely preserved, with a light bit of chatter.
COVER: VG (6.5 of 10) No splits or anything, but there is clear wear and some tearing. Nice, heavy cardboard on this one -- not the lighter covers I sometimes find. Decent copy, for sure -- nicer than most I find. _______ 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, but not the whole album. I've listened to passages of records I sell. I do NOT listen to the entire album. I DO play passages, testing for any clear distortion, groove wear, crackles, pops, etc. But no, the entire LP is not played through it's entirety. I play on a Lenco L70, via AT MM cart; tube preamp, a Dynaco ST-70 all tube amp to Klipsch speakers. An super tubey setup, right!?
SHIPPING: Free 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