Sold Date: November 27, 2020
Start Date: September 21, 2020
Final Price: $80.00 $60.00 (USD)
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For sale is I Want A Hippopotamus NOS, Colombia Christmas 78 RPM record from1953 in its original sleeve. I opened the original Columbia box these were shipped in myself. Yes almost 70 years after they were packaged. You will be the FIRST person to play these records! The Original Sleeves are in Overall Excellent Condition with some wrinkles and small tears. This auction includes: COLUMBIA 40106 NOS Gayla Peevey ‎– I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas / Are My Ears On Straight.  The B side label has a few minor nicks from storage.

High quality photos have been provided to assure the buyer what you see is what you get. Please study them carefully by zooming in. We will be posting much more quality and rare vinyl in the near future. All records come cleaned, protected, and professional packaged. Thanks for shopping with The Vinyl Destination! We personally own over 7000 LP's and 20,000 45's. First we clean and visually grade each record under a 200 watt halogen bulb. We then listen to at least the lead in and first couple songs on each side, and anything that looks like it may be audible. We then make a final grading of the record with the visual grade and listening experience combined. This way we can assure the buyer they are getting what is expected from the description. Being a professional pianist and a audiophile I personally am very picky about what a VG+ to M- record really is. If you are unsatisfied with your purchase in any way simply let me know and we will make it right. Thanks for the interest and there will be hundreds of amazing records going up for sale in future so add us as a favorite seller, and keep yourself posted. If you are looking for anything specific just ask us, if its from the 50's and 60's we probably have it. I use this scale for grading records and sleeves.Mint (M) SealedNear Mint Plus (NM+) Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed.(More on still sealed under "Other Considerations"). Should be used sparingly as a grade, If at all.Near Mint (NM) A nearly perfect record. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this implying (perhaps correctly)that no record is ever truly perfect. The record should show no obvious signs of wear. A 45 RPM or EP sleeve should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling. An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or other noticeable similar defects. No cut-out holes, either. And of course, the same should be true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves and the like. Basically, an LP in near mint condition looks as if you just got it home from a new record store and removed the shrink wrap. Near Mint is the highest price listed in all Goldmine price guides. Anything that exceeds this grade, in the opinion of both buyer and seller, is worth significantly more than the highest Goldmine book value. Near Mint Minus (NM-) - An Excellent record. A few light surface marks/scuffs that do not affect playback. Very Good Plus Plus ( VG++) - A very Nice Record that will playback extremely nice with a few ticks or pops that may be heard duting low volume passages. Very Acceptable listening quality. Very Good Plus (VG+) Generally worth 50 percent of the Near Mint value. A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are "OK". The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. The center hole will not have been misshapen by repeated play. Picture sleeves and LP inner sleeves will have some slight wear, lightly turned up corners, or a slight seam split. An LP cover may have slight signs of wear also and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation or corner indicating it was taken out of print and sold at a discount. In general, if not for a couple 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. Very Good (VG) Generally worth 25 percent of Near Mint value. Many of the defects found in a VG+ record will be more pronounced in a VG disc. Surface noise will be evident upon playing, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as with light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound. Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers. However, it will not have all of these problems at the same time, only two or three of them. Goldmine price guides with more than one price will list Very Good as the lowest price. This, not the Near Mint price, should be your guide when determining how much a record is worth, as that is the price a dealer will normally pay you for a Near Mint record. Good (G), Good Plus (G+) Generally worth 10-15 percent of the Near Mint value. Good does not mean Bad! A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be put onto a turntable and will play through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear (on a styrene record, the groove will be starting to turn white). A cover or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear or other defects will start to overwhelm the object. It is a common item, you'll probably find another copy in better shape eventually. Pass it up. But, if it's something you have been seeking for years, and the price is right, get it...but keep looking to upgrade. Poor (P), Fair (F) Generally worth 0-5 percent of the Near Mint price. The record is cracked, badly warped, and won't play through without skipping or repeating. The picture sleeve is water damaged, split on all three seams and heavily marred by wear and writing.