Sold Date: December 26, 2023
Start Date: December 21, 2023
Final Price: $273.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 10
Seller Feedback: 1815
Buyer Feedback: 0

UP FOR AUCTION IS A CLASSIC ALBUM LED BY ZOOT SIMS TITLED "QUARTETS" RECORDED ON PRESTIGE RECORDS.  THIS IS AN ORIGINAL MONO PRESSING, BLACK/YELLOW FIREWORKS, 446 W. 50TH ST. NYC LABELS.  HAS RVG AND EAR/P MARK ON EACH SIDE, 7E ON EACH SIDE, FLAT EDGE PRESSING, DEEP GROOVE LABELS, LONG PLAYING MICROGROOVE.  PRLP-7026.

RECORD CONDITION

THE THICK RECORD IS IN VG/VG+ CONDITION (VISUALLY GRADED).  VINYL HAS A NICE/SHINY LUSTER.  VINYL HAS SOME INTERNAL MOTTLING/LINES/STORAGE MARKS.  BOTH LABELS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE BUT HAVE SOME CRACKING EDGES.  ONE SIDE HAS SOME LITE THIN NON-FEELABLE SCRATCHES AND LITE THIN NON-FEELABLE PAPER SLEEVE HAIRLINES.  THE OTHER SIDE HAS MOSTLY JUST SOME LITE THIN NON-FEELABLE SCRATCHES.  I RANDOMLY PLAYED BOTH SIDES AND HEARD NO TICKS OR POPS, OVERALL IT PLAYS WITH MINIMAL SURFACE NOISE, LOUD AND CLEAR.  A VERY NICE PLAYING COPY! 

COVER CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL 446 W. 50th St. COVER IS IN VG CONDITION.  THE COVER HAS SOME SURFACE WEAR/FOXING ON BOTH SIDES.  BACKSIDE HAS A FEW SMALL PAPER TEARS ALONG THE UPPER EDGE AND A BARELY VISIBLE HAND WRITTEN PRICE "595" AT UPPER LEFT-HAND AREA.  ALL SEAMS HAVE SOME PAPER WEAR BUT NO SPLITS, NO CRACKS OR CHIPS.  ALL CORNERS HAVE LITE WEAR.  NO STICKER, NO STAMP, NO WATER DAMAGE. 

ALL RECORDS HAVE BEEN CLEANED USING A VPI RECORD CLEANING MACHINE WITH VPI RECORD CLEANING FLUID.

PAYMENT

PAYMENT WILL BE VIA EBAY. PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 4 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE AUCTION.  NOTE: RECORDS SHIPPED OVERSEAS HAVING A VALUE OVER $75 USD MUST BE SENT USING "REGISTERED MAIL" ADDING $19 TO THE BASIC 1st CLASS INTERNATIONAL USPS SHIPPING COST.  IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO PAY THE ADDITIONAL $19 FOR "REGISTERED MAIL" SHIPPING OVERSEAS PLEASE DO NOT BID.

SHIPPING

THE SHIPPING COST IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER AND CAN BE ESTIMATED BY REQUEST DURING THE AUCTION OR IT WILL BE DETERMINED AFTER THE AUCTION HAS ENDED.  DISREGARD THE $4.67/MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING COST LISTED IN THE AUCTION AS THAT IS NOT REALISTIC FOR ALL LOCATIONS/COUNTRIES I SHIP TO.  I COMBINE THE SHIPPING COST FOR MULTIPLE RECORDS. PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE MY INVOICE WITH THE TOTAL COST.

I SHIP WORLDWIDE, RECORDS TO BE SHIPPED OVERSEAS WITH A VALUE OVER $75 USD MUST BE SENT USING REGISTERED MAIL WHICH TYPICALLY ADDS TO THE COST OF SHIPPING BY $19 MORE.

RECORD PACKAGING

THE RECORD WILL BE PROTECTED IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE AND REMOVED FROM THE COVER.  THE COVER WILL BE PROTECTED IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE.  ALL RECORDS WILL BE SHIPPED IN A STURDY RECORD MAILER CARDBOARD BOX WITH CARDBOARD INSERTS ON EACH SIDE OF THE RECORD/COVER TO HELP REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE DURING SHIPPING. 

SATISFACTION GUARANTEE & RETURN POLICY

I PROVIDE A "SATISFACTION GUARANTEED" OR YOUR MONEY BACK POLICY, LESS RETURN SHIPPING, IF YOU ARE NOT FULLY SATISFIED WITH THE RECORD.  RECORD MUST BE RETURNED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT.  ONCE RECEIVED AND IN THE SAME CONDITION AS SENT A REFUND WILL BE GIVEN AS MONEY BACK.

THANKS FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK!