Sold Date: May 22, 2014
Start Date: May 20, 2014
Final Price: $20.00 $15.00 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 351
Buyer Feedback: 7

We do our best to give accurate accounts of our records. All are pre-owned and vary in condition. We grade visually unless otherwise indicated and view them under a bright light. Grading is according to Goldmine’s visual standards. We take into account that grading vinyl records is highly subjective so we often grade lower than we perceive some records are to be as conservative as possible.

Aretha Franklin, Amazing Grace

Atlantic, SD 2-906, Released 1972, US

Vinyl appearance of both records is VG+ with a nice gloss and no disturbing marks, has lite surface scuffs, not play graded. Labels are VG++ with legible print, no fading, no writing or drilled holes, labels have barely noticeable signs of use. Gatefold Jacket is VG+ with no seam splits, cover art and print are clear, no writing or cutouts, has some surface/seam/corner wear. Please see photos for more condition details.  Questions and comments are welcomed!

Conditions (vinyl, jacket & label)

SS = still sealed

M = Mint: perfect, never used

NM or M- = Near Mint or Mint Minus: Vinyl is shiny with no visible or audible defects. Jacket and label is perfectly clean with no flaws or defects.

VG+ or EX = Very Good Plus or Excellent: Vinyl has good gloss, has some slight visible signs of wear or slight warps that do not interfere with the music or cannot be heard. Label has few slight/minor marks around the spindle hole and/or very lite fading. Jacket has good cover art and print is legible, has minor seam, corner, surface wear; may have less than 1 inch split at the bottom, may have cut-outs or stickers or minor/light handwriting.

VG = Very Good: Vinyl plays without skips or skids, has lost some of its gloss, is visibly marked or worn, has some sound defects such as loud or residual clicks and/or surface noise during music & in quiet passages and at intro and ending but noise does not overpower the music otherwise. Label is legible and securely adhered to the vinyl, has a lot of scuffs or scratches around the spindle hole, has handwriting, stickers, fading or other distracting defects. Jacket has good cover art and print is legible, has ring wear, edge wear, creases, seam splits of 1 inch or more on 1 or all sides, has heavy handwriting, stickers, stamps.

VG- or G = Very Good Minus or Good: Vinyl plays without skips or skids but has groove loss and/or marks, scratches or other defects that cause enough noise to overpower a lot of the music, has lost much of its gloss. Label has significant wear, scuffs or other distracting marks, has peeling, badly faded, heavy writing, stickers, stamps. Jacket has good cover art that may show some non-distracting wear, may have heavy ring and/or shelf wear, fading, noticeable seam splits on 1 or all 3 sides, heavy discoloring, heavy handwriting or stickers or stamps, heavy peeling or tears on the surface.

P or F = Poor or Fair: Vinyl is badly damaged, very dull, will not play without extreme distortion, has skips and/or skids. Label is badly damaged, peeling or fading from the vinyl, heavy writing, badly scuffed, scratched or scraped to the point of being illegible, stained or otherwise badly marked. Jacket is badly damaged, all seams are completely or almost completely split, cover art is unclear or severely distorted, has excessive handwriting, stickers, stamps, stains or other highly distracting flaws.

Payment

We accept payment through PayPal. Auction payments are due within 5 days of winning bids. Buy It Now payments are due immediately. If you are bidding on multiple items in auctions that end more than 5 days apart please send us a message to let us know you need special consideration to pay late for bids you have already won if you want to combine shipping. We are no longer able to allow buyers to hold payment for bids won in more than 2 auctions ending on different days.

Shipping & Packing

We usually ship within 1 business day of receiving cleared payment. We pack all records securely and professionally using sturdy boxes and cardboard filler pads. The records are placed outside of the jackets unless the records are sealed. We do not open sealed records. We sometimes use recycled boxes, but only when they are in strong, useable and presentable condition. We combine shipping on multiple items.

If you win more than one bid and some items are offered with free shipping and some items have shipping charges you will be charged shipping on the items with shipping charges. We combine shipping on multiple items.

USA: Unless the shipping is offered as free the usual cost is $4.00 Media Mail or $9.50 Priority Mail for 1 record. Additional albums are $.50 media and $1.00 priority. High value albums may require mandatory insurance; each album in set counts as 1 album each and shipping will be calculated accordingly. Shipping costs for records sold together as a lot of 2 or more are adjusted accordingly and will be clearly stated.

INTERNATIONAL:  International shipping cost depends on weight and location. Buyer is responsible for paying shipping, customs fees, duty taxes and any other additional costs even when the exchange is handled through EBay’s International Shipping Program.  We will not declare items as gifts or under-value them. Please see shipping details. If you have any trouble or concerns please contact Speaking In Tunes.

Refunds

If you do not agree with our assessment please contact us directly before entering negative feedback to work out a resolution that will be favorable to you and us.  For a full and prompt refund please return the item or items within 14 days of purchase in the exact condition they were in when they left our possession. Sealed items must still be sealed. Records sold in a lot are considered 1 item and all records in a lot must be returned together.  We maintain detailed photos of all merchandise until positive feedback is received or problems are satisfactorily resolved.

If you have any questions or concerns please just ask us.