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I am a private individual, not a professional dealer or business. I do not offer any
warranty or right of exchange of any kind. If you buy anything from me, you are
agreeing with these terms.
I am a
reasonable person with many years experience buying, selling & trading
records, and I've dealt with 100s of people over the past 20+ years. I've run
into the occasional rip-off a*hole (or fruitcake) but 99.9% of people I've dealt
with have been honest (some have perhaps been a little too enthusiastic about
using a M- grade!) and I've had no complaints about the condition of my records either.
All items are graded (sleeve/record) using Record Collector magazine's grading system. As their site no longer seems to reproduce this system anywhere, I include it here. (Anyone picking up a copy of Record Collector now probably wonders why it's not called Q or Mojo, but there was a time it was indispensible, like a print version of ebay with well researched articles to boot!) All records have been played (no visual gradings) with the exception of some New items.
Record Collector Rare Price Guide Grading System In order to assist everyone who buys and sells rare discs, Record Collector magazine has originated a set of standards for the condition of second-hand records, cassettes and CDs. Anyone buying or selling records through the magazine must use our conditions to state what amount of wear and tear the disc, its sleeve and/or contents have been subject to. The seven standard condition categories, and a description of what each one means, are listed below: MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint. EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing. VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable. GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc. FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced. POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing. BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler. CDs & Cassettes: As a general rule, CDs and cassettes either play perfectly - in which case they are in Mint condition - or they don't, in which case their value is minimal. Cassette tape is liable to deteriorate with age, even if it remains unplayed, so care should be taken when buying old tapes. CDs are difficult to grade visually: they can look perfect but actually be faulty, while in other cases they may appear damaged but still play perfectly. Cassette and CD inlays and booklets should be graded in the same way as record covers and sleeves. In general, the plastic containers for cassettes and CDs can easily be replaced if they are broken or scratched, but card covers and digipaks are subject to the same wear as record sleeves.
Additional Note on the grading of CD covers housed in jewelcases with non-transparent trays:
My grading of CD covers is restricted to their
exterior appearance only, i.e. to the CD booklet and to the printed side of
the CD inlay. I do not remove non-transparent CD trays to check if there is anything on the
reverse, non-printed side side of the CD inlay. This side is only visible
if you physically remove the non-transparent CD tray. Otherwise, it is completely
invisible. My grading does not include
any issues with the non-printed side of the CD inlay. I do not have time to open every CD
tray to see whats there -- life is too short.
I use the usual abbreviations for describing records.
If anything is unclear, simply ask me for further details.
Scans of record covers, etc, are available on request.
| co | cutout |
| cc | cut corner |
| dh | drill-hole |
| fc / bc / foc | front cover / back cover / fold-out cover (i.e. gatefold) |
| ew / rw | edgewear/ringwear |
| (s)to(b)c | (small) tear on (back) cover |
| tss / bss / sss | top / bottom / side seam splits |
| nap | not affecting play |
| OST | soundtrack |
| pp | private pressing |
| v/a | various artists (compilation) |
| inner | inner sleeve |
| [500] | means 500 copies pressed |
| [#333/500] | means this is a numbered copy of an edition of 500 |
| LP | long playing vinyl record (album) |
| 12" | single or EP on 12" vinyl format |
| 7" | single or EP on 7" vinyl format |
| CD | compact disc (album) |
| CDS | compact disc single (normal 5" size) |
| CD3 | compact disc single (small 3" size) |
| K7 | cassette tape (from the French "Ka Sept") |
BID or OFFERS means
you are invited to make me an offer for this item. There is no ebay-like auction and there
is no end date. Just email me your best offer for the item in question.
Usually these BID items are vastly
expensive items or they are specialist items which are either under-valued or
not mentioned at all in current price guides. If you send me an email asking me
to suggest a price, I will ignore it. If you send me an email with a bid that is
too low, I will send you a reply letting you know. If you wish to trade, then
tell me your trade value offer and please make sure your trade list is PRICED.
The dutch post office was taken over by TNT a few years ago and since then it has gone from bad
to worse. Poor, overpriced, customer unfriendly service; reduced choice and flexibility; increased prices.
Postage rates increase every
year without fail. Classification of mail is regularly altered in order to maximise profits as much as possible.
It certainly
has nothing to do with customer convenience. For example, the Standard Mail option for a package weighing 500g-2kg
has been increased from 12 to 18 euro approx, a huge increase designed to make the difference between Standard and
Priority smaller, because they want us to use Priority. Last year the gap between Priority and Registered
was narrowed by a large increase in the cost of Priority. It's the same trend: they want us all to opt for the premium services
so they can maximise profits. Basically the post office is a privatised monopoly run by scumbags.
The idea that any competition is involved, or that the so-called open postal market is somehow benefitting consumers,
is ludicrous. It has simply allowed companies to cut costs by hiring grannies to deliver the mail.
And how can the european market really be free if someone
in Italy can send me a registered letter for a third of the price it would cost me to send one back?
The important bit: If you live outside the EU, we now have the crazy situation when I can send
you either a 500gram package (1xLP + 1x45 approx) for 10 euro approx or a 2kg package (7xLP !!) for 20 euro
but there is nothing in between. There are no further distinctions. If you order 1xLP + 2x45s, you
pay 20 euro because it goes at the 2kg package rate.
Nederland:
Een pakket tot 10kg (of 30-40 LPs) = € 6,75
Europe/Overseas:
Attention customers in France... I lost my first ever package inside Europe in April 2005. It was sent by Standard Airmail. The two month investigation carried out by the Post Office into the disappeance of this package yielded the laughable verdict that they couldn't say what had happened to it because it wasn't registered . . . (duh!). I strongly advise anyone living in France to request registered mail and I remind everyone that once a package leaves me I take no responsibility for it.
Attention customers in the USA... Packages are taking longer than usual to reach destinations in the USA. Whether this is due to more vigilant customs checks or increased security measures I cannot say. So please be patient, especially if you have not opted for registered or priority services. I use clearly printed labels and fully comply with customs requirements, so your package shoud not be delayed too long.As the Post Office System of Europe goes to hell... thanks to privatisation and the market for mail over 100g being open to 'competition', perhaps everyone should consider Registered mail, wherever you live. Otherwise be patient. I have lost only ONE package in over 10 years.
Approximate Shipping Costs for Priority & Standard Airmail are given in the following table. This is based on Post Office data and gives some idea of what to expect, but be warned, prices and delivery times fluctuate all the time (thanks to 'competition'):
| Europe | |||||
| Priority | Priority | Standard | Priority | Standard | |
| duration | 4-6 WD | 10-12 WD | |||
| 1 LP | € 7 | € 11 | € 8 | € 11 | € 8 |
| 2-6 LPs | € 12 | € 21 | € 18 | € 21 | € 18 |
| 1-2 7"/CD | € 3.25 | € 6 | na | € 6 | na |
| 3-4 7"/CD | € 6.25 | € 11 | na | € 11 | na |
| 5-8 7"/CD | € 9.50 | € 20 | na | € 20 | na |
There is no explicit charge for packaging. Instead I round up any totals to the nearest euro.
Here's a brief description of how I send out items. If you are sending me something as part of a trade,
I expect you to follow these simple packaging guidelines, which are designed to avoid problems like split seams
(the horror!) and water damage:
LP/12" vinyl is generally packaged as follows:
This sealed bag is then placed inside the mailing envelope with cardboard stiffeners where appropriate.
I usually use mailing envelopes specifically designed for LPs. I recycle them as long as they are still
strong and robust.
7" vinyl is packaged as follows:
as 7inch records tend not to have inners. This is usually not a problem as singles
have flat sleeves rather than LP-style box sleeves (i.e. with a spine). So split seams are less of a risk.
However, if the PS is thin paper, or it seems in any way vulnerable to split seams, then I will supply a plain
white sleeve and send the vinyl + PS the same way as described above for LPs.
Note that I will use my judgement on how much packaging to use and this will include keeping an eye on
the overall weight of the package to minimise postage costs. If you wish to have extra packaging, then
please request it but remember that you may incur extra postage costs.
For customers outside the EU, I always fill in a low value (max 5 USD per item) on Customs declarations.
Obviously I cannot do this if you request insurance.
Nederland:
I'm a collector and I am always interested in trading. I prefer to do 1-for-1
trades for items of similar rarity rather than strict price/value based trades.
Prices are a useful guide of course but they are not the last word. I price my
records to SELL for CASH which is usually well below book value. A record
may be 'worth' €100 but I know from experience that I won't be able to sell it for
more than €50. This does not necessarily mean that I will trade it for €50 worth
of your records, especially if you use book values. As I
said already, I prefer to trade for items of similar rarity.
Here is my want list.
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