Drones Jean Philippe Goude M- Polydor vinyl

$

75

Before bidding please read the entire item description and information regarding bidding, shipping and acceptance of these terms. 

Bidding on any item means you accept the terms below. If you are not interested in accepting these terms please do not bid. Nothing I am asking is outrageous just common sense.

USA customers please read the shipping options if you decide to pay before I send an invoice.

Item Description

For bid is a really nice pressing of the classic French Prog album Drones, by Jean Philippe Goude. This is a French pressing on Polydor 2473 108. This is a nice looking  cover with minor corner dings in the original poly bag since purchase keeping it nice and clean. Slight bend in the upper right hand corner and some tape residue?, minor laminate issue in the upper middle rear, make this just shy of M-. There is an enclosed sheet detailing the players on the lp along with a Polydor inner sleeve, with artists with release that year. The price sticker is on the outer poly bag. I hate getting rid of this classic but I need the money, hence the high price. This is a photo of the actual item.  I can photo additional if needed, This has been in my possession for over 25 years. It is not a recent reissue.

All records are visually graded unless still sealed. 

Condition

The majority of these records have been in my care for over 20-40 years in a smoke free environment. They have for the most part been very carefully handled.  All of my records are original pressings. If an item is sealed I cannot open it up to describe the label color or variations.  If you are not happy with an item you may return an item within 7 days of receiving.  I have sold almost 1000 records so far and have received countless positive feedback. Sometimes I may make a grading mistake or you may disagree with my grade. Or I make a complete fool of myself and forget to mention that an Lp is really an Ep. I do my best to be certain of what I am selling, but I can make a mistake, that is the purpose of the return policy. I have no problem, giving you a full refund, including your shipping costs. I have not way of listening to each album anymore so all my gradings are based on visual. I have always maintained my records in an pristine manner and tend not to sell items that I myself would not buy. I cannot control what is in a sealed copy, however, if an item is a store sealed and not cut out, I generally do not allow returns if the item is opened.

Payment Shipping and holding items

Going into the weekend, if I receive payment by early Saturday morning, I try to ship that day. Ebay states that I have to give a shipping time in days. Most items ship out the next day. There are times when it takes me 2 days. I choose 3 days on the list just in case something happens that week. If for any reason it would take me longer, I will notify you.

Combined shipping and holding items.

I have no problem holding items to save on shipping costs. 4 per box is the max per shipping and will not make the package too heavy and I can use enough protective pads to cushion them,

I have to adjust my conditions due to some of eBay’s quirkiness. After 30 days I can no longer combine payments since they drop off of eBay’s list. All buyers must pay within 21 days if you request to combine shipping. If you want to wait even longer to get up to the 4 per box, I will send you an additional invoice and adjust the shipping to reflect the other items. Each additional US shipping is about $1.00 more for each lp up to a max of $6.95 for 4 shipped Media mail. $2.00 more per lp to ship Priority. International adds about $3.50 more for each LP. Gatefolds also increase the weight of the package.

I package things the way I have cared for them for over 30 plus years and I want to ensure that you receive them the same way. I stamp the packages with fragile warnings so that hopefully the post office does not play football with your package. If you need insurance especially if the  item goes above 50 dollars, it is not that expensive to add. All US packages are sent delivery confirmation. That is the best I can do. If you do not agree with my shipping policy PLEASE DO NOT BID. Thanks for all your support and I'm glad you enjoy them.

I really try to wrap and send things well packaged. I try to send you a photo of the package when it leaves my care.

USA Customers: New Shipping rates

Please note NEW shipping rates and let me know what you prefer.

Flat rate shipping for $4.00 I ship the lp media mail in a heavy duty cardboard mailer. No filler pads are included. Please be aware that I cannot imagine how your lp will arrive after traveling for 10+days from West to East Coast. This is your choice and please do not complain your item did not arrive in good shape. I have complained to eBay about this policy, you should too if you have a problem with this.

Priority Mail is $9.95 and you get the mailer and 2 pads and delivery confirmation. It also gets there in a couple of days. Priority is very costly; I have no control over the post office rates.

The 3rd option is parcel post is $4.95. I have no way of putting in another media mail option, but this is how I will ship. This is NOT SENT PARCEL POST. Media mail with lp in a cardboard mailer, delivery confirmation and 2 full size protective filler pads. I  use Bags unlimited filler pads and mailers. I do not use bubble wrap. You can't recycle that crap.

Media mail from West coast to East Coast is taking 10 plus days.

International Customers

I appreciate your business and want to continue to sell my great records overseas. I had 4 instances of packages not arriving or arriving up to 2 months late. By then Paypal has deducted my income due to their policy. You can read my feedback as I ship all over the world and out of over 300+ shipments, 4 have not made it to their overseas destination. There are 2 ways to ship and unfortunately they are both expensive. First Class International (FCI), which is Air mail and First Class Priority. There, is no ground or surface available. Also, FCI cannot be tracked or insured. All I receive for FCI is a customs number proving I sent the item. My proof on my receipt is the customs number, the date the item was shipped and the country it was shipped to. It does not include your name. This is my proof that I shipped to you, all bidders must agree to take full responsibility if they select FCI. This includes ALL those who pay via Paypal. If you do not agree with this, PLEASE DO NOT BID! If you want protection, insurance is available using Priority Mail. I will not ship any item over $125.00 without insurance. If you want to save money on shipping, I am very willing to hold items and combine shipping. Each additional lp adds about $3.50 to the base shipping price.  Shipping rates just increased in the USA on May 4 2009. The price of the shipping is clearly on the post office stamp.  I make no money on the shipping portion, the post office does.

Customs value

I keep getting requests occasionally about lowering the value of your items. I realize that customs value is something that you are sometimes required to pay, I am not responsible for this charge, please do not ask me to lower the value of the item so that you pay less customs. The price of the item is what I receive; any tax is your responsibility. It is unlawful to lie about the items contents and value. If this raises the price more than you are willing to pay due to the duty tax. Please do not bid.

Thanks again.