Lou Reed Metal Machine Music RCA CPL2-1101

	A$		40
	$		27

Committing to BUY IT NOW / OR BID on my AUCTIONS means YOU THE BIDDER, accept the NO RETURNS policy,  Postage Prices and Packing fee AND ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS as detailed below.

Not reading the Postage and Payments; and  Terms and Conditions is not an out, If your bid wins you must pay in 3 days from the end of the auction.

THE RECORD YOU ARE LOOKING AT IS THE ACTUAL RECORD YOU BID ON

Please read payment, postal and terms and conditions details below.

All bidders please check the postage costs BEFORE you bid, by reading “Postage and Payments” below.

Please feel free to email me with any questions you may have about the record listed here. Please DO NOT bid unless you can pay by PayPal within 3 days of the END OF AUCTION. Non payers will be exempt from my future auctions, and as I frequently have hard to find LP’s, you may miss out.

Postage and Payments

All records bought/won in Australia will be sent Registered Post and will require you to sign for the record on delivery. This also means if you are not home you will then have to pick up the record from an Australia Post designated office. 

I DO NOT offer a return on any record sales. Only Damage to the parcel at delivery means you have a right to return, so DO NOT SIGN. Hand it back unopened, to driver/agent for them to return to sender, I will claim the insurance that I provided for the parcel, on its return. I will then refund your purchase and postage costs. I WILL NOT ACCEPT RETURNS ONCE YOU (OR YOUR AGENT) HAVE SIGNED FOR THE PARCEL. Explain this to all in your household.

Purchases of Multiple listings (3 records maximum) at the same time, will be packed together and have postage applicable for 2 or 3 records (discs), whether in a box set or not.

ANYWHERE IN AUSTRALIA
1 - record   - $10.00  1 record plus box = 400gms. 500gms or less anywhere in Aust = 7.20+box
2 - records - $15.00   2 records + box is over 500gm threshold so distance + weight are issues                                                                                                                            3   records - $20.00   3 records + box is over 500gm threshold so distance + weight are issues

Maximum of 3 records per package/shipment. (I.E. if you bought six records at a time they will be posted in two separate parcels for security/risk minimisation and packing/handling convenience). Don’t ask to bundle more than 3. (I do not buy shipping boxes capable of containing 4+ records and do not list box sets of 4+ discs).

Postage Cost for International purchases will be sent via Registered Post International (Air Mail) or Courier International (only by prior arrangement), charged at actual freight cost, bases on weight, plus nominal packing charge. Tracking will be provided and signature on delivery will be required International Bidders Note;- The eBay postal calculator is often wrong. See my postage chart; if your destination is not listed I am sorry, I cannot post to you. The disc is packed in a strong cardboard packer with corner reinforcements.

AIRMAIL RATES FOR “REGISTERED POST INTERNATIONAL” SHIPPING   (IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS)

Destination

Postage

Cost

NEW ZEALAND

AIRMAIL

$20 for the 1st Disc; $30 for two; $32 for three

JAPAN AND ASIA

AIRMAIL

$22 for the 1st Disc; $35 for two;  $37 for three

UNITED STATES

AIRMAIL

$23 for the 1st Disc; 39 for two; $41 for three

EUROPE* AND UK

AIRMAIL

$23.00 for 1st Disc; 46 for two; $52 for three

* For postage to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Malta, Poland, South Africa and  Russia, add an extra $2 to one record, $3 to two records and $3 to three records, to the amount in the Europe* column above

Postage to Asia includes China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

It seems Australia Post is not guaranteeing postal services to other Asian destinations.

REGISTERED POST INCLUDES TRACKING AND TO SIGN FOR DELIVERY

N.B. If your destination does not provide for Sign On Delivery, I do not take returns except under eBay’s policy of A FULL REFUND WILL BE GIVEN IF THE ITEM DOES NOT MATCH “THE DESCRIPTION”. See my definition of “The Description”

Terms and Conditions

Payment by PayPal only please. NO direct debit- NO cash- NO pick up.

PLEASE NOTE OVERSEAS BUYERS, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY IMPORT TAXES INTO YOUR COUNTRY.

NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN FOR RETURNED SHIPMENTS AFTER YOU HAVE SIGNED FOR IT, SO CHECK PARCEL FOR DAMAGE, BEFORE SIGNING.

I CAN NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ITEMS LOST IN THE POST.

IF A PARCEL IS LOST, I CLAIM MY INSURNACE AND REFUND YOUR TOTAL PURCHASE AND POSTAGE.

I GET PROOF OF POSTAGE FOR EVERY ITEM SENT.

SIGNED FOR DELIVERY IS ALWAYS REQUIRED

IF YOU SIGN FOR DELIVERY, YOU HAVE NO RIGHT OF RETURN

EXCEPT IN THE FOLLOWING CASE

A FULL REFUND WILL BE GIVEN ONLY IF THE ITEM

DOES NOT MATCH “THE DESCRIPTION”.

MY DEFINITION OF “THE DESCRIPTION” IS [THE ARTIST NAME, THE LABEL AND THE CATALOGUE NUMBER CODE] ONLY.

THE PHYSICAL CONDITION IS APPROXIMATE AND INTERPRETIVE SO IS NOT PART OF “THE DESCRIPRIION”

 ANY ITEM NOT MEETING “THE DESCRIPTION” THE BUYER MUST EMAIL ME VIA EBAY AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR RETURN AND REFUND.

IT MUST BE RETURNED VIA SIGNED FOR DELIVERY –

THE “INCORRECT” RECORD(S) MUST BE IN THE EXACT CONDITION THEY WERE SENT IN

POSTAGE COST TO BE MET BY MYSELF ONCE ITEM IS RETURNED.

PLEASE GET IN TOUCH BY EMAIL IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS.

N.B. “THE DESCRIPTION” MEANS [ARTIST’S NAME, TITLE NAME AND MANUFACTURERS CATALOGE NUMBER] ONLY, AS LISTED IN THE AUCTION.

I grade my records conservatively using the Goldmine Standard. Firstly I do not believe a record 20 to 50 years old can be mint even if it were sealed, secondly near mint is vague, it is more likely to be Excellent, so this is the highest rating I will ever bestow. I play and visually grade my records to my high a standard, as if I were buying it to enjoy it myself.    All record photographs are of the record you will buy, What You See Is What You Get – I will also list, edition number (where known), colour of label, label and sleeve condition.                       Visual grading is only done in natural sun light. On the turntable I check for warps buckles and over sized centre holes and that it is centred.

Playing to grade a record: I use a Technics SP10mkII, Fidelity Research arm which is well set up, with Garrott P77 cartridge in new condition. If the visual inspection is suspect I will listen more closely to the sound off record. I listen to both sides of the record. I listen for surface noise like hiss, scratches, bubbles and pops. The written description will list most faults to  the best I can, but it is interpretive, my ff may be your fff. I do not sell records that do not play to the end on both sides on my turntable. If you have an issue of miss-tracking due to large transients in the music that your particular turntable /arm /cartridge combination cannot cope with, it is not likely the record’s fault (it did play through on mine) but most likely your set-up. It is vital that a turntable is set up and maintained correctly. Any one of the following points not correct can cause skipping. I.E. The platter is level, correct tracking weight and anti-skating adjustments, stylus is in good condition and VTA is adjusted as per manufacturer’s recommendation, and the record is clean. Turntables are not CD players; they do not have error correction built in. If you cannot be sure that your turntable is correctly set up, have a knowledgeable friend or Hifi salesperson look at it.

Collectors take note, I DO NOT ACCEPT RETURNS, and none of my records are perfect, they have been played, some more than ten times, SO THEY ARE SECOND HAND.          ENJOY THE MUSIC!

VINYL GRADING- DONE VISUALLY &  PLAYED FULLY BOTH SIDES TO END                                I CONSERVATIVELY GRADE MY RECORDS TO ALLOW FOR  INTERPRETIVE EVALUATIONS

VINYL IS NOT PERFECT; THE BEST CHANCE OF PERFECTION IS TO BUY IT NEW.

SOME OLDER RECORDINGS HAVE DISTORTIONS CAUSED BY THE MICROPHONE OR TAPE OVERLOADING DURING THE RECORDING . ALL PRESSINGS OF THIS RECORD WILL HAVE THE SAME AUDIBLE DISTORTION. SO THE GRADINGS BELOW DO NOT REFER TO THE AUDIO QUALITY OF THE MASTER THAT MADE THIS RECORD

MINT - DOES NOT EXIST, EVEN A SEALLED 25 YEAR OLD RECORD MAY HAVE POPS FROM VINYL DEGRADATION OVER TIME CAUSED BY HEAT, IT MAY BE WARPED, IF IT’S OPENED AND PLAYED IT IS NOT MINT. NEAR MINT IS SEMANTICS FOR “YOUR GOING TO HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR THIS”!

EXCELLENT (EX) - LP ALMOST NEAR NEW CONDITION HAS A NICE SHEEN WITH NO  OR THE ODD LIGHT HAIRLINE NON SOUNDING MARKS AND HAS 1 or 2 LABEL MARKS.

VERY GOOD+ (VG+) - LP ALMOST IN EX CONDITION WITH A FEW HAIRLINES/SCUFFS/MARKS WHICH WILL PRODUCE LIGHT BACKGROUND NOISE (BELOW THE AVERAGE MUSIC LEVEL) IS FLAT BUT HAS LABEL MARKS

VERY GOOD (VG) - LP HAS SEVERAL SOUNDING AND NON SOUNDING MARKS WHICH WILL REDUCE THE QUALITY OF SOUND SLIGHTLY, THE CLICKS WILL LIKELY BE AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE RECORDED MUSIC, BUT WILL PLAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY SKIPS/JUMPS OR STICKING,

GOOD (G) - LP HAS 10-20 SOUNDING AND MORE NON SOUNDING MARKS WHICH WILL REDUCE THE QUALITY OF SOUND NOTICABLY, BUT WILL PLAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY SKIPS/JUMPS, BUT GOOD ENOUGHTO DIGITISE AND DECLICK, WITH NO DISTORTION FROM STYLUS WEAR.

POOR (P) - LP HAS 10-20 SOUNDING AND MORE NON SOUNDING MARKS WHICH WILL REDUCE THE QUALITY OF SOUND NOTICABLY, BUT WILL PLAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY GETTING STUCK, BUT GOOD ENOUGHTO DIGITISE AND DECLICK, BUT WITH SOME DISTORTION CAUSED BY STYLUS WEAR.                                               ONLY OFFERED FOR SALE IF VERY OLD/RARE/ AND OR IF COVER IS VERY GOOD. THESE WILL ALWAYS BE A BIDDING AUCTION starting at $2

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SLEEVE GRADING

EXCELLENT (EX) - SLEEVE ALMOST NEW, BUT WITH THE ADDITION OF SOME LIGHT  WEAR/BLEMISHES TO THE COVER AND/OR EDGES DUE TO AGE. MAIN FRONT IMAGE CLEAN AND UNMARKED. ALL RECORDS HAVE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE.

VERY GOOD+ (VG+) - SLEEVE ALMOST IN EX CONDITION. MAY HAVE OBVIOUS EDGE WEAR/BLEMISHES AND HANELLING WEAR OR HAVE A CREASE TO AN EDGE/CORNERS. NO RIPS OR TEARS/ MAIN FRONT IMAGE CLEAN AND UNMARKED (NO DIRT OR PEN MARKS) / BACK IMAGE & TEXT MAY BE NOT AS GOOD. ALL (VG+) RECORDS WILL HAVE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE.

VERY GOOD (VG) - SLEEVE ALMOST IN VG+ BUT WILL SUFFER FROM SOME LIGHT STAINS/ AGE WEAR LIKE “RING WEAR” AND MAY CONTAIN SMALL (1 cm or less) RIPS/TEARS/A DOG EAR CORNER FRONTAND BACK IMAGES MAY HAVE 1 OR 2  MARKS, LIKE PERSONS NAME IN INK, CREASE OR LOOSE ‘Clarifoil’ (or similar) laminate. ALL (VG) RECORDS WILL HAVE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE.

GOOD (G) - SLEEVE ALMOST IN VG BUT WILL SUFFER FROM SEVERAL  LIGHT STAINS/ AGE WEAR LIKE “RING WEAR” AND MAY CONTAIN SMALL (2 cm) RIPS/TEARS/DOG EAR CORNERS FRONTAND BACK IMAGES WILL HAVE MORE MARKS, PERSON NAME IN INK, CREASE OR LOOSE ‘Clarifoil’ (or similar) laminate. ALL (VG) RECORDS WILL HAVE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE.

FAIR (F) - SLEEVE ALMOST IN VG BUT WILL SUFFER FROM STAINING/HEAVY AGE WEAR AND MAY CONTAIN SMALL RIPS/TEARS/DOG EAR CORNERS, AGE WEAR LIKE “RING WEAR” PERSON NAME IN INK, FRONT AND BACK IMAGES MAY HAVE MARKS, CREASE OR LOOSE ‘Clarifoil’ (or similar) laminate. ALL (F) RECORDS WILL HAVE AN INNER SLEEVE.

POOR (P) - SLEEVE IN POOR SHAPE. WILL BE TORN/STAINED, DOG EARED, CREASES, SMUDGES, A PERSONS NAME IN INK, OTHER WRITING, COFFEE RINGS, RING WEAR, BUT OFFER MOST (>80%) OF THE TEXT INFORMATION. (P) RECORDS MAY NOT HAVE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE.

EX

Excellent (My highest rating)

VG+

Very Good +

VG

Very Good

G+

Good Plus

G

Good

F

Fair

P

Poor  (Poor rated records are sold only as curiosities)