RARE DOOWOP - ROBINS - IF TEARDROPS WERE KISSES - SPARK - 1955

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RARE DOOWOP

ROBINS – IF TEARDROPS WERE KISSES/WHADAYA WANT? – SPARK #110 – 1955

THE ‘A’ SIDE IS A SLOW DOOWOP BALLAD WHILE THE FLIP IS UP-TEMPO R’N’B.

2010 BOOK VALUE: $250 NM, $187.50 VG++, $125 VG+.

ABOUT THE SELLER

I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2000 UNDER THE NAME "FINAL VINYL RESTING PLACE"

AND COLLECTIBLES SUCH AS SHEET MUSIC, SPORTS MEMORABILIA, ANTIQUES, VINTAGE MAGAZINES, PULP SCI-FI

AND DETECTIVE MAGAZINES AND OTHER ITEMS UNDER THE NAME "COWLITZ COLLECTIBLES".

FOR MOST OF THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK.

READ MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WHAT HUNDREDS OF BUYERS SAY ABOUT QUALITY, PRICE, SPEED OF SHIPPING AND COMMUNICATION.

WHAT MAKES ME DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER SELLER?

1. I USUALLY HAVE THE LOWEST PRICES OF ANYONE SELLING ON EBAY OR THE INTERNET.

I NEVER PRICE AN ITEM AT BOOK VALUE – I OFTEN CHARGE ONLY 20%-30% OF BOOK VALUE.

2. I TRY TO CLEAN EVERY RECORD THAT I LIST ON EBAY. BUT EVEN I CAN MISS ONE NOW AND THEN.

I’D SAY THAT AT LEAST 97% OF THEM ARE CLEANED. AND ALL SINGLES LISTED ARE CLEANED IF NEED BE.

3. WHERE OTHER SELLERS SHOW YOU THE LABEL OF THE RECORD, I SHOW YOU THE ENTIRE RECORD.

THE WAX PLAYING AREA IS WHAT HOLDS THE MUSIC. ABOVE ALL, THAT’S WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO SHOW.

4. I PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION NOT ONLY OF THE CONDITION BUT OFTEN OF THE MUSIC – ESPECIALLY FOR

RARE SINGLES THAT I LIST. I PLAY EVERY RARE RECORD THAT I LIST - I HAVE FOUND SOME GREAT 'B' SIDES THAT WAY.

MOST SELLERS LIST BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD AT MOST.

5. I PROVIDE TRIVIA FOR MANY OF THE RECORDS AND ARTISTS I LIST.

6. I OFTEN PROVIDE BONUS RECORDS EITHER WITH THE ITEM(S) OR WHEN I SHIP THE ITEM(S).

7. FOR COLLECTIONS, I TRY TO TAKE A PHOTO OF AS MANY AS I CAN SO THAT YOU SEE A SAMPLING OF WHAT YOU’RE GETTING.

8. WHEN OTHER SELLERS LIST A COLLECTION OF RECORDS “AS IS”, IT’S USUALLY IN THE CONDITION THEY ACQUIRED THEM,

INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE CRACKED, DIRTY, HAVE SEVERE SCRATCHES, ETC.

WHEN I LIST MINE “AS IS” IT MEANS THEIR CONDITION IS NOT GRADED AND THEY MAY HAVE ISSUES SUCH AS JACKET/SURFACE

SCRATCHES, LABEL DAMAGE, BB HOLES, ETC. AND THIS WILL BE NOTED IN THE DESCRIPTION. BUT THEY WILL HAVE BEEN CLEANED

AND WILL ALL BE PLAYABLE.

WHEN I DO PROVIDE GRADING/CONDITION, I USUALLY SUPPLY A GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR REFERENCE.

 9. I DO NOT CHARGE EXHORBITANT SHIPPING. I USE THE EBAY SHIPPING CALCULATOR AND SUPPLY THE WEIGHT

OF THE ITEM PLUS PACKAGING. UNFORTUNATELY, EBAY ROUNDS UP TO THE NEXT POUND SO YOU ARE OFTEN

OVERCHARGED. IF THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT EBAY CALCULATES AND WHAT I PAY FOR SHIPPING,

I WILL USUALLY GIVE A REFUND THAT I INITIATE WITHOUT BEING ASKED.

I ALSO COMBINE SHIPPING COSTS FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES.

I SHIP 1ST CLASS ON PURCHASES UP TO 13 OUNCES, MEDIA MAIL FOR ALL OTHER WEIGHTS.

FOR INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS, I SHIP 1ST CLASS UP TO 4 POUNDS, PRIORITY MAIL ABOVE THAT WEIGHT.

PRIORITY MAIL IS AVAILABLE FOR DOMESTIC BUYERS IF YOU DON'T MIND THE EXPENSE.

10. FOR COLLECTIONS, I OFTEN PROVIDE THE HIGHEST BILLBOARD CHART POSITION REACHED FOR EACH RECORD.

I HAVE NOW ADDED BOOK VALUE IN NM AND TOTAL VALUE IF VG+.

 NOW…DOES THAT SOUND LIKE ANY OTHER SELLER YOU’VE DONE BUSINESS WITH?

ALTHOUGH I AM NOT ALWAYS RATED A “TOP SELLER”, FROM 2010-2011, I SOLD OVER 15,000 RECORDS SINGLY AND IN LOTS.

IN OVER 12 YEARS ON EBAY, I HAVE SOLD OVER 38,000 ITEMS.

I HAVE MANY HAPPY CUSTOMERS.

WHY DON’T YOU BECOME ONE OF THEM?