SCARCE MUSIC OF THE ORIENT -EIGHT DISCS E- to E

	£		23
	$		30

This is one of a number of records I am selling on behalf of an old friend of mine, who (like me) is thinning his shelves. I have all the records here, and have graded as conservatively as always. Whilst some of these look a bit "scruffy" all those I've play-checked play a bit better than graded. Good luck!

!!PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY!!

POSTAGE and SHIPPING Ebay have now laid down  a maximum shipping charge  of £4.00 for shipping and packing of any one record to an address in the UK. Unfortunately, they have regarded all types of records as requiring the same packaging.The maximum of £4.00 they have quoted is fair enough for one LP record in a purpose made LP record-mailing box, but as nearly everyone reading this will know...a 78 record shipped in an LP mailer will invariably arrive in about seven pieces!! (Yes, I know what I'm talking about -on two occasions at least I've received discs like this.)  78rpm records are nearly always shellac and brittle, and require careful packing to avoid breakages. As I pack carefully and buy in proper packing materials (see my Feedback) the only way I can meet Ebay's latest edict without losing money on everything I sell is to post single discs in the UK at 2nd. Class Parcel Rate only. This means you will wait a bit longer for your disc. I am sorry for this inconvenience to you, but I am sure most bidders will understand. I will, of course, ship at First Class Rate if asked to do so. As a long-time collector and buyer myself, I am all too aware of how much it costs to pack and ship fragile 78s, and have never charged more than is necessary to meet that cost. I need hardly add the maximum of £4.00 applies to a single disc only. IF YOU WIN MORE THAN ONE ITEM THEN THIS WILL NOT BE THE FINAL SHIPPING COST. I'm sure most bidders will be aware of this, but I thought it only fair to make it clear.  These maximum shipping costs apply to the UK only. To ship one disc to the USA works out at about $25, including the cost of the box. Obviously, a parcel with three or four discs works out cheaper per disc. I normally ship overseas at Air Mail, Small Packet rate. (I will ship via Surface Mail if asked, but this usually means you wait up to eight weeks for your parcel.....and, curiously, it's not that much cheaper!)  As always, if anyone is concerned about shipping costs please contact me before the listing ends, and I'll do my best to help. Sorry for this lengthy rant; I do apologise to potential buyers, but please don't blame me -talk to Ebay about it! (Of course I could just pack records in a Pizza box, but I feel I owe it to buyers to pack as safely as possible.)

FINALLY....please wait for my invoice before paying for your discs! The final shipping cost may well be less than Ebay's "standard" figure.

AND FINALLY...we get to the discs themselves........

Six discs from Parlophone's scarce "Music Of The Orient" series, plus one issue from the "Music Of All Nations" series.Catalogue numbers are:-MO101/102/103/104/106/108/111 and R1182. If you need to know the titles please ask me. I will consider bids for individual items, but would much prefer to sell as one lot. Condition overall is E- to E, although one or two discs would benefit from a clean. All in all, a chance to obtain a number of scarce issues! 

A VERY SCARCE AND DESIRABLE SET - DON'T MISS OUT!

IN VIEW OF THE HIGH COSTS OF SHIPPING THESE DAYS, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO HOLD DISCS AGAINST A WORTHWHILE PARCEL, PROVIDED PAYMENT IS MADE FOR SUCH DISCS.