Shipping Info
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Domestic / U.S.A. Shipping*
Please use the following shipping formulas:
(USPS Priority/First Class)
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LP Only Shipments: $9 for the 1st LP + $2 for each additional LP.
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45 Only Shipments: $5.25 for the 1st 45 + $0.25 for each additional 45.
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Mixed Shipments: $9 for the 1st LP + $2 for each additional LP / $0.25 for each 45.
(USPS Media Mail)
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LP Only Shipments: $4 for the 1st LP + $1 for each additional LP.
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45 Only Shipments: $3.25 for the 1st 45 + $0.25 for each additional 45.
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Mixed Shipments: $4 for the 1st LP + $1 for each additional LP / $0.25 for each 45.
*All Domestic Shipments Are Insured.
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International Shipping
Please use the following shipping formulas:
(Air Mail)
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LP Only Shipments: $12 for the 1st LP + $5 for each additional LP.
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45 Only Shipments: $7.50 for the 1st 45 + $0.50 for each additional 45.
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Mixed Shipments: $12 for the 1st LP + $5 for each additional LP / $0.50 for each 45.
(Economy Air)
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LP Only Shipments: $8 for the 1st LP + $3 for each additional LP.
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45 Only Shipments: $5.50 for the 1st 45 + $0.50 for each additional 45.
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Mixed Shipments: $8 for the 1st LP + $3 for each additional LP / $0.50 for each 45.
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Double LPs, box sets, etc. will incur additional shipping costs as indicated above.
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You may edit your shipping total when submitting payment through PayPal.
Records are shipped complete form fitting quality cardboard boxes. The shape of the record is reinforced and heavily taped. Great care is taken to ensure the record arrives in the same condition in which it was listed.
Double LPs, box sets, etc. will incur additional shipping costs as indicated above, please edit your shipping total appropriately when submitting payment through PayPal. After completing your transaction, please await your email invoice before submitting payment. Your invoice should arrive within 3 hours.
Grading Standards: All records are grading according to the system originally developed by Goldmine, the Record Collector's Guide. All records are visually graded. See below for detailed grading standards.
1. Mint (M) Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed.
2. Near Mint (NM or M-) A nearly perfect record. The record should show no obvious signs of wear. A 45 RPM or EP sleeve should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.
An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or other noticeable similar defects.
3. Very Good Plus (VG+) A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it.
Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are ""OK"". The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. The center hole will not have been misshapen by repeated play.
Picture sleeves and LP inner sleeves will have some slight wear, lightly turned up corners, or a slight seam split. An LP cover may have slight signs of wear also and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation or corner indicating it was taken out of print.
4. Very Good (VG) Many of the defects found in a VG+ record will be more pronounced in a VG disc. Surface noise will be evident upon playing, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as with light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound. Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers.
5. Good (G), Good Plus (G+) A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be put onto a turntable and will play through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear (on a styrene record, the groove will be starting to turn white). A cover or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear or other defects will start to overwhelm the object.
6. Poor (P), Fair (F) The record is cracked, badly warped, and won't play through without skipping or repeating. The picture sleeve is water damaged, split on all three seams and heavily marred by wear and writing. The LP cover barely keeps the LP inside it. Inner sleeves are fully seam split, crinkled, and written upon.