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About Us

• Full-time business seller, HMRC registered, UK Distance Sellers Act and Data Protection Act compliant.
• Invoices and orders are normally processed within three working days. We can process credit card payments through a secure third-party service, subject to a 20% surcharge.
• We pride ourselves on conservative gradings and detailed descriptions, careful packing, prompt post, and outstanding after-sales service for even the smallest purchase.
• Benefit from at least 50% postal discount on additional purchases - please ask for a quote according to your destination. UK P&P is capped at £3.50 up to 2KG

Enhanced postal services

• UK inland insurance
• Recorded Signed For
• Airsure service (priority, trackable, insured) - POA (only available to certain destinations)
• International Signed For

Terms and conditions

• Returns / refunds policy: I will accept returns on all items, however if the item is found to be as described the buyer must pay all postal costs.
• Shipping policy: the buyer is responsible for all shipping costs, including any charges levied by customs. For international orders, I cannot be held responsible for undelivered or damaged items unless insurance is purchased. If an order is returned undelivered due to incorrect address details, the buyer will have to pay to have it re-sent. Please note requests for special shipping instructions will be entirely at my discretion. It is not up to customers to dictate shipping methods, however I will try to accomodate your wishes if it is practicable. We reserve the right to require shipping insurance for high value orders.
• Paypal users please don't send me messages as notes with Paypal payments. Email me through eBid instead, thanks.
• Please note all items are advertised elsewhere so some items may be out of stock when ordered.

'Goldmine' grading guidelines for vinyl records

Near Mint (NM or M-)
A nearly perfect record. 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. No cut-out holes, either. And of course, the same should be true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves and the like. Basically, an LP in near mint condition looks as if you just got it home from a new record store and removed the shrink wrap. Near Mint is the highest price listed in all Goldmine price guides.

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 and sold at a discount. In general, if not for a couple things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint. Very Good Plus is essentially the same as the Record Collector Grade 'Excellent' (Ex)

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. However, it will not have all of these problems at the same time, only two or three of them.

Good (G), Good Plus (G+)
Good does not mean Bad! 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.

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.

Please ask if you have any questions - normally you will receive a reply within 24 hours.