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About Me: vinylattic( 6337Feedback score is 5,000 to 9,999) Member is a PowerSellerAbout Me


Happy to be a part of the happiness of human industry

Rare and collectable records

See the Saydisc and Village Thing discographies and read about my soon-to-be-published book on folk music in Bristol during the 1960s and 1970s.

***List of current auctions***

What does the advert mean..?
...and whilst you're at it, please explain your record grading system
Recent feedback - buy with confidence!
How to pay/invoice information/packaging and customs declarations
Complaints and returns
General information on postage and insurance
More about VinylAttic

PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN INVOICED: Invoices are sent within three working days of end of auction day (usually same or next day). If you overpay due to not following these instructions, no refund will be made.

UK & REST OF WORLD: payment via PAYPAL in UK£ ONLY (I DO NOT ACCEPT ANY OTHER FORM OF PAYMENT; RECORDS CANNOT BE COLLECTED IN PERSON).

Items posted within four working days of payment. If item does not arrive within expected time, contact your sorting office in the first instance: many items are returned as 'undelivered' or 'not collected' (the postal services do NOT always advise of attempted delivery). Postage must be paid a second time for any items returned.

I DO NOT ENTER INTO CORRESPONDENCE AS REGARDS PAYMENT - ALL DETAILS REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT ARE INCLUDED ON THE ITEM AUCTION PAGE, HERE ON THIS PAGE & ON THE INVOICE.


PACKAGING & CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS

All records are packed with two standard cardboard stiffeners or equivalent. With normal wear and tear in the post, records and sleeves should not be damaged in transit. Cassettes and CDs are posted with bubble-wrap or equivalent protection.

I do not refund for items damaged or lost in the post - once I have posted the item(s), it is the responsibility of the Postal Services to deliver in geed condition. For extra protection, see below.

If you want extra cardboard inserts, these can be added at .30 (UK) or .50 (rest of world) per extra insert (if you pay for this service, tell me explicitly in the message box on the PayPal payment form otherwise I will not know that you have paid for this).

DO NOT ASK ME TO FALSIFY CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS - the amount paid for the item will be written on the customs declaration form for ALL non-EU addresses.


RETURNS AND COMPLAINTS

I do not read My Messages - the only way to attract my attention is via eBay's DISPUTE CONSOLE.

if you are not happy with your item(s) initiate a dispute (you do this by clicking on the 'Dispute Console' link in your 'My eBay': select 'Item significantly not as described' and follow the on-screen instuctions). This lets me know immediately that there is a problem, which means that I can immediately do something about it to both our benefits.

Anyone giving negative or neutral feedback without first contacting me via DISPUTE PANEL waives their right to any refund.


POSTAGE DETAILS - IMPORTANT

Overseas bidders please note - only the postal options included are offered. I will not post as surface mail.

NO REFUND is given for NON-INSURED items lost in the post. It is the responsibility of the postal services to deliver in good condition. I do not enter into correspondence with buyers if non-insured items are damaged/lost. To ensure you do not end up out of pocket, pay the extra for insurance!

Postage for shaped 7" picture discs and 10" records costs the same as the LP rate because LP packaging has to be used.

Double LPs count as TWO records; triple LPs count as THREE records, etc.

CDs and cassettes have to be posted in separate packages to records and will both incur full postage costs for the first item in each package.

LPs (this also relates to 12" singles/10" records/shaped picture discs)

UK - postage for one LP = £2.75 (each subsequent LP is £1.00 per LP up to a total of 5LPs in one package).
Europe - postage for one LP = £4.75 (each subsequent LP is £1.00 per LP up to a total of 5LPs in one package).
Rest of world - postage for one LP = £8.00 (each subsequent LP is £2.00 per LP up to a total of 5LPs in one package).

7" singles

UK - postage for one 7" = £2.00 (each subsequent 7" is £0.50 per 7" up to a total of five 7" records in one package).
Europe - postage for one 7" = £3.00 (each subsequent 7" is £0.50 per 7" up to a total of five 7" records in one package).
Rest of world - postage for one 7" = £4.00 (each subsequent 7" is £1.00 per 7" up to a total of five 7" records in one package).

CDs

UK - postage for one CD = £2.00 (each subsequent CD is £0.50 per CD up to a total of five CDs in one package).
Europe - postage for one CD = £3.00 (each subsequent CD is £0.50 per CD up to a total of five CDs in one package).
Rest of world - postage for one CD = £4.00 (each subsequent CD is £1.00 per CD up to a total of five CDs in one package).

Cassettes

UK - postage for one cassette = £2.00 (each subsequent cassette is £0.50 per Cassettes up to a total of five cassettes in one package).
Europe - postage for one cassette = £3.00 (each subsequent cassette is £0.50 per cassette up to a total of five cassettes in one package).
Rest of world - postage for one cassette = £4.00 (each subsequent cassette is £1.00 per cassette up to a total of five cassettes in one package).


If you are wondering quite when VinylAttic is going to close down, then so am I...it is taking far longer than expected to get all the stock onto the database and onto eBay. There's loads more stuff to come out from various cupboards and boxes yet!


Advert explanation, grading explanations, payment methods, postage details and terms and conditions for bidding

SLEEVE IS GRADED FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE RECORD. ANY INSERT OR INNER SLEEVE, IF NOT GRADED SEPARATELY IN THE ITEM DESCRIPTION, IS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THE SLEEVE. IF NO INSERT/INNER SLEEVE IS SPECIFIED, THEN IT IS NOT INCLUDED.

THE FORMAT SECTION IN THE ADVERT ALSO INDICATES IF THE RECORD/CD/ETC. IS A DOUBLE SET (2-LP), TRIPLE SET (3-LP) ETC. THIS HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR COST OF POSTAGE - SEE POSTAGE COSTS SECTION (NOTE THAT BOXED SETS WILL COST MORE IN POSTAGE THAN THE EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF LPs DUE TO THE EXTRA WEIGHT OF BOX/INSERTS/ETC.).

M = MINT
The item is as new, i.e. the record is either unplayed or is otherwise in the same condition as an unplayed record. I try not to use MINT unless the item is still sealed or obviously unplayed - and sleeves are hardly ever MINT, even if still new: if there is even the hint of an edge crease, no matter how small and 'invisible', then that sleeve is not MINT, but EXCELLENT.

EX = EXCELLENT
The item is almost as new, but has perhaps one or two signs of wear. The record plays almost as new though it has obviously been played, but it has been very well looked after and played on decent equipment. Record can have light surface marks, but these will not affect play in any way. The sleeve will show hardly any signs of wear; perhaps one light thumb crease, or some VERY light edge creasing, but nothing more.

VG = VERY GOOD
This is the most usual condition of second-hand/used records (well ones worth bothering with anyway), and does NOT mean trashed or otherwise unplayable, as a lot of unscrupulous dealers seem to think. The sleeve will be in nice condition, with perhaps a bit more edge or corner creasing/scuffing and a couple of thumb creases more than EX, and perhaps light ringwear or age-darkening in the case of 1950s/1960s or US-pressed records (where usually the non-laminated rear of the sleeve has darkened and/or rubbed over time), but has NO major defects (no tears, label tears, etc. If sleeve is in VG condition but has a small defect that does not warrant a drop to GOOD condition, then I will describe the sleeve as VG, but will mention the defect in the item description). The record will be very nicely playable, but perhaps with one or two light scratches and heavier surface marking, but again, a VG record should play without there being distracting surface noise or annoying heavy 'clicks'. Spine splits are acceptable, but not major ones

G = GOOD
I hardly ever advertise records in GOOD condition, but when I do, remember that GOOD means 'good'! It should be obvious but, again, some unscrupulous dealers use GOOD to describe unplayable or broken records! If I advertise a record as GOOD, then it will be nicely playable still, but with a few scratches here and there, or fairly heavy surface marks, but that still allow the record to play in a condition that allows 'enjoyable' listening for the most part, though probably with audible background noise. Sleeves are more often graded as GOOD on my listings: these are ones that are not quite up to VG, but will be in one piece still, and with no major defects other than heavier creasing or ringwear. Spine splits are acceptable, more extensive than at VG, but still not major ones.

F = FAIR
P = POOR
B = BAD
Collection fillers only. If I put anything out in these conditions, then it really is RARE, but buy with the knowledge that you probably will not enjoy playing the record!


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About VinylAttic

VinylAttic is winding down - my full time job is now taking too many of my energies! However, it seems to be taking an age to get everything listed, so I'll keep on putting up stuff that hasn't seen the light of day on eBay yet along with relisting those I think worthy of relisting!

A bit about me, followed by a bit more about VinylAttic

Hobbies: collecting records; listening to music; writing about bands, researching and compiling discographies; real ale; red wine; good food; foreign travel; database and web design for fun and HUGE profit; etc.
Favourite author: Dorothy L. Sayers.
Favourite food: pizza and/or pasta.
Least favourite food: poison.
Favourite poison: real ale and red wine.
Favourite antidote: sleep.
Pet hate: the Internet!

And so on...

VinylAttic was launched on 1st February 2001 and must be doing something right as several wannabes are now attempting to trade on my good name - PLEASE NOTE, THE VINYLATTIC (AKA 'VINYL IN THE ATTIC') ON GEMM IS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. As soon as I have sold off all my stock, I'll let the wannabes take over!

For those of you who didn't know, VinylAttic is a part-time venture only...during the week, I am a Technical Writer/Trainer at the University of Bristol. VinylAttic duties take up evenings, early mornings, and weekends, and I'm not as young as I used to be, so I'm cutting down on VinylAttic work prior to closing down for good

I have researched and compiled discographies for Virgin (1973 - 1979), Charisma, B&C, Pegasus, Mooncrest, Immediate, Saydisc, Village Thing, Amon Ra, Matchbox, Harvest, Manticore, etc: all are works in progress. Due to having my work regularly stolen and used in eBay auctions and in other commercial websites, all discographies have been removed from my website, except for the Saydisc and related label discographies: if you want to use any content from these discographies (all of which is copyright), please ask for permission first. If I don't respond, it does NOT mean that permission has been given - it means that permission has NOT been given.

My research on various record labels and bands has led to my giving several radio lectures on rare record releases. So far, subjects on the shows (lasting anything from half an hour to an hour and a half) have been:

The Virgin label between 1973 and 1975;
Bristol-based artists between 1964 and 1980;
Bristol-based artists between 1980 and 2000;
Rarities by bands who played Bristol's famous Granary Club between 1969 and 1975;
The Charisma label between 1969 and 1974;
Immediate label rarities;

Chug-a-lug!

Mark Clinton Jones, trading as VinylAttic.


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