Jackie McLean; One Step Beyond; Blue Note 4137, ear, VAN GELDER, DG press. mono.

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What you're looking at: Fantastic McLean album. Sounds like he's pushing boundaries on this one. The copy has ear marks; VAN GELDER stamp in the runout, and New York addresses. Also, there is a deepgroove on side 1. The vinyl is in solid shape at a VERY strong VG -- lower VG+. The only scratches are all surface, superficial marks. It plays like a champ. The sleeve is decent, but I repaired part of a seam, and it has a decent amount of seam wear -- yet holds together decently yet.

How it stacks up:

RECORD: VG+ (7.8 of 10) I hear very minimal noise from light surface marks seen under bright light. However, it's a lower VG+.

SLEEVE: VG (7.0 of 10) Some age on the art. Spine is solid, and there is a decent amount of shelf wear on the seams. There is a little splitting, but it's holding together fairly firmly.

OK, here’s the deal, I recently received some negative feedback (for either unfounded claims or buyers flat lying to my face), thus I have new policies. Please read, everything is important:

MY GRADING SCALE (I.E. NOT ANYBODY ELSE’S):

OK, my goal is to be as specific as I can without being ridiculously wordy. I give one of these (from worst to best): G, G+, VG-, VG, VG+, VG++. That is it. No more letters, thus VG++ is a very good record. NM does NOT exist in my scale.

AFTER THE GENERAL GRADING SCALE, I have a second number in parenthesis, which is meant to be more specific. I find that a number is more specific than a general sector of opinion, thus the number will be between 1 and 10. This is meant to give you a more-specific idea of what you are getting into audio quality wise, the former is more for visual.

That being said, I play with a Rek-O-Kut N-33 (YEAH BOY!!) through Polk Speakers and a Fisher solid state integrated amp.

RETURNS: Generally returns are a no go, unless you have a compelling reason. I give plenty of chances to see what you’re buying (audio clips, emails, two part grading system and a full policy description) and, as I see it, the buyer has as much responsibility as the seller to a) know what they are buying and b) have the decency to ask prior to purchase.

COMBINED SHIPPING: I charge a flat rate of $4 for one record, which covers postage, plastic sleeves, replacement inserts, shipping boxes, etc … After that, if you purchase more, it is $1 extra for each record domestically.

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: I now will ship overseas of whatever the quote is. so CHECK THE QUOTE BEFORE BIDDING!!

MYTHS:

“The seller is there to make me happy.” FALSE. I am not a store, I do not have a customer satisfaction policy. I am here to get you the item you bid on, and here to describe it accurately. If something is damaged during shipping, EMAIL ME, and we can resolve it together.  

“The seller misrepresented the product, he’s out to get money and that’s it.” FALSE. I do this on the side, and try I to get people the records they want. I do not willfully misrepresent anything. I do not have pity on buyers who say I do, considering the grading is ALWAYS an opinion. I do, however, offer a service free of subjectivity; an audio clip. ASK FOR AN AUDIO CLIP.

IF YOU CARE TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE BUYING FROM: I am a full-time Master’s student who also helps teach undergrad classes. I collect records so much that I decided to sell what I don’t listen to and what not. I am big into Jazz, Psych, Garage, Classic Rock and the like. See, you’re buying from a person and not a store. Remember that I want to keep these transactions as simple as possible, so don’t be afraid to ASK QUESTIONS.

I really hope this answers all questions and concerns; however, if it doesn’t, EMAIL ME. Other than that, bid happily.