PINK FLOYD THE WALL SUPERB UK FIRST PRESS NR MINT AUDIO

	£		79
	$		105

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First Issues, First Pressings & Originals: Please note that when I refer to a First Issue I mean that the evidence suggests that the album offered is from the first batch that was issued for commercial release in the country of origin stated in the listing. Where I state First Press I mean that based on a reasonable interpretation of the matrices and stamper codes the vinyl comes from the first batch pressed using that particular ‘mother’; these statements alone do not always mean that the vinyl is from the very first ’stamper’ ever made. However, where I state First Issue and First Press it is likely that the album offered includes one (or more) of the early vinyl(s) produced in the country of origin from the first ‘mother(s)’ and ‘stamper(s)’. Original means that the record bears the first label design for that particular pressing and, in the case of the cover, it is from the first cover manufacturer for that pressing; it may have very slight changes, if they were made within the first production run or, if the album was issued with a choice of cover designs or colours on first release, but in these cases I will try and explain the differences. This is not an exact science and anomalies will occur where I may make a mistake but I believe this will not happen very often - if it does then all of my buyers have the unequivocal reassurance of my Comprehensive Returns Policy.

Condition & Grading: Regular visitors to my listings will know that I offer albums that range from very good to near mint in terms of condition. I don’t restrict my offerings to just near mint, and I don’t just call everything great or excellent plus regardless of condition. Occasionally a rare album turns up which in some respects grades very good plus but in other ways is  outstanding so providing each of the features are individually and accurately graded, and I take great care with this, I am happy to offer it for sale. However, all vinyl albums I offer are at least highly presentable and deliver enjoyable audio, and most are much better than that – if you are intending to bid please read the individual gradings and check that you are satisfied before placing your bid.

Album / Record Title: THE WALL

Rarity: VERY RARE - this is one variant of this historic double album that you will not have the opportunity to buy very often. In general terms ‘The Wall’ is not a rare album, it was one of the most popular albums from Pink Floyd released at a time when they were among the biggest selling recording artists in the world, so there were millions made - and there are hundreds of the variants offered for sale on a regular basis - but there were not so many issued like this one which have survived through the years in this REMARKABLE CONDITION. This is one of the RAREST EXAMPLES - A GENUINE UK FIRST PRESS THROUGHOUT IN EXCELLENT PLUS TO NEAR MINT condition. A key feature of this album, in common with most Pink Floyd albums, is the audio delivery - due to the nature of the music and variable volume of the recording it is very difficult to find one which grades EXCELLENT or better - even when they were new most of them would not have achieved a NEAR MINT audio grade, and after they’ve been in and out of the rough card inners a few times they rarely achieve very good. They are often just graded on a visual inspection and declared as excellent or better; they may look that way but they almost never are anywhere near that grade. However, I have carefully play graded this one, which looks as new, and it achieves EXCELLENT PLUS AUDIO comfortably throughout, and probably rates as NEAR MINT most of the time - please read my ‘play-grade’ below.  

In my opinion this is one of the RAREST POSSIBLE variants as one of the earliest UK FIRST PRESS examples in EXCELLENT PLUS TO NEAR MINT CONDITION THROUGHOUT AND DELIVERING ONE OF THE FINEST AUDIO PERFORMANCES I HAVE EVER HEARD FROM ANY EXAMPLE OF THIS ALBUM. There are many criteria which have to be met to satisfy such a claim, so I am listing the key characteristics below for ease of reference.

First I will explain my understanding of the matrices. The record company knew this was going to be a commercial monster, in fact just about everybody with an interest anticipated that it was going to sell in enormous quantities, so there were 11 sets of UK ‘parents’ in various combinations prepared for the initial pressings - they were as follows:-

SHSP 4111 A-2U / SHSP 4111 B-2U / SHSP 4112 A-1U / SHSP 4112 B-2U
SHSP 4111 A-2U / SHSP 4111 B-2U / SHSP 4112 A-1U / SHSP 4112 B-3U
SHSP 4111 A-2U / SHSP 4111 B-2U / SHSP 4112 A-3U / SHSP 4112 B-3U7
SHSP 4111 A-2U / SHSP 4111 B-2U / SHSP 4112 A-3U / SHSP 4112 B-5U
SHSP 4111 A-2U / SHSP 4111 B-3U / SHSP 4112 A-1U / SHSP 4112 B-2U
SHSP 4111 A-2U / SHSP 4111 B-3U / SHSP 4112 A-1U / SHSP 4112 B-6U
SHSP 4111 A-2U / SHSP 4111 B-3U / SHSP 4112 A-3U / SHSP 4112 B-2U
SHSP 4111 A-2U / SHSP 4111 B-3U / SHSP 4112 A-3U / SHSP 4112 B-3U
SHSP 4111 A-2U / SHSP 4111 B-4U / SHSP 4112 A-1U / SHSP 4112 B-3U

SHSP 4111 A-3U / SHSP 4111 B-2U / SHSP 4112 A3-U / SHSP 4112 B2-U
SHSP 4111 A-3U / SHSP 4111 B-3U / SHSP 4112 A-3U / SHSP 4112 B-2U

The set offered here is marked 7 in the list above. There was also a range of Record Company specific ‘GRAMOPHLTD’ stamper codes which further identify the provenance of these pressings (which for this album are stated below where visible) but it would be a lengthy process to explain the full sequence so, as most experienced collectors can interpret them and the information is extensively published and readily accessed in the public domain, I will just leave this open to individual requests for explanation where required using the message system. I will however point to reliable characteristics which can be used in conjunction with the matrices to identify the earlier examples. All of those listed above were effectively UK ‘First Pressings’ and part of the large ‘First Issue’ but although there were many produced there are surprisingly few offered today, even of these pressings, which have all of the original features of the earliest set UK FIRSTS, BUT THIS ONE DOES. It would seem that during production there were alterations made as artistic demands changed and manufacturing techniques were modified. The album went on to sell in excess of 20 million worldwide in vinyl form and 40 million in all forms, so the vinyl matrices progressed to 10’s and 11’s that I have seen and probably beyond. The earliest have all of the following characteristics.

1.)   The outer cover is by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd., as many of them were, but on the first they are a ‘one piece’ construction with just one seam / join along the top. The later issues were from two pieces of card with two seams / joins inside top and bottom - changed, I guess, for ease of manufacture and cost saving. Many of the re-issue covers were also bar coded which of course is not the case with these originals. This one piece / single seam characteristic is one of the most important features in identification of an early first issue because the design was changed quite soon after manufacturing commenced and relatively few were made like this.

2.)   The outer covers on the first are of thicker card. The colour is a creamy off-white, later they were ‘whiter’. The ‘mortar’ in the brickwork is not aligned or even at the bottom and is a dirty lilac grey colour - the later issues were a cleaner blue.

3.)   The outer cover does not have the clear plastic sticker attached. With the very first issues they were not included because Pink Floyd did not want the album cover titled at all. Anecdotally, they did not want the pure aesthetic simplicity of The Wall image interfered with in any way but the record company insisted on some form of identification so during early production the sticker was produced as a compromise. However, some of the earliest issues the album I am offering in this listing were distributed to the record shops before the stickers were ready for inclusion and consequently do not have them.

4.)    The printed inners are die cut thick card with a ‘raw’ brown natural finish inside. This was changed to a thinner white card with smooth inner walls soon after because of cost and fear of wear to the vinyls; and then later still just white paper - all lyric printed but very different materials. Fortunately the owner since new of this one played it so few times that there has been little movement in and out of the sleeves and the VINYLS are in EXCELLENT PLUS OR BETTER CONDITION. They have since been housed in poly-lined inners for best protection, although the original card covers are, as you can see, still with them.

5.)   The original printed inners have rounded corners and a nine inch ‘lead in’, these were later changed to the easier to manufacture squared corners when the thick card inners were changed, with first a smaller ‘lead in’ and then no ‘lead in’- please take a look at the photographs.

6.)   The credits on the first issues were fewer and different to the later issues and re-issues - please see photographs. On the inside right gatefold of the first issues the ‘Produced by’ reads David Gilmour, Bob Ezrin, Roger Waters, on later issues these were listed in alphabetical order, later still they just read Roger Waters. On the inners of the first issues there were single line credits for Roger Waters, the later ones have three lines of credits, two for Pink Floyd Music & Pink Floyd Publishing, as well as Roger Waters.

7.)   The early first pressings vinyls such as the two with this set are considerably heavier, typically weighing around 130 - 140 grammes each, later pressings and re-issues typically weighed around 100 - 115 grammes each.

Artiste(s): PINK FLOYD – Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Nick Mason,

Disc Format & Playing Speed: 2 X 12” LP’s & 33 1/3 r.p.m.

Recording Format: STEREO

Record label: HARVEST BLUE/WHITE - GERALD SCARFE ILLUSTRATED PICTURE LABELS

Catalogue Number: SHDW 411    OC-158 63410    SHSP 4111 & SHSP 4112

Country of manufacture and first published date: ENGLAND 1979

Vinyl ‘run off’ matrices Record 1 Side 1:     SHSP 4111 A-2U (Record 1)

Vinyl ‘run off’ matrices Record 1 Side 2:     SHSP 4111 B-2U (Record 1)

Vinyl ‘run off’ matrices Record 2 Side 3:     SHSP 4112 A-3U (Record 2)

Vinyl ‘run off’ matrices Record 2 Side 4:     SHSP 4112 B-3U (Record 2)

Vinyl ‘run off’ mother / stamper Record 1 Side 1:   3   TP

Vinyl ‘run off’ mother / stamper Record 1 Side 2:   2

Vinyl ‘run off’ mother / stamper Record 2 Side 3:   4

Vinyl ‘run off’ mother / stamper Record 2 Side 4:   2   GL

Vinyl ‘run off’ initials / cryptic side 1:  TLX

Vinyl ‘run off’ initials / cryptic side 2:  TML-M

Vinyl ‘run off’ initials / cryptic side 3:  TML-X

Vinyl ‘run off’ initials / cryptic side 4:  TML-X (the X is hand etched replacing a machine imprinted M error crossed out by hand)

N.B. Please Note that all matrices and stampers quoted above are machine imprinted except where noted for side initials / cryptic, and where stamper codes are not stated on sides 2 & 3 this is due to them being too faint to read accurately.

Track listing as per inners: Side 1: In the Flesh / The Thin Ice / Another Brick in the Wall part 1. / The Happiest Days of our Lives / Another Brick in the Wall part 2. / Mother / Side 2: Goodbye Blue Sky / What shall we do now? / Young Lust / One of my turns / Side 3: Is there anybody out there / Nobody Home / Vera / Bring the boys back home / Comfortably Numb- / Hey You / Side 4: The Show must go on / In the Flesh / Run like Hell / Waiting for the Worms / Stop / The Trial / Outside the Wall

My opinion and summary of condition: I will not offer my opinion about Pink Floyd or this classic album because it is so well known and discussed that there is little I could add which would be relevant; I will just stick to the facts. As far as condition goes this is, in my opinion, as good an example of THE WALL, COMPLETE FIRST PRESS that you are ever likely to find. The cover shows little evidence of handling over the years and the vinyls, which have only been played on a few occasions, are visually almost as new and audibly in better than excellent plus condition. Anybody with a good ear for recorded music in particular, and audio in general, knows that the difference between vinyl first, or early, pressings and later ones is considerable. I have seen and heard many copies of this over the years and I have only ever had two others which compare favourably with this one - so it’s one of only three of my best in 30 years. This is a momentous and highly important double album from one of the most creative and influential groups of writers in the world of progressive rock in illustrative collaboration with the remarkable Gerald Scarfe. An outstanding opportunity to own this rare and highly collectable album with vinyls that deliver audio to a standard which should meet the expectations of even the most demanding audiophiles.

MY GRADING OF THIS ALBUM based on Record Collector ‘Rare Record Price Guide 2008’ (**n.b. please note that I grade accurately backed up by a description. I neither over-exaggerate nor under-exaggerate. I see no point in grading an item with multiple ++++ marks, or under-grading it and then stating that it should be graded better - I consider these methods to be confusing. I use the Record Collector system with either a PLUS or a MINUS to indicate slight variations either side of a grade). I always include a full set of super-sized photographs to provide bidders with the best possible opportunity to make their own visual assessment of each album in conjunction with my detailed descriptions.

Vinyl Visual Record 1 side 1: EXCELLENT PLUS, just a few wispy superficial surface lines and light movement marks which have no tangible depth and no significant audio consequence.

Vinyl Visual Record 1 side 2: EXCELLENT PLUS, just a few wispy superficial surface lines and light movement marks which have no tangible depth and no significant audio consequence.

Vinyl Visual Record 2 side 3: EXCELLENT PLUS, just a few wispy superficial surface lines and light movement marks which have no tangible depth and no significant audio consequence (one more noticeable surface line on the lead in and on to the first track - superficial, no audio consequence).

Vinyl Visual Record 2 side 4: EXCELLENT PLUS, just a few wispy superficial surface lines and light movement marks which have no tangible depth and no significant audio consequence (two narrow circumferential scuff marks on the run-off area probably caused in original manufacture – only visual, absolutely no affect on audio or play whatsoever).

Label Visual Record 1 side 1: NEAR MINT, just a few light spindle lines, no marks, no scuffs, no tears, no visible spindle hole wear.

Label Visual Record 1 side 2: NEAR MINT, just a few light spindle lines, no marks, no scuffs, no tears, no visible spindle hole wear.

Label Visual Record 2 side 3: NEAR MINT, just a few light spindle lines, no marks, no scuffs, no tears, no visible spindle hole wear.

Label Visual Record 2 side 4: NEAR MINT, just a few light spindle lines, no marks, no scuffs, no tears, no visible spindle hole wear.

N.B. Please note that I make no adjustment or allowance in grading for minor marks or slight shrinkage marks / lines on labels caused in original pressing; they are quite normal and in my opinion are individual characteristics – not defects.

Outer Cover: EXCELLENT TO PLUS, classic, iconic original ‘one piece’ heavy card construction gatefold by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd., slightest light browning with age adjacent to seam and edges and short linear bruise top front seam – not very noticeable. Slightest evidence of surface rub towards the bottom surfaces front and back which mimic the bottom arc of the vinyls for a couple of centimetres - but minor and not significant. A couple of short light surface creases adjacent to the spine on front and back surfaces, hard to see, a few tiny indents near openings and two only just visible short indent lines on the back - almost negligible. A few tiny light marks caused by handling and storage over time. This is a little used and well cared for cover that is fully deserving of its premium grade, but please take a look at the super-sized photographs and make your own assessment as well.  

Spine: EXCELLENT TO PLUS, a superb wide spine physically well formed with square shoulders, almost as new - just a little light discolouration, there is no text/print on the spines of the UK originals of ‘The Wall’ albums.

Inner Sleeves: EXCELLENT TO PLUS original die cut thick card lyric inners with rounded corners superbly illustrated by GERALD SCARFE - two of the best lyric inner sleeves ever produced, just minor faint discoloration with age and slightest of short superficial surface creases - otherwise in near new condition.

Vinyl Warp: none visible when eye tested on a moving turntable.

Vinyl Weight: 131 & 130 grammes (two handsome HARVEST heavyweights)

Play Grade: I consider all aspects of an albums condition and grading to be highly important and I place particular emphasis on the quality of the audio delivery; superior audio performance is, above all, the main reasons for listening to vinyl. For this reason I have decided to extend my play grade to rate separately how ‘clearly’ and ‘cleanly’ the sound is received. It is quite possible with vinyl to experience great ‘clarity’ and reality without the sound being exceptionally ‘clean’ - that’s ok with me, but it may not satisfy the audiophile. So, a NEAR MINT & NEAR MINT will be the best grade with VERY GOOD PLUS & VERY GOOD PLUS or better being highly satisfactory.

For CLARITY the audio from this vinyl grades: NEAR MINT

For CLEANLINESS the audio from this vinyl grades: EXCELLENT PLUS

Audio Performance: AS CLOSE TO AUDIO PERFECTION AS I HAVE EVER BEEN WITH THIS ALBUM IN PARTICULAR OR VINYL IN GENERAL – AND I HONESTLY DOUBT WHETHER I WILL EVER HEAR A BETTER SET OF VINYLS FOR THIS ALBUM, THEY DELIVER EXQUISITE AUDIO OF NEAR PRISTINE QUALITY AND CLARITY. I HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED THE DIFFICULTY OF FINDING PINK FLOYD VINYLS WHICH DELIVER FIRST RATE AUDIO BUT THESE WILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY. AS REGULAR VISITORS TO MY LISTINGS WILL KNOW I ALWAYS SAY PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS SECTION AND THE GRADING IS BASED ENTIRELY ON MY PERSONAL OPINION AND AUDIO PERCEPTION BELONGS TO THE INDIVIDUAL. WITH VINYL CLARITY THERE IS ALWAYS LIGHT TRANSITIONAL SURFACE SOUND WHICH IS INEVITABLE FROM THIS MEDIUM, EVEN WHEN NEW, AND OCCASIONALLY A LITTLE LIGHT CRACKLE WHICH IS OFTEN STATIC; OR EVEN A RANDOM SOFT TICK – BUT THIS IS MUSIC AUDIO AT ITS BRILLIANT BEST WHICH SHOULD SATISFY EVEN THE MOST DEMANDING OF AUDIOPHILES - A POWERFUL PINK FLOYD CLASSIC DELIVERED BY THE SUPREME MEDIUM - VINYL.

Other: I only find one or two examples of this album a year which I consider as deserving of a listing for sale by auction by reason of rarity in variant and condition. This is without doubt one of the most outstanding examples I have ever seen or heard and warrants serious interest.

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER LISTINGS BY CLICKING ON THE ‘VIEW SELLERS OTHER ITEMS’ IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER BOX OF THIS LISTING - THANK YOU.

My definition of a rare vinyl: Generally there is agreement that to qualify for the description rare there should not be too many of the type offered, available on the market at the time. With my listings that will be the main criterion however I will also occasionally claim rarity based on excellence of condition, or some other key feature, or an accompanying item such as an insert, which is not often found with similar vinyls.

UK first and early pressings: This has become something of a ‘fashion accessory’ for many of the albums listed on eBay and, as with fashion, there are many imitators. Of course with the more popular huge selling albums, where the record companies were fairly sure of major sales from the outset, there were many first pressings but otherwise this was not usually the case. Generally the lower the numbers in the matrices and stamper codes on the vinyl ‘run off’ areas, on both sides of a record, the earlier the pressing therefore ‘A1’ & ‘B1’ are most often first or early pressings, but there are variants and exceptions to the rule. The most notable ones, for example where the ‘1’ matrix was only used for test pressings so the commercial releases started at ‘2’, are well documented now but there are a few more observations which are worth noting. There are low numbered matrices which belong to second and even third pressings (in these cases the record companies gave similar numbers to the first press of a re-issue) you can normally identify these by, examining the labels which are often different in texture and/or design, and by checking the weight of the record as the earlier pressings were normally heavier. This weight difference can also be indicative where different symbols were used in the matrices. For example some record companies first denoted early pressings with A61 & B61 and then soon after changed to A // 1 & B // 1, in these cases weight of the vinyl is often very helpful with identification. Occasionally there are high numbers on first pressings, but this is unusual. Other points to note are the manufacturer of the ‘cover’ or ‘outer sleeve’ and various characteristics or design variants. The ‘inner sleeve’ or ‘bag’ can also be an indicator. However it is not wise to rely on details beyond the matrices and labels as the covers and sleeves can easily be interchanged. ‘Made Up’, Swapped’ or ‘Doctored’ sets are not uncommon, particularly with high value albums which have inserts and special text, so the best advice is to try and make sure that everything matches the criteria thus eliminating most of the risk (a good look at the photographs on the listing, if they are of the actual item offered as they are on all of my listings, is always advisable). As a general rule I suggest that you don’t pay hundred’s or thousands of pounds unless you are buying from a reliable source who provide you with comprehensive information and have a clearly stated ‘Returns Policy’ - or unless you’ve got money to throw away (and in that case there are any number of far more deserving charities)

Audio reproduction on vinyl: In my experience there is always an element of surface or background sound with audio reproduction on vinyl, even when new - very hard to imagine how there could not be when two solid surfaces come into contact with each other and are then amplified! In my opinion anybody who claims there is no surface sound, or ‘silence’, is hard of hearing, has not turned the amplifier on, or is using very poor quality audio equipment. Almost all used vinyl has at least light surface scratches which are always visible when viewed under a bright halogen light - which is what I use for inspection. So if you are uncomfortable with a bit of light crackling it’s probably best not to buy vinyl. In my opinion the light surface sound is more than compensated for by the clarity and ‘reality’ of the overall sound reproduction. I listen carefully to every album I list, before listing it for sale.

Finally: All of this comment contained in this listing is subjective, it is based only on my opinion and your expectations may not necessarily correspond with my standards. If you receive an album from me and you have some differences please remember to use reasonable communication as a first option. I have a comprehensive non confrontational ‘Returns Policy’ which is clearly set out below and providing there is no abuse, or use the negative feedback system, I will always reimburse you in full for your direct costs if you return the album correctly.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE

DESCRIPTIONS: Are given in good faith, but they are based on my opinion and standards.  Bidders should note that they offer at their own risk and must satisfy themselves that they have sufficient information about the item before they enter the bidding process.  Please ask questions before you become involved with the auction, NOT afterwards! Where I list sizes/dimensions they are either as stated on the item/label by the supplier/manufacturer or reasonably accurately hand tape measured; however, they are not necessarily precise, should be taken as approximate and not relied upon where absolute precision is required. This clause does not in any way affect your rights under the terms of my ‘Returns Policy’, it is stated to prevent unnecessary inconvenience to both parties.

INFORMATION: Whilst I take care to try and provide accurate information on the original listing it is possible that new information may become available to me afterwards. I therefore strongly recommend that all bidders read any revisions and the ongoing questions / answers section of the listing before bidding as they may contain updated information which could affect your valuation of the item(s). In the event that new information is published, after the time you have become the high bidder, which adversely affects your valuation of the item(s) and you wish to withdraw from the bidding process please email your request and I will use the cancel bid option with no ongoing liability to any of the parties involved in the auction.

PHOTOGRAPHS: All photographs contained within this listing show the actual item (s) offered – they are not catalogue, archive or library photographs.  Furthermore they are direct images and not re-touched or modified in any way. I try to make good and comprehensive use of images on the listing in order to give the prospective bidder the best opportunity to evaluate the item(s); however it is possible that in some circumstances the photographs can enhance the appearance of the item(s) due to compression so please take this into account before bidding and do not hesitate to ask for more images or information which I am happy to send by attachment to email. This is particularly recommended with overseas buyers where returns are often not a viable option.  

OVERSEAS BUYERS WELCOME: I am pleased to deal with buyers from anywhere in the world. My method of LP packaging reduces the risk to your valuable vinyls & covers in transit. Makes no sense to me to buy something important and then play the ‘high risk of damage game’ when having it shipped around the world – I hope you feel the same. Unless the prospective bidder / buyer states a preference I always quote Airmail as Surface Mail does not usually cost much less and takes a long time (again more risk of damage or loss I think). Also please note that for British Pounds £3.30 extra you can have an International Signed for service which includes insurance up to £32. Insurance quotations to a value you specify in advance of shipping are available on request.

PACKING & POSTAGE:  Vinyl’s are removed from covers and placed in separate transit sleeves. All components are then placed side by side in a polythene inner for extra safety and water resistance and then secured between two corrugated card stiffeners. I use Heavy Duty Mailers Specifically Designed for Vinyl Albums, which provide excellent security and protection, in conjunction with my own Ultra Safe reinforced sealing and packaging method. Internally I use 2 of the highest grade ‘B’ flute corrugated card stiffeners to prevent bending, deformation or edge/corner creasing. Packing & postage prices are NOT negotiable on items dispatched individually or separately. However, if you are a similar time multiple buyer where all items purchased are being sent to the same address and they can be combined safely, you can ask for a discounted quotation before bidding. I will always try to be fair with buyers on p&p costs but if you do not want to pay the prices on the listings or quotations please do not bid.  I am not interested in hearing from successful bidders afterwards questioning and complaining about cost of packing and postage! I always keep proof of posting but unless you pay for Recorded Delivery, International Signed For, Special Delivery or Full Insurance I may not be able to assist you with recovery of the item or any of the costs.

Where postal insurance is included it is subject to Royal Mail Standard Terms & Conditions. Quotations for other insurance or premiums to cover increased values are available on request.

PAYMENT: For Buyers WITHIN the UK: PayPal, or Pound sterling cheques / money orders, with minimum 7 days to clear before despatch.

PAYMENT: For Buyers OUTSIDE of the UK: Payments by PayPal only please.

CANCELLATION: The Seller reserves the right to cancel any bid, entirely at his discretion and without giving prior notice, in the following circumstances:

They have reason to believe that the bidder has not complied with the terms of their offer as set out on the listing.

The bidder’s feedback is of such limited quantity that it cannot be regarded as reliable.

The bidder’s feedback is of dubious quality and/or gives the seller any indication or reason to doubt the credibility of the bid.

MY FEEDBACK POLICY: I leave feedback for buyers after they inform me that they have received the item(s) and have left me their feedback. As I have a clearly stated Returns Policy, which does not expose the buyer to any direct loss whatsoever, I see no reason for either side to indulge in negative feedback. Providing the buyer does not engage in threats, abuse or use of negative feedback I will resolve any problem in a fair and reasonable way. If you have a problem or complaint about any transaction you have made with me contact me on somemightsell_e@btinternet.com and we will find a solution that is acceptable to you.

SUPERSIZED PHOTOGRAPHS: I have super-sized the photographs below to provide prospective bidders with the best opportunity to make their valuation before entering the bidding process, please just click on the ‘Larger Picture’ and arrows to use this facility. Sometimes due to reflection these images can appear slightly distorted, ‘graining’ can appear and dust particles can be exaggerated by the light - in reality there are no defects of this kind.