SIGNED,ELTON JOHN - CAPTAIN FANTASTIC,SEALED 1 of 2,000
  $   376

 


$ 376 Sold For
Feb 7, 2010 Sold Date
Jan 31, 2010 Start Date
$   10 Start price
18   Number Of Bids
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SIGNED,ELTON JOHN - CAPTAIN FANTASTIC,SEALED 1 of 2,000


     IF YOU DO NOT LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA DO NOT BID WITHOUT PERMISSION!

     ONCE AGAIN, EBAY, IS IMPOSING THEIR WILL BY DENYING BUYERS AND SELLERS THE OPTION TO INSURE OR NOT INSURE ITEMS. DUE TO THIS WE WILL ADD $5.70 TO SHIPPING COSTS IN THE CALCULATOR ON THIS SPECIFIC, VERY SPECIAL ITEM SO THAT IT CAN BE SENT INSURED. JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF EBAY FIXING SOMETHING THAT ISN'T BROKEN!


      We acquired a large group of items that had belonged to a Drug Store, Barbershop, and Shaving collector and this week we will be running some of these, so check our listings. We had relatives who worked at MCA in Gloversville, including in management, so we have some original sealed photo disc records listed, as well. This copy is located in Florida, so should you win more than one record, we will not be able to combine shipping as we normally do. If you have any specific questions, please, email before bidding.
     Here is a factory "SEALED" 33 1/3 RPM copy of CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY by ELTON JOHN that contains the music: CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY, TROWER OF BABEL, BITTER FINGERS, TELL ME WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS, SOME ONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT, GOTTA GET A MEAL TICKET, BETTER OFF DEAD, WRITING, WE ALL FALL IN LOVE SOMETIMES, CURTAINS. While there are other copies of this record listed on Ebay, this is a very special edition indeed. It is one of only 2,000 copies that were pressed, autographed by Elton John & Talpin, and given to friends and industry personalities. A relative who was in a management at the MCA plant in Gloversville, N.Y. got this copy in 1975, it is still factory shrinkwrapped, and has been kept in a smoke free, air conditioned home ever since. There is a label, as seen in the photos, that proclaims what a truly special copy this is as opposed to so-called "limited editions" where they limit production to more than they can sell!


     WHEN DOING FEEDBACK, PLEASE, KEEP IN MIND THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE DESCRIPTORS SAY, EBAY CONSIDERS ANYTHING LESS THAN A 5 AS UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE AND PENALIZES SELLERS IN HIDDEN WAYS. REGARDING SHIPPING TIME, PLEASE, JUDGE THE DATE THE ITEM WAS SENT AND NOT WHEN THE POST OFFICE FINALLY GETS IT TO YOU. THE STAR SYSTEM CAN BE VERY DISCOURAGING WHEN YOU TRY HARD TO DO THINGS RIGHT AND STILL GET LOWERED RATINGS.







Payment options: PAY PAL SINCE SELF SERVING EBAY HAS FORCED US TO ACCEPT IT. IF YOU DON'T LIKE PAY PAL, WRITE AND WE CAN SHARE FRUSTRATIONS! *************** Check-out: YOU WILL RECEIVE A PERSONAL EMAIL NOTICE OR AN EBAY INVOICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER AN AUCTION CLOSES.

Shipping terms: SEE LISTING FOR SHIPPING DETAILS. ***** WE NORMALLY SHIP THE SAME DAY AS PAYMENT ARRIVES IF THE POST OFFICE IS OPEN AND RARELY LATER THAN THE NEXT DAY. SINCE EBAY IS NOW REQUIRING AN ESTIMATED SHIPPING TIME, WE ARE USING 2 BUSINESS DAYS AS C.Y.A. BUT MAILING WILL RARELY TAKE THAT LONG. ***** WE COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE ITEMS TO SAVE YOU MONEY. IF YOU WIN MORE THAN ONE ITEM, WAIT FOR US TO SEND A CORRECTED INVOICE BEFORE PAYING AS THE EBAY SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY JUST ADDS UP THE SHIPPING COSTS UP. ***** WHEN EMPLOYED FOR AN AUCTION, FIXED SHIPPING IS A SET AMOUNT PAID BY THE BUYER THAT MAY END UP BEING MORE OR LESS THAN THE ACTUAL MAILING COST PAID BY THE SELLER. FIXED SHIPPING APPLIES ONLY TO U.S.A., CANADA MAY BE MORE. ***** FOR 9 YEARS ON EBAY, WE DID NOT CHARGE ANY HANDLING FEES. EBAY'S RECENT POLICY CHANGES, NOW INCLUDING DENYING BUYERS THE CHOICE OF INSURING OR NOT INSURING THEIR ITEMS, HAVE INCREASED THE COST OF SELLING SO WE ARE INSTITUTING A $2.75 A PACKAGE (NOT PER ITEM) FEE. FIXED SHIPPING WILL HAVE IT INCLUDED AND CALCULATED SHIPPING WILL HAVE IT IN THE HANDLING SLOT. SINCE BUYERS NO LONGER HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER FORM OF PAYMENT (CAN'T USE THE WORDS BECAUSE OUR LISTINGS WON'T POST) AS WE REQUIRED BEFORE, THAT PART OF YOUR FINAL COST WILL BE BASICALLY THE SAME. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE INCREASED COSTS, PLEASE, BLAME EBAY AS WE ARE THE VICTIMS HERE, TOO! ***** WE WANT OUR BUYERS TO BE SATISFIED SO WE WOULD APPRECIATE BEING NOTIFIED THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR GOODS. ***** Return policy: RETURNS ACCEPTED ONLY IF ITEM IS NOT AS DESCRIBED MINUS SHIPPING CHARGES. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE, EMAIL THEM BEFORE BIDDING.

DUE TO THE CONSTANT BARRAGE OF ANTI-SELLER POLICY CHANGES AT EBAY WE ARE CHANGING OUR TERMS AGAIN SO, PLEASE, READ THEM BEFORE BIDDING TO AVOID CONFUSION LATER. ***** Bidding terms: IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION, PLEASE, DO NOT BID. IT IS UNFAIR TO BOTH BIDDERS AND SELLERS.

WE ARE NOT A BUSINESS BUT A COUPLE WHO HAVE COLLECTED A VARIETY OF THINGS, MOSTLY BABY BOOMER ORIENTED, FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND HAVE RUN OUT OF ROOM TO KEEP IT ALL.

NOTICE: WE LIKE TO EMAIL BUYERS DIRECTLY BUT SOMETIMES EMAILS DO NOT GO THROUGH, PARTICULARLY TO AOL USERS, SO IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM US WITHIN 2 DAYS OF THE CLOSE OF ONE OF OUR AUCTIONS, PLEASE, NOTIFY US. WE HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEMS RECEIVING, ONLY SENDING. Email: shark20@nycap.rr.com
 




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