YS IL Balletto Di Bronzo Italian Vinyl Original Gatefld

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USA customers please read the shipping options if you decide to pay before I send an invoice.

Item Description

Hi,

For bid is a  copy of the really rare Italian classic YS IL Balletto Di Bronzo. I really hate to part with this beauty, but times are tough. This is an original Italian  pressing on Polydor 2448003. The shiny laminate cover is truly outstanding. This is as close to mint as you can get for an album that is over 37 years old. Some minor smudge on the upper right corner and the usual minor corner dings. The gatefold is in great shape as is the booklet inside. No rips, tears, splits or any major defects. This has been stored in it's plastic sleeve since purchase, keeping it nice and clean. In fact, I just opened it to inspect the vinyl for the first time. The sticker is on the outer poly bag. There are no stickers on the album cover.

The vinyl has some obvious signs of wear. While this does not look like it has been played many times there are some issues.  There are several light scratches in the vinyl, nothing really deep, but you can most definitely hear crackling during the quiet parts. Once it starts to crank, you cannot tell any noise is present. The album does not skip. I listened to it all the way through and not once did it skip or hang up. It may even just need a really deep cleaning to help it out also. I bought this new, but obviously some where along the line it received some scratches. I will downgrade the vinyl to VG almost to VG+ due to the rarity. This is a photo of the actual item.  I can photo additional if needed, This has been in my possession for over 35 years. This is not a recent or German or Korean reissue.

Condition

The majority of these records have been in my care for over 20-40 years in a smoke free environment. They have for the most part been very carefully handled.  All of my records are original pressings. If an item is sealed I cannot open it up to describe the label color or variations.  If you are not happy with an item you may return an item within 7 days of receiving.  I have sold almost 1000 records so far and have received countless positive feedback. Sometimes I may make a grading mistake or you may disage with my grade. Or I make a complete fool of myself and forget to mention that an Lp is really an Ep. I do my best to be certian of what I am selling, but I can make a mistake, that is the purpose of the return policy. I have no problem, giving you a full refund, including your shipping costs. I have not way of listening to each album anymore so all my gradings are based on visual. I have always maintained my records in an pristine manner and tend not to sell items that I myself would not buy. I cannot control what is in a sealed copy, however, if an item is a store sealed and not cut out, I generally do not allow returns if the item is opened.

Payment Shipping and holding items

If I receive payment by early Saturday morning, I try to ship right after auction ends. Otherwise items will go out mid week, the following week.

Combined shipping and holding items.

I have no problem holding items to save on shipping costs. 4 per box is the max per shipping and will not make the package too heavy and I can use enough protective pads to cushion them,

I have to adjust my conditions due to some of eBay’s quirkiness. After 30 days I can no longer combine payments since they drop off of eBay’s list. All buyers must pay within 21 days if you request to combine shipping. If you want to wait even longer to get up to the 4 per box, I will send you an additional invoice and adjust the shipping to reflect the other items. Each additional US shipping is about $1.00 more for each lp up to a max of $6.95 for 4 shipped Media mail. $2.00 more per lp to ship Priority. International adds about $3.50 more for each LP. Gatefolds also increase the weight of the package.

I am not responsible for damaged goods, lost goods or theft.

I package things the way I have cared for them for over 30 plus years and I want to ensure that you receive them the same way. I stamp the packages with fragile warnings so that hopefully the post office does not play football with your package. All US packages are sent delivery confirmation. That is the best I can do. If you do not agree with my shipping policy PLEASE DO NOT BID. Thanks for all your support and I'm glad you enjoy them.

I really try to wrap and send things well packaged. I try to send you a photo of the package when it leaves my care.

USA Customers: New Shipping rates

 This will not ship media mail

Do not pick the $4 option, I cannot ship this media mail. This is too valuable to get tossed around by the postal dept.

Priority Mail is $5.95 and you get the mailer and 2 pads and delivery confirmation. It also gets there in a couple of days. Priority is very costly; I have no control over the post office rates.

International Customers

I appreciate your business and want to continue to sell my great records overseas. I had 4 instances of packages not arriving or arriving up to 2 months late. By then Paypal has deducted my income due to their policy. You can read my feedback as I ship all over the world and out of over 300+ shipments, 4 have not made it to their overseas destination. There are 2 ways to ship and unfortunately they are both expensive. First Class International (FCI), which is Air mail and First Class Priority. There, is no ground or surface available. Also, FCI cannot be tracked or insured. All I receive for FCI is a customs number proving I sent the item. My proof on my receipt is the customs number, the date the item was shipped and the country it was shipped to. It does not include your name. This is my proof that I shipped to you, all bidders must agree to take full responsibility if they select FCI. This includes ALL those who pay via Paypal. If you do not agree with this, PLEASE DO NOT BID! If you want protection, insurance is available using Priority Mail. I will not ship any item over $125.00 without insurance. If you want to save money on shipping, I am very willing to hold items and combine shipping. Each additional lp adds about $3.50 to the base shipping price.  Shipping rates just increased in the USA on May 4 2009. The price of the shipping is clearly on the post office stamp.  I make no money on the shipping portion, the post office does.

Customs value

I keep getting requests occasionally about lowering the value of your items. I realize that customs value is something that you are sometimes required to pay, I am not responsible for this charge, please do not ask me to lower the value of the item so that you pay less customs. The price of the item is what I receive; any tax is your responsibility. It is unlawful to lie about the items contents and value. If this raises the price more than you are willing to pay due to the duty tax. Please do not bid.

Thanks again.