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 EXTREMELY RARE, VERY LARGE ELVIS PRESLEY COLLECTION!!

FOR SERIOUS ELVIS FANS/COLLECTORS ONLY:

 

I CAN NO LONGER DEVOTE SUFFICIENT TIME TO MY ELVIS PRESLEY COLLECTION, SO HAVE DECIDED TO OFFER IT FOR SALE TO SOMEONE WHO CAN APPRECIATE IT, AND CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND UPDATE IT.  IT REPRESENTS YEARS OF EFFORT, AND AN INVESTMENT OF SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS.  IT CONTAINS MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF ELVIS RELEASES AND MEMORABILIA; IT IS AN IDEAL COLLECTION FOR THE “TRUE” ELVIS COLLECTOR OR FAN, AND WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT.

 

SOME GROUND RULES REGARDING THE POSSIBLE SALE OF THE COLLECTION:

 

I WILL NOT SPLIT THE COLLECTION, BUT I HAVE REMOVED ALL DUPLICATES FROM THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES!!

I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL EXCELLENT OFFERS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COLLECTION, BUT IT WAS  COLLECTED AS AN ENTITY, AND WILL BE SOLD THE SAME WAY.  IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN ALL ELEMENTS, THEN YOU CAN PROBABLY SELL THOSE ITEMS YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN.  THAT IS THE WAY I HAD TO ACQUIRE MANY OF THE ITEMS I HAVE IN THE COLLECTION.

 

I WILL “CARRY” PURCHASE OF THE COLLECTION WITH NO INTEREST FOR A PERIOD OF TIME (NO MORE THAN A YEAR), IF A BUYER SHOULD BE INTERESTED IN PURSUING THAT OPTION.  NO ITEMS WILL BE SHIPPED UNTIL TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE IS PAID. 

 

SHIPPING COSTS WILL BE HIGH, ESPECIALLY IF A BUYER LIVES IN EUROPE; MOST SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LP ALBUMS, AND THERE ARE ALMOST 400 OF THEM SO THERE IS A LOT OF WEIGHT THERE.  I WILL “SPLIT” SHIPPING COSTS (First Class Mail International) WITH THE BUYER, IF THEY LIVE IN EUROPE. 

INSURANCE IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BUYER, AND AT THEIR EXPENSE; I HAVE NEVER “LOST” A SHIPMENT, BUT THERE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN THE COLLECTION, SO BUYER CAN DECIDE.

DO NOT USE THE SHIPPING COSTS ON THE AUCTION, SINCE YOU CANNOT SHOW ACCURATE COSTS.  SHIPPING COSTS WILL BE DETERMINED, BASED ON BUYERS LOCATION, AND METHOD OF SHIPMENT.

 

I WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO SHOW ALL PICTURES, OR LIST ALL THE ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION ON THE AUCTION, ONLY SAMPLES; IF YOU ARE “TRULY” INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THE COLLECTION, CONTACT ME BY EMAIL VIA EBAY AND PROVIDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, AND SPECIFIC ITEMS YOU WANT DETAILED LISTINGS OF, AND SPECIFIC PICTURES.

 

 

I HAVE DETAILED LISTS OF WHAT IS IN EACH CATEGORY, AND CAN PROVIDE THOSE BY EMAIL;  I WILL BE GLAD TO PROVIDE PICTURES OF “UNIQUE” OR UNUSUAL ITEMS, AS REQUESTED. 

 

IF YOU ARE NOT A SERIOUS BUYER, PLEASE DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME AND MINE IN REQUESTING A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT YOU DON’T INTEND TO USE.  I WILL NEGOTIATE WITHIN REASON, BUT DON’T INSULT ME!

 

THE AUCTION LISTING SHOWS A SUMMARY OF ITEMS AND QUANTITIES IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES, ALONG WITH SOME PICTURES OF MORE UNIQUE ITEMS.   THERE ARE “MINT” ITEMS (UNOPENED) AND  NEAR MINT ITEMS, STILL IN SHRINK.  LISTING WILL SHOW MORE DETAIL ABOUT CATEGORIES, QUANTITIES, CONDITION, ETC.. 

 

THERE ARE ALSO SOME “UNIQUE” ITEMS; ONE IN PARTICULAR IS “EXTREMELY RARE”;  47-8400 WLP (WITH SLEEVE) IN EXCELLENT CONDITION; THE ONLY COPY I HAVE EVER SEEN, AND TRULY A “RARE” ITEM FOR A COLLECTION.  THERE SEEMS TO BE A QUESTION REGARDING THE VALIDITY OF THE SLEEVE?  I AM AWARE THAT THE "BOOK" SHOWS NO SLEEVE FOR THIS ITEM; THE SLEEVE WAS WITH THE ITEM WHEN I PURCHASED IT; BASED ON APPEARANCE OF THE SLEEVE, PAPER IT IS PRINTED ON, AND THE APPARENT AGE, I BELIEVE THAT THE SLEEVE IS PROBABLY A VALID ITEM.  IT WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST ELVIS ITEM I HAVE FOUND THAT IS NOT "LISTED IN THE BOOK".  CONVERSELY, I HAVE NO WAY TO PROVE IT'S VALIDITY.  PLEASE ACCEPT THE FACT THAT A SLEEVE COMES WITH THE RECORD; IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE A LEGITIMATE ITEM, BUT REALLY HAS NO BEARING ON THE VALUE OF THE RECORD, WHICH IS THE PRIMARY ITEM OF INTEREST IN THIS AUCTION. 

 

THANKS FOR VIEWING THE AUCTION; GOOD LUCK, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED!!

 

ELVIS COLLECTION

 

COLLECTION CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 2,200 INDIVIDUAL ITEMS, SINCE I HAVE REMOVED DUPLICATES. 

 

COLLECTION CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

 

1.  VIDEOS (VHS); MOVIES AND SPECIALS      65 TAPES    

 

2.  8 TRACK TAPES (plus working 8-Track Player)    151 TAPES    

 

3.  CASSETTES          284 CASSETTES      

 

4.  MISCELLANEOUS  ITEMS     56         

 

5.  PHOTO/TOUR ALBUMS          18         

 

6.  MAGAZINES/ARTICLES          43         

 

7.  BOOKS, HARDCOVER & PB (SOME 1ST ED.)   109           

 

8.  BOXED SETS             20 (some MINT)    

 

9.  78 RPM RCA RECORDS:   24 US  (ALL); 15 CANADIAN  (39 total)  

 

10.  45’S WITH PS     Primary Collection = 298 UNIQUE ITEMS, MANY RARE!

       55 WLP; 15 WLP RECORD PREVUE; 55 yellow & tan Promo’s, (SOME "BOX SETS")            

       (Primary Collection is NM  condition)

 

11.  EPA’S WITH PS     Primary Collection = 256 Albums (U S +Imports)      

       (There are 11 MINT, unopened EPA’s, 14 NM still in Shrink; SEE PICTURES 5 & 6)

       Includes EPA 5088, EPA 5101, and EPA 5141, "Touch of Gold", still in shrink, UNOPENED!

       (Remainder of US Issues are NM, but not in shrink-wrap).

       THERE ARE 5 MAROON LABEL EPAs, NM CONDITION (SEE PICTURE 7)

       There are 26 Orange Label EPAs, 23 "Dog On Side" EPAs      

       (Primary U S issues Collection is NM in condition)

       (Each U S Issue EP listed is a unique item, i.e. a different version sleeve/record)

 

12.  LP Albums; 251 UNIQUE RECORDS, 371 VERSIONS      

 LPs will rate VG+ to NM, unless otherwise designated; Some are Mint to Near Mint condition!!  (Still “in shrink”)  Some very rare and unique Albums

 

 

13.  ELVIS SUN LABELS/Miscellaneous Elvis Records     76 RECORDS  

      

       Inclues 5 original Sun 45 releases;  5  Sun 78 RPM Record Reproductions of 

        original releases, NM; includes 3 WLP, Record Prevue, NM, Reproductions;

       Includes numerous Elvis 45  “Reproductions”on Sun Label; numerous  Elvis

       Releases on various “other” labels; Reproductions of original Sun 45 Releases;

 

14.  45’S IN PLAIN SLEEVES    Primary Collection  = 276 SINGLES,

      

15.   CD’s; Total of  115 CD’s, many Rare.

 

16.  EP Records, Plain Sleeve, U S Releases  (Most NM, a few VG+)    44                 

      

PRIMARY COLLECTION IS NM FOR U.S. ISSUED EP’S AND PIC SLEEVES;

 

ALL ITEMS WILL RATE AT LEAST VG+(unless otherwise designated);

MANY ARE M or NM CONDITION!!  (Still “in shrink”; some EP’s/CD’s/LP’s  never opened). 

 

There is a complete set of the Gold Standard 45’s with Picture Sleeves, NM condition;

47-8400 WLP with sleeve is obviously the rarest offering in the collection, in NM condition.  (See pictures, and comments above).

PRO 12 is also included

SP 33 461 WLP "Palm  Sunday " LP Album

SP-33-571-1 WLP 2 Record LP Album

DJL1-3455   WLP  LP Album

DJL1-0606, "Banded" Promo DJ Copy LP Album

FJ-1981 (w/Belt Buckle, 6 page script)

 

Other rare/unique items include:

PRO 12

SDS-57-39;

SPA 7-27

SPD-19;

SPD-22

SPD-23

SPD-26

EH-D1;

DJ-56;

CR-15;

SP-45-139;

47-6357 WLP Record Prevue (only US Record Prevue release);

47-7506 “Elvis Sails” sleeve, Mint, Shrink never opened;

Most Talked About New Personality;

 

Pictures reflect a “sample” of items offered, and quality of items included.

      

I HAVE REMOVED ALL "DUPLICATES" FROM THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES, UPON REQUEST; THIS HAS REDUCED THE NUMBER OF ITEMS, AS WELL AS THE COST!! 

 

THIS IS STILL AN EXTREMELY LARGE COLLECTION OF A VARIETY OF ELVIS ITEMS/MEMORABILIA.

 

IT REPRESENTS YEARS OF EFFORT, A HUGE INVESTMENT, AND IS AN EXCEPTIONAL LOT OF ELVIS ITEMS

IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION!  THIS IS FOR THE "TRUE" ELVIS FAN OR COLLECTOR!

 

THE COLLECTION WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT, SINCE ORIGINAL ELVIS ITEMS HAVE

INCREASED IN VALUE TREMENDOUSLY, AND WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO DO SO, SINCE

 "THEY DON'T MAKE THEM ANYMORE"!

 

PLEASE!! ONLY THOSE WITH A TRUE INTEREST CONTACT ME; I DON'T NEED RUDE, UNPROFESSIONAL,

RADICAL COMMENTS, OR SNIDE REMARKS ABOUT YOUR PERCEPTION OF THE COLLECTION.

 

THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REVIEW THIS AUCTION; YOUR INTEREST IS APPRECIATED!!