Van Halen- Van Halen II 8-Track Tape. RECORD CLUB EDITION
Tested,
Plays. As pictured.
In a brief test, it pulled smoothly and sounded good..
- SHIPPING
NOTES-
U.S.
CUSTOMERS: A package of five tapes weighs under a pound, so an order of up to
five can ship via USPS Media Mail for the same price as ONE! Thus, purchasing
multiples saves you significantly over ordering one at a time. Put everything
in your cart, then order. Nonetheless, due to the way eBay calculates combined
orders, you will likely be overcharged for shipping at checkout. But with
multi-tape orders, I subtract the actual cost of the label from the total you
were charged for shipping—then promptly refund the difference. If a domestic
the order is for over $40 (not including sales tax), I’ll refund ALL the
shipping. Fair enough?
NON-U.S.
CUSTOMERS: With most International orders, “one pound and under” packages can
be sent quite reasonably. Four well-packed 8-track tapes weigh just under a
pound, so four can be sent for the same price as ONE. However, given the way
eBay calculates the weight of combined orders, you will likely be overcharged
for shipping at check-out. But with each multi-tape International order, I
subtract the actual cost of the label from the total you paid for shipping—then
promptly refund the difference. Often, I’ll get an inquiry as to the cost of Internationally
shipping a box 30 or 40 tapes, but this never works out—since International
rates tend to rise exponentially with the weight and size of the package.
PLEASE READ
AND UNDERSTAND BEFORE ORDERING:
Used,
unrestored 8-track tapes such as THIS one are sold strictly as collector’s/
display items with NO guarantee concerning their operating condition. My observation
that a given tape played fine on a Realistic TR-169 is NOT a guarantee that
your machine will yield similar performance-- or for how long. Since this is a
used, UNRESTORED tape, performance deficiencies concerning the pads or splice
are possible. Thus, please order with the understanding that I neither accept
returns, nor give adjustments or refunds related to performance matters. In
fact, I strongly recommend this tape NOT be played until it can be carefully
evaluated or serviced. Further, 8-track tapes were never designed to travel
through the mail and rough handling can, on rare occasions, result in the tape
un-spooling-- something over which I have no control. Unspooling is the reason
a tape might drag or go “Whump… Whump… Whump” rather than tracking smoothly. In the event of a problem I’m happy to
provide contact information for my 8-track guy who, for about $3, will rebuild
it with new pads, splice, and sensing foil- a smokin’ good deal considering the
time involved.
Sorry for
the lengthy disclaimer! Most 8-track guys already know this stuff, are quite
familiar with the legendary unreliability of this format, and probably keep a
splicing block, razor blade and sensing foil at the ready. But it gives me
something firm and final to paste into a return message from somebody who’s
shocked—SHOCKED!!-- that his 60 year-old Sears Silvertone ate a 50 year old
8-track tape-- and implies that this is somehow MY fault. J
RR