Welcome to my international rock & blues memorabilia collection.  Collecting has been my hobby for over 50 years in the USA, Europe and in various countries where i lived in or was on vacation. Some items were on loan to the Rock & Blues Museum in Clarksdale (1996-2019) and are now in storage. I will be selling most of my private collection of used records & memorabilia and other stuff due to retirement, as I cannot take them with me.


THIS AUCTION IS FOR:


WYNTON KELLY/WES MONTGOMERY Gatefold LP 33 rpm Verve:SMOKING AT THE HALF NOTE


Condition Indication: plays well, around VG+or better on my record player with some  wear, hairlines, very light surface scratches,(intro) noise.  Album GATE FOLD cover: some wear ,  split on top, discoloring due to age: see all photos. 


Sold Used, as is, with no returns:  You get what you get. Please judge for your self and check all photos.


Make an offer I can't refuse if you want to lock it in. Please note i am not able to be on line all day and do not check my listings on the day that the auction ends, so make sure to make your offer at least 24 hours before auction end. Thanks for your consideration.


Payment please within 24 hours of the auction end!


Make high offer if you want to lock it in.


NOTE: Extended shipping times, since Covid, being in the high risk group, I ship once a week. The sooner one pays the sooner its ships, also lately the mail is slow. Once I deliver the package to the office to USPS its out of my hands, please follow tracking and give it time, USPS is kinda slow these days and some times it takes USPS a week or so longer than mentioned as delivery on the tracking; i cant be hold responsible for delays in shipping as i do not control the USPS. Thank you for your patience, understanding and cooperation.


SHIPPING & HANDLING COSTS are as quoted: All conditions, shipping etc are clearly featured in my auctions, my shipping & handling is based time spent (labour), packing materials, tape, ink, paper, car/driving to the post office, stickers, postage etc. Experienced packing & shipping: LPs, 45 s are packed in official packaging materials like record mailers/carton etc. 


 Any questions about shipping & handling before one bids and before auction end only.


DOMESTIC TRANSACTIONS & INTERNET SALES TAX

Note: As of January 1, 2021 a total of 44 jurisdictions in the USA  require the collection of sales tax. Buyer pays applicable tax which In such cases, eBay collects and remits Internet Sales Tax to the tax authorities.


Combined shipping in the USA...first LP as quoted, add $1 dollar extra per each additional LP: add $1.70 extra for insurance for combined auctions of total value of $ 40 and over. Combine auctions ending within 2 days of each other only, unless discussed before auction end. In case you over 3 records combined sent me a message for a quote.


PLEASE WAIT WITH PAYMENT UNTIL YOU RECEIVE MY DISCOUNTED INVOICE FOR COMBINED SHIPPING OF MY AUCTIONS!


Items can only be shipped via the Ebay system to the address of buyer on the Ebay label; if the item needs to be send to another address buyer needs to contact Ebay in advance and change the address before the auction ends. Requests from buyer to ship the item somewhere else after an auction is won, cannot be honored.


 INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS

Import fees ( including taxes & custom fees) will apply in foreign country, to which the item is shipped.Sellers can't include these international costs in the item's purchase and shipping price. Foreign buyers are responsible for payment of any taxes in their country.

Some countries and jurisdictions require eBay to collect import tax, sales tax etc. from the buyer when they pay for their order. Please check with Ebay and your tax authorities in your country as taxes, import duties etc differ per country, to avoid unpleasant surprises afterwards.


INTERNATIONAL BUYERS:PLEASE CHECK IN ADVANCE IN YOUR COUNTRY BEFORE YOU BID WHICH TAXES ARE APPLICABLE AND WILL BE CHARGED EXTRA TO YOU ON TOP OF THE ITEM PRICE INCLUDING SHIPPING COSTS. 


Once the item is over the border its out of my hands,  If the postoffice in your country does not deliver i am not to be responsible, you can see from the tracking number  that i shipped it and follow it. Once shipped with tracking i am not responsible when your postoffice does not deliver it. If your postoffice  attempts delivery buyer needs to contact their local post office, if delivery fails or item is not picked up and the post office returns it back to me, i am willing to offer you a partial refund, meaning the purchase price back without Shipping/handling or alternatively once returned, i can ship it again to you but you need to send me in that case additional shipping and handling charges again first. Please follow your tracking number; I am not responsible if the addressee does not pick up the item once delivered and get sent back or get lost in the mail as i do not control your local postoffice. If there is damage because the customs opened the package careless or the wrong way i am not responsible for the damage. I ship via the Ebay system. Yes, international shipping from the USA to the rest of the world is high as US postage is a lot higher than anywhere else and i pack well and use official record mailers & packaging materials, while taxes will be added by your country.


Foreign buyers excluded from my international shipping list can always contact me to make offer via an Ebay message and I see what I can do. 


 PS: Any questions about my auctions please communicate before one places a bid and/or before auction end. Remember all items are sold as is, with no returns. I do not always know when/where the record was pressed or year of release, i describe the items as best as i can and add photos of the items. I grade the items visible and do not describe nor guarantee what i have no knowledge of or what is not is mentioned in the description. What you see is what you get, so please judge for your self.   Communicate all your questions please. No returns in principle as i am retiring from my lifelong collection. In case there would be an issue when the item is received by buyer please contact me immediately. Please no "remorse buyers" ; if your not sure out of my description or photos or my answers when you ask before the auction ends, please do not bid at all. I do my best to respond in time with all information i have. Unfortunately I experienced a few remorse buyers who did not pay and wanted to pay less after they won an auction or made some reasons up not stated in my description, which I had to report to Ebay. Note a contract is a contract, so again address all your relevant issues and concerns in advance or during the listing before it ends and not after you won an auction.


If you want to lock an item in, make me an offer i can't refuse via Ebay message.


Thanks! Happy Bidding!



RECORD GRADING



SEALED            Unopened, unplayed, still in shrink wrap?sealed records are collected by collectors who keep them sealed..sealed records are sold as is, meaning sealed and need to stay unopened in order not to loose their value.

NM                      As close to perfect as you can get, no visible scuffs or scratches.  Played only a couple times at most.

VG++                      a couple very minor surface scuffs, but certainly no or hardly any scratches.  Might have some minor (intro) noise  

VG+                         Vinyl has a few surface scuffs and/or very minor scratches, hairlines (but no feeler scratches).  Might have some noise here & there


VG                           Vinyl has numerous surface scuffs and/or very minor scratches, hairlines (but no feeler scratches).  some noise her and there but still enjoyable


 VG -                       Vinyl has numerous surface scuffs and minor scratches.  noise, but still enjoyable



. G                      Vinyl has numerous surface scuffs/scratches, hairlines and probably feeler scratches (as noted in listing), record has been played a lot and a lot of noise, could have a few skips and or clicks.


 P                                In bad shape, no rating..could be used for display, wall hanger only  or to make a bowl if its a collectible record.


NOTE: all used records are graded conservatively and might have some  intro noice.