John Coltrane; Giant Steps; Atlantic 1311, Stereo, Early Press, Blue-Green label

$

46

I mean ... I really don't need to pre-sell this record in any way ... it is what it is. The cover is rough, but presents surprisingly OK. Vinyl is pretty clean.

See below for more detail:

VINYL: VG+ (8.5 of 10) Early Atlantic stereo press. It's pretty clean. There's a very small amount of really light surface scuffs, but in general it's really clean. Plays just fine. 
COVER: G+ (4.5 of 10) Cover is rough. Wavy from water damage on bottom a bit. Someone put scotch tape on the bottom seam, and there's some tearing on the back corner. But the rest of it is just commonn aging. You can read all the liner notes, and the art is fine -- rough, but presents pretty decent all things considered. 
_______ Now the standard messages:

GRADING: Yes I use standard grading. HOWEVER, I will NEVER use the word "mint" or "near mint" to describe a used LP ... sorry, won't do it. The highest I go is VG+. I use a number after to more represent a combination of how the vinyl looks and how it sounds. 10 is the best. I'll describe what I see in addition. I've found the combination of these two can minimize expectation gaps. But ask questions when in doubt.

CLEANING: Yes. All vinyl is cleaned ... on my own machine I made. Vacuum machine. I wash and rinse with my own formula cleaners -- once with my enzyme cleaner, and rinsed with my own distilled water/alcohol formula. ... this process has worked for me for years.

TESTING: Yes. I've listened to the records I sell. I play on a Lenco L70, via Denon 103 MC cart; tube preamp, a Dynaco ST-70 all tube amp to KLH 17 speakers. An super tubey setup, right!?
SHIPPING: Free for anywhere Media Mail, domestic. Overseas is BY WEIGHT, so check that weight before bidding, you overseas-ers! LPs shipped in a proper box with plastic sleeve, and yes, vinyl shipped outside the sleeve. 
NOTE: Due to the pandemic, I am temporarily suspending international shippments. Once international Post catches up, I begin again.
RETURNS: Generally a no go, unless you have a compelling reason. But if there's a serious problem, I'm sure we can figure it out with a return. I mean, I am an adult ... allegedly. But I do try to describe accurately, offer time for questions, and I deal in used records, not new stuff ... yes, it's always kind of a gamble buying via eBay, which is why I try to do my best to make an objective attempt to describe the LP in question. ASK QUESTIONS WHEN IN DOUBT. I promise, we can make this an easy transaction