Rammellzee vs. K-Rob – Beat Bop 12" ORIGINAL SEALED BASQUIAT RAP HOLY GRAIL
$
1,136
$ 1136
Sold For
Jul 23, 2012
Sold Date
Jul 13, 2012
Start Date
40
Number Of Bids
USA
Country Of Seller
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Description
Rammellzee vs. K-Rob 12" Beat Bop - Tartown TT001 ORIGINAL 1983 RAP HOLY GRAIL, STILL SEALED!!! Cover art, production, and rapping (allegedly) by the legendary NYC street artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. This is a genuine original pressing! One of 500 copies!
Well, here you have it folks, AGAIN, the last copy I've got of this truly legendary record, the first two copies I had from the same collection were open copies, genuine originals at 45rpm with the correct markings in the trail off wax, in outstanding shape! From a collection that's migrated from 1980's NYC to 2012 Orlando FL, there is significant cover wear, the spine corners are both bent pretty significantly, but the open edge looks nice and straight. Shrink wrap is a little haggard, but it's still on there! I've been dealing records for 20 years, and with rare sealed records like this one, the big question is of course, how WILL the record look on the inside?
My educated guess is that there might be an ever so slight bell-warp to this record. The other two copies I've had were both really nice and flat and they still had shrink wrap on them. As the shrink aged on this one, it may have tightened slightly pulling the record in from all sides. With that warning, I want to be clear that this record, if it has a bell warp at all it's probably very slight, it's got to be 98-99% flat. When I lay the record down on one side I can feel solid contact with the table on all 4 sides, on the other side the edges are slightly elevated by less than a millimeter, barely enough for air to get under.
I want to give the bidders and lucky winner the most exact info possible. Any questions I can answer that would further help you in your quest are happily answered!
SHIPPING
Shipping will be pricey on this one, as you should expect. All buyers will pay the exact shipping cost, which will be for Priority Insured. I will give you an exact quote after the auction ends. This applies to international buyers as well, but additionally I have to declare the entire value of the auction for insurance costs. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO SHIP AN INSURED PACKAGE INTERNATIONALLY. Your package will be packed like you've never seen a record packed, safe and sound to any destination! If you are from Italy and you want to bid on this record, you must have a perfect eBay score above 200.
RETURNS
No Returns Accepted, once you get it and open it, it's yours!
PAYMENT
PayPal only, in 48 hours or record will be re-listed or sold to next highest bidder.
THANK YOU FOR BIDDING!