RE: Some LZ Shopping Tips?... And Happy Thanksgiving

[Eddie Lombardi <elombardi70@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nathan

Ebay should be fine for buying vinyl if you follow some basic tips.  I buy on 
ebay all the time and the only time I make a bad purchase is when I don't 
follow my own rules!

The biggeest problem with ebay, IMO, is record grading.  Not all sellers get it 
right.  If you just follow a few rules you should be ok.

Before bidding on an lp check what the seller actually sells.  If he is a 
regular seller of lps then consider buying.  If not move on.  Why?  Because as 
a regular seller of lps he's more likely to know what he's taking about.

Even if he's a regular seller of lps check to see if he's just dumping his 
Dad's record collection.  There are a lot of people on ebay like this.  As 
genuine as they may be they might not really know how to grade records.

Read the description!  Twice.  Then read it again.  Check to see if he has play 
graded (i.e. played the record) or just sight graded.  Play graded is always 
better but will probably cost you more - but its worth it.   

Always, always, always check the feed back.  Even if its 100% check it anyway 
to see what comments he's getting.  You might get something like, ok but lp was 
vg+ not excellent

Those tips should help you get the right one.  There are a lot of Zep lps on 
ebay listed in the US so you should get a pretty good score.  

Eddie

> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:15:05 -0500
> From: nhevensone@xxxxxxxxx
> To: zeppelin@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Some LZ Shopping Tips?... And Happy Thanksgiving
>
> I need to get Zep on vinyl. The stores closest to me here in good
> ole' Georgia have Presence, IV, or Houses respectively, but I can't
> find any more.
>
> Where can I go to get Zep vinyl for a (preferably) cheap price? What
> do I mean by cheap? I got Presence, mint condition (played only four
> times... and no scratches or fingerprints or anything... checked
> myself), for $5.00
>
> I'll go to $25 per vinyl if it's brand new unopened.
>
>
> Also, I keep hearing about these rare releases, rare vinyl. vinyl
> boots, etc, etc, etc, but then I hear "don't buy 'em off Ebay." But,
> Ebay's the only place I've found these things, and even there the rare
> stuff is just a little out of my price range (from which others have
> told me was way over-inflated prices, which doesn't surprise me, being
> Ebay and all that...). So... where else can I find some good stuff,
> then?
>
>
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