“2026 “GET OUT THE VOTE!!” List” a/k/a LIST #100 PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITE FOR *LINKS* TO ALL DOCUMENTS. Frank Merrill/Saturday Night Records WWW.SATURDAYNIGHTRECORDS.COM 848 Dodge Avenue, #PMB-112 Evanston IL 60202 – and my EMAIL is: fmerri4llj4r@gma4il.com (REMOVE THE 4s to see my correct email address.) IMPORTANT NOTE FOR OVERSEAS CUSTOMERS: I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO TAKE CREDIT CARDS! I had to cancel from it. WHY? Simple reason. The credit-card bank charges me STEEP MONTHLY FEES even in the months that I do not use the account at all (which is at least nine months every year). More credit card customers have migrated from the Cards because credit cards apparently charge incredibly high exchange rates on money, which also means that total customer charges to credit cards have decreased, but the “fixed costs” stay. They are NOT really FIXED AT ALL (ranging from around $40 per month, to sometimes nearly $200, WITH NO EXPLANATION, even if I charged nobody!); they are now MORE THAN 17% of the amount I collected as of 2025. That is NOT an option, and I had to run away. I’ve been charging an extra 4.5% on overseas orders that used credit cards, so the amount I was losing just got CRAZY. Monthly charges used to be highly predictable and consistent, but not anymore, and the methods are entirely opaque, which tells me that I’m a victim of some kind of fraud from that bank. AND I CAN’T START OVER AGAIN WITH A NEW BANK, not with only two more lists to go, and the new bank wouldn’t have any history with me. Nothing, then suddenly thousands of dollars being charged (100% overseas) in less than two weeks, LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE A SCAM. In 2010 I was forced to change banks when the former bank dissolved, and after charging over $15,000 and shipping all the records, the NEW BANK (not having any of my history) considered me a scammer and they voided all transactions. I can’t do that again, and especially not to carry me over for only one more year! Sorry to have to tell you this, but I don’t have a choice, and this year I could lose more than 20% instead as the customer base shrinks, AND as I’m able to offer fewer and fewer truly rare records. I NOW HAVE ONLY ONE CHANGE REMAINING (List #101 in January 2028), TO EVER SELL ANYTHING RARE, so I’m not picking them up, only to be stuck with them. Ebay is not an option! (This message is repeated in shorter form below, to make sure you’re aware of this.) POSSIBLE OVERSEAS COMPLICATIONS: In 2025, nearly all overseas packages that I sent on 22 November were delayed until JANUARY, before reaching European destinations! This cannot happen again! Therefore, this year (for the first AND FINAL time, because List #101 will be in JANUARY 2028, avoiding the holidays), I will be doing my best to notify buyers, possibly even before all USA shipping is finished. I would like to have all overseas shipping done by 16 or 17 November. If that deadline isn’t made, I may suggest shipping after Christmas. THERE IS ANOTHER POSSIBLE ISSUE – PLEASE PREPARE FOR THIS: I can no longer accept credit cards! I always asked for a 4.5% surcharge (usually rounded up to the next dollar), but I was HORRIFIED when I analyzed it deeper for the year 2025. I found out that my total account fees were around 17%. THAT IS UNSUSTAINABLE, and that would force me to “take good fill away” from all who pay by credit cards, which I REFUSE TO DO – so, instead, I CANCELED MY ACCOUNT to get rid of the terrible problem. You will need to pay me via PayPal, or perhaps Western Union or bank transfer. I prefer to avoid bank transfer, because MONEY (which can exceed 10% of the total) “DISAPPEARS WITHOUT WARNING” before it reaches me. (Once it was $15 disappearing on a $122 order.) Paypal and Western Union are the only methods where I KNOW how much I will actually receive, and I know what their fees will be – WITHOUT any secret or hidden costs I cannot forecast. A TUTORIAL ON HOW I FILL ORDERS, and why service can be slow – please read, especially NEW customers: This is NOT a “fast” list! I’m not sure if anybody else, in the entire history of anything collectible, has done what I do! It’s a task that’s nearly impossible, and I have no clue how I’m able to do this! This method and “quick/fast service” cannot coexist (other on occasional small orders). Any TIMELY order (which gives you more than half a month, actually) should get a favorable result. I also try to give as many Priority (most-wanted) requests as I can. I “SIMULTANEOUSLY” award THOUSANDS of records as if ALL THE ORDERS got here at the same split second (in reality covering a time period several weeks long), and I cannot determine who ordered first. Getting your stuff in less than 15-20 days is *RARE*, but many people tell me they’re much happier with the results, because EVERYBODY has a chance! This can be daunting to some of you, but it works! NOTE THAT U.S.A. CUSTOMERS must send full OR PARTIAL payment VIA U. S. MAIL with their order; that puts you into the queue. The volume here is too challenging for me to be able to add HUNDREDS of extra emails and a complex “multi-layered” order-retrieval system. (If I did this, you’d get your orders yet another one or two weeks later.). TABLE OF CONTENTS, ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS , TIPS, SUGGESTIONS for this list: MINIMUM ORDER $10, PLEASE. HUGE NONCHART SECTION! – R&roll, girl groups, Nor. soul, funk, instrumental, ETC. 45s, 78s, LPs!! Buckle up for around 3,000 titles! This is a DENSE good mix of ALL categories, even including decent selections of rockabilly, garage, and doowop, rock and roll – categories I don’t always have good selections of! Pretty much ALL genres are here! YOU WILL SEE A VERY NICE “JOLT” OF SCARCE ROCKABILLY THIS YEAR, and some doowop!!! RADIO STATION MUSIC SURVEYS! partial listing of about 50 vintage Radio Station charts! If interested, I can send you a FULL list of these, which is much longer. These from USA/Canada/Australia list (HUGE!); I have smaller North Carolina list. The PAPER LIST has only a sampling of these. On my website, I am including my ENTIRE LIST. There are more than 1,000. PUNK, NEW WAVE, ETC. – There is a new deluge of 500 or 600 records mixed within this document. There is another punk list on my website, listed in the lower portion of PART ONE, designated as “PunkForSale” which is the reduced-price portion of previously-listed punk records removed from “punk—1aa”. It’s a dynamic and living document similar to the “6” series, except unlike those there is no 40% discount. Punk documents are at full listed price. ALSO, FOR THE FIRST TIME, I HAVE INCLUDED A SEPARATE SECTION OF AVANT GARDE, EXPERIMENTAL, NOISE, AND ABSTRACT MUSIC. [NOT ON THIS LIST] PICTURE SLEEVES: I didn’t put together an additional list this year. SEE WEBSITE (Part One) for Picture Sleeves. MISCELLANEOUS, SPOKEN WORD, ADVERTISING, ANNOUNCEMENTS, LOCAL/REGIONAL “PRIDE” SONGS! 45-LP You’ll see stuff like movie commercials, sports narrations, songs praising small towns or large cities (or regions), labor, promotions and advertising, interviews, and some various and sundry stuff. THIS SECTION IS NICE! COUNTRY AND WESTERN – 45s, 78s, LPs!—You will see a medium-sized section, but most items are NEWLY-LISTED ITEMS, and deeply-discounted stuff from last time (some moved from Answer Records). HORROR, MONSTERS, HALLOWEEN – HAVE FUN!! This is LARGER THAN USUAL, and there’s some great items in here. WAR, MILITARY, TROOPS, VIET NAM, COLD WAR, CIVIL WARS, OIL, NIXON, WATERGATE, PATRIOTIC FOR USA AND OTHER COUNTRIES, ETC. – This section is now sizable, and I think it includes lot of items I’ve never listed before. MOVIES, TV, SHOWS AND PERSONALITIES - “ENTERTAINMENT” - EXTREMELY TINY SECTION THIS YEAR POP, EASY LISTENING JAZZ, NON-ROCK – 45s! Collectors should look here, with about 150 items listed. NOVELTY AND TOPICAL (ALL TYPES)—MASSIVE!! – 45s, 78s, LPs, CDs!! ALSO, THE ONE-TIME RETURN OF THE “DIRT, FILTH AND CRUD” 45s, which was last a feature of my novelty list around “a generation ago.” THIS WILL BE THE LARGEST LIST OF RISQUE/R-RATED/X-RATED RECORDS THAT HAS EVER EXISTED. My Indiana friend had a CRAZY collection of these. NO ONE EXPECTS THAT FROM A FORMER PROFESSIONAL CLASSICAL MUSICIAN, LOL. In total, this is the largest novelty list I’ve ever had! This is even more massive than the huge list in 2025! NOTE: ANSWER RECORDS should be treated as “Nonchart 2.0,” as there are many items here worthy of that section. This section IS GREAT for you! CHRISTMAS —45s, 78s, LPs!— The percentage of titles I have listed in the past is low! I’d say at least 75% are debuts. I had PLANNED for around 2,500 titles. My decision to shorten it remarkably, is explained in the introduction to it. BILLBOARD CHARTED HITS *HOT 100, SOUL/R&B, BUBBLING UNDER* - You should ALL look! This year has A GREAT ASSORTMENT of Hot 100 and Bubbling Under, though not a large section as usual BILLBOARD CHARTED HITS (Hot 100, R&B. Bubbling Under) AT 40% DISCOUNT. Please refer to my website DOCUMENT 4i FOR AROUND 8,000 CHARTED titles, many at “fire sale” prices. Total your wants and subtract 40%. Even a lot of SOUL here! THE PAPER LIST only showed a representation; THIS document on my website lists around 8,000 titles. *ANTICIPATED TIMETABLES* PLEASE PLEASE, send your order as early as possible. Here are latest timetable estimates: PRIORITY REQUESTS: I may be UNABLE to help as easily after 26 October. Ordering before then will help US a lot.! OVERBIDDING (soul and popcorn only, please!): After 30 October, please DO NOT SEND new overbids. HOPING TO HAVE PREPAID USA ORDERS UP TO DATE: I’m estimating 11 November, at this point. (Shopping may happen as much as two weeks later, due to the EXTREME need to make sure all Overseas orders are shipped before 20 November, to avoid HORRIFIC delays on them. NOTIFY OVERSEAS ORDERS (NOTE: I CAN NO LONGER ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS!): hopefully AROUND 13 November. OVERSEAS WILL BE NOTIFIED BEFORE USA. See below. NOTIFYING “PART-PAID” USA ORDERS **AND** OVERSEAS: Hoping for around 10-14 November, notifying OVERSEAS FIRST, to avoid repeating the 22 November 2025 nightmare (Europe orders not received until January!). PLEASE try to ORDER EARLIER so that all of my work doesn’t pile up at the last moment. Mistakes and other such things become far more possible on later orders as well. TARDY ORDERS will be accepted, but travel logistics could delay them for many weeks, and priorities/overbids may be useless on very late orders. Please try to order early. Thank you so very much! NO INITIAL PAYPAL PAYMENTS FROM USA - funds to be sent by POSTAL MAIL. U. S. A. orders MUST be prepaid (ALL OR PARTIALLY), I prefer check or M.O. rather than cash (which is also OK), Not sending Postal payment makes it FAR too easy for me to misplace an order. PayPal is “too messy” not to mention fees. Checks /MO’s are free or cheap. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ABBREVIATIONS BEING USED ON THIS LIST: SAMPLE LISTING: MEL OTT: dracula 666dj [m- PS] – don’t steal my bat! mono/stereo vg sol-b WARP (2 Gram) BID//MIN:10 midt Nor. Instr. FORMAT: ARTIST; release info/#; PIC. SLEEVE (IF ANY); titles; grades-and-blemishes; PRICE (no $ sign); descriptions/notes WHAT THE ABOVE EXAMPLE SAYS: Flip is the same title. (Old “carryover” listings might instead show it as “steal my bat!”/same. I now try to be more specific.) Record is graded VG [Very Good], sticker on label. Warp should play OK with 2 grams of tracking; BID at least $10 on this. The blip-side label has writing on it. It’s a midtempo Northern soul Instrumental. GG – Girl Group: A decreasingly-but-still-common abbreviation on this List, which is likely to run its course on this list PS – record has a PICTURE SLEEVE, graded as shown. If it’s a title sleeve (or slv), that will be indicated well. WARP (Play OK) -or- WARP(x grams) Record is warped. “Play OK” it means that it did not “jump” at 1½ grams tracking that I use. If a weight is shown, THAT’S THE WEIGHT AS WHICH THE SKIPPING OR STICKING STOPPED for me. wol = Writing On the Label sol = Sticker On label tol = Tape On label xol = “X” or “XX” on... #ol = Number On Label NOTE: BEGINNING IN 2021 and carried over since, I show which side is defaced…so “sol-b” means sticker on the flip side label. coh = “CUT OUT HOLE” or bb hole in label (if the PS also has a coh, that will also be shown separately) dj = Disc Jockey or “Promotional” copy. (THERE ARE ALWAYS *MANY* OF THESE ON MY LISTS…) BID//MIN: xx --These are BID, not set sale items. (Don’t confuse with overbid warning.) A bid at the minimum or higher, may win the item for you. (Sometimes, prudent underbids may also win, but don’t assume they will.) IMPORTANT NOTE: “BID” IS A MAJOR LABOR-SAVING DEVICE FOR ME. There are items which I think could “go crazy,” or which I don’t feel I can price very well. Most “BID” items won’t return to my lists, so it’s usually now or never. “BID” is also intended to avoid big “PRIORITY” battles. THESE BID ITEMS WON’T DELAY YOUR ORDER IN ANY WAY, as BIDS “resolve” at the very same time that I can resolve other ordering complexities. . MUSIC DESCRIPTIONS – R&R = rock and roll R&B = rhythm and blues c&w = country and western RAB = rockabilly [words in single brackets] = I consider input from Popsike or prior seller for this description in the brackets. No time to play so many! Inst, Instr, Instru = Instrumental N., Nor. = Northern Soul (usually I’ll spell it out) sl, ms, midt OR mid, mf, fast = TEMPO/SPEED of the music (slow, midslow, midtempo, midfast, fast) (sl is RARE, fa no longer used) TIMETABLE FOR THIS LIST: The above dates are approximate, which I must balance, before the waiting becomes discouraging for everybody. I also consider my customers WHO DO NOT HAVE COMPUTERS , and I have utmost respect for giving them good results as well. We all know how rare paper lists are nowadays! Please try to order as soon as possible. Some smaller “not complicated” orders, may go out well before 25 October. MY SEQUENCE: After finishing the PREPAID order mail-outs, I write to Overseas people, and the U. S. customers who ordered with PARTIAL PAYMENTS (deposits). Please try not to order “LATE” because preserving this schedule is IMPORTANT. (Of course it takes a lot of effort to go through this huge list,, as some of you check YouTube videos, etc.) All of this work will finish as quickly as humanly possible! (Again, estimating dates is difficult, and if a lot of orders “JUST PILE IN” toward the deadline. That can destroy estimated dates; PLEASE avoid this, your fill is at risk!) USA, don’t initially use PayPal – though if you did a “deposit order” the final amount can use PayPal at your request. Though, NOT PREFERRED, because when “mixing media,” the paperwork to “want to be” filed in two places at once, which isn’t possible. OVERSEAS: no PayPal using FRIENDS, FAMILY, GIFT – because I avoid “red flags”. They don’t “like” the highly anomalous activity being concentrated almost entirely within a few weeks of the YEAR. They’ve been known to FREEZE my account because of this. ORDERING…IF YOU ARE IN U. S. A. – FLAT postage (for 45 orders only) $8.00 INSURED, or $5.65 NOT INSURED. (“Partially-paid/deposit” orders will be adjusted to actual mail costs.) Postage is more for any order including LPs or 78s, so please include some extra if ordering those, as more than one package will usually be necessary. 1. U.S. BUYERS PLEASE USE POSTAL MAIL, NOT EMAIL, to order (though if you’re running late or your order includes stuff like bids or competitive priorities, a “heads-up email” HELPS ME). A POSTAL MAILING is still necessary, even if emailing, due to needing payment. EMAIL ME if needed & I’ll try to reply fast. 2. PAYMENT (FULL OR PARTIAL) MUST BE INCLUDED with USA orders. Yes, you can use a personal check to avoid Money Order costs, and PLEASE LET ME KNOW if you need a money order rather than a check for any refunds. THIS saves me from having to send HUNDREDS of extra letters/ emails in the USA! This saves me much work, and longer (vby more than a week) processing time which would be catastrophic for many. This IS due to the EXTREME volume no one else dares TRY! If I had the hundreds of extra emails, filing hundreds of orders in a massive alphabet so that I can retrieve them when paid, etc. I would NOT be able to administer this crazy volume. I can administer at least 2500 more records per list this way! 3. If YOU SEND PARTIAL PAYMENT, your postage will be charged at actual, but NOT LESS than $8 or $5.65, and larger orders can easily be a lot MORE, so full payment saves you $$. YOUR ORDER WOULD BE ONE OR TWO WEEKS LATER with no or partial payment. Choosing the “deposit” method WILL NOT HARM YOUR RESULTS at all, but the delay is your disadvantage. Notifying USA “deposit” orders is the last non-shipping thing that I do. 4. PLEASE SHOW YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS, ALWAYS, on your order. 5. Do note that including additional postage, if you order LPs and/or 78s, is a good idea, because more than one package is likely needed. This is “FLAT” postage, no matter how much you order. (THIS IS BASED ON A TWO-POUNDS-OR-LESS MEDIA MAIL PACKAGE, WITH MINIMUM INSURANCE.) However, “deposit orders” (requiring extra correspondence) will be tallied at ACTUAL estimated postage and small handling, which can easily exceed these amounts by $3 to $5, so many will save some postage by paying in full. Since 2020 it’s become necessary for me to self-insure your packages, because the last 2 times I’ve had a postal claim, the USPS on-line insurance claims process didn’t work! It’s so BROKEN that it wouldn’t even let me submit the claims, which “screwed” me. They do claims via internet ONLY, which is dysfunctional with them. Also, packages now have tracking! I’ll TRY HARD to email you the trackin numberg, and I did manage that flawlessly in 2025. Postal insurance via USPS is now an entirely unthinkable THEFT. ORDERING …IF YOU’RE OVERSEAS/NOT IN U. S. A.: 1. ORDERING BY EMAIL IS **ALWAYS BETTER**. I know a few of you CANNOT (no computer access). Postal orders are equally valid, but they aren’t as reliable– they MAY NOT ARRIVE IN TIME because the USPS isn’t as good as it used to be. SOME CUSTOMERS do not have computers at all, and I accept that, but if you can email with help from a friend, it will help BOTH OF US! Not only will I hear from you earlier, but that earlier response may help “rescue” your most-wanted items, if received ahead of deadlines. 2. IF YOU DO ORDER BY EMAIL, I MUST TELL YOU WITHIN 72 HOURS THAT I RECEIVED YOUR ORDER. IF YOU DON’T HEAR FROM ME, the email may be LOST. Please keep track of this.. **EMAIL DEFINITELY CAN GET LOST** PLEASE DO NOT JUST ASSUME I GOT YOUR ORDER IF I DON’T REPLY, because it means that I DIDN’T receive it. 3. PLEASE ADD YOUR SHIPPING ADDRESS with your order (THIS SEEMS TO BE MOSTLY A U. K. “issue”.) This is also VERY IMPORTANT because a wrong-addressed package can disappear forever, as happened with a $5000+ package in 2022. It was utterly horrible. It saves me from having to ask, which can cause MISTAKES AND/OR MAJOR DELAYS if the timing falls wrong, which can happen. PLEASE do this. 4. (EMAIL, and paper customers who I email about the new list) WHEN I email-notify that MY NEW LIST IS READY, PLEASE RESPOND within 72 hours, even if you won’t be ordering, or if you’ll be ordering later –so I’ll know your email still works, and that you KNOW ABOUT THE LIST. Some people don’t get my first email!! NO ORDER IS REQUIRED, but please tell me if you’re not ordering. If you also won’t order in the future, I can remove your name. I just need to know that you’re aware. NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE IT IS, it will save me some work, and I thank you for that. 5. IF YOU’RE OVERSEAS and you order, you need to know I RECEIVED it.) So, please give me 72 hours to respond that I received your overseas record order, and if you don’t get an email from me, I PROBABLY DIDN’T GET YOUR ORDER. THIS HAPPENS, TOO! OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER, AND TIPS: WHEN ARE PREPAID U.S. ORDERS SENT?: Again, I hope to have these finished well before 20 November. Please consider the huge work volume on this huge list (while considering that I AWARD RECORDS carefully so that everybody “wins”). [see TUTORIAL] “DEPOSIT” U.S. ORDERS, AND OVERSEAS, ARE NOTIFIED. I hope I’m able to do everything in MID-NOVEMBER. Again, I can’t remind you too many times, *PLEASE TRY TO ORDER QUICKLY, AS YOU ARE ABLE*. This year, OVERSEAS WILL BE NOTIFIED *BEFORE* USA DEPOSIT ORDERS (possibly even before most USA shipping), to avoid the utter nightmare resulting from 22 November 2025 shipping. IF YOU RECEIVE A “BAD” RECORD: – PLEASE DO **NOT** immediately RETURN A BAD RECORD, UNLESS I ASK YOU TO, because I may not need to have it returned at all. It’s useless to pay $3 or $14 postage (USA versus overseas) to return a bad $5 record. YOUR SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED for grading mistakes, defects, wrong titles, etc., though the method of satisfaction will vary. Consider that chances are good you won’t be asked to return anything. HOW I GIVE REFUND(s): If you’re in the U.S. or Canada, I use check or small-cash, but please tell me if you cannot accept a check and I must send a Money Order, which I can do instead. OVERSEAS, I can do a CREDIT toward another order, but I’d RATHER refund via the same way you paid, so I don’t have to carry it forward, because my lists are now a year apart. TIP: DO YOU WANT MULTIPLES? Sometimes I’ll have more than one copy of a record (more often with punk). If you can use more than one copy, DO TELL ME SO – IT MAY HELP. It’s in my best interest to sell multiple copies, if available! Please ask. ORDERING IN “LIST SEQUENCE” Please do your best to order records in the sequence as shown on the list. And, if you’re ordering from more than one place (such as Nonchart and Novelty), PLEASE tell me which section or Document the other records are in. This helps your results and helps prevent mistakes here. If you’re ordering from any “6” documents in PART TWO (discounted), please tell me which YEAR the listing is from. You may include records from anywhere on my website. However, please always tell me where the items are listed, especially in Archives or PART TWO. This will make it much easier for me to find what you asked for. HOW I PRICE (SET SALE AND/OR BID): I have entirely GIVEN UP on ALL printed price guides, relying almost entirely on POPSIKE.COM ( ACTUAL compiled sales on eBay), sometimes also DISCOGS.COM. I guess most prices under $20. I try to price everything to SELL. If Popsike shows a $38 sale (in 2011) and $22 (in 2023) I’ll probably ask BID//MIN:10, or $19 or something. AFTER-THE-FACT AUCTIONS I actively avoid this, unless a listed item surprisingly “goes crazy on me” AND there are too many people (two or more) who absolutely MUST get the item! The result is a runoff auction only between the people who MUST get the record. With more-sophisticated research and many BID//MIN: items nowadays, I can avoid most of this, and more than several items is uncommon. I only use this method when absolutely necessary. I don’t think there have ever been more than eight or nine of these. **PRIORITY REQUESTS**--This is one thing which makes my lists so special and unusual. It may be the single most important thing you can include in an order TELL ME, PLEASE, WHICH ITEMS YOU WANT THE MOST, AND I’ll TRY TO GET THEM FOR YOU. No guarantees, because a “hot” record may get multiple requests (with ONLY ONE COPY). Almost always an item will go to somebody who has a “priority” request on it. RARELY I’ll “shift” it to a non-Priority order, perhaps because of horrifying fill otherwise. Please be specific: ranking priorities #1, #2, #3 is FAR better than showing all priorities as equal. Please limit your priority requests, unless you rank them; FEWER high priority = “stronger” priorities! I’ll try hard to help you get these. Note that priority can be difficult on orders received later. OVERBIDDING **AND** UNDERBIDDING—BOTH of these have their purposes and reasons for being. OVERBIDDING NEEDS TO BE LIMITED TO CATEGORIES LIKE NORTHERN SOUL, POPCORN, MOD, TITTYSHAKERS. PLEASE DO NOT OVERBID ON GARAGE, ROCKABILLY, PUNK, NOVELTY... Also: some OVERBIDDING CAN FAIL after 30 October. Late overbids can cause me FAR MORE added work, and overbid reductions WILL be less-favorable. OVERBIDS should PLEASE be received by 30 October BASED ON revised PAPER LIST MAILING DATE OF 09 October. Ordering by Post from OVERSEAS, can make it hard for your order to be here soon enough! PLEASE EMAIL if possible. BIDDING DOES NOT DELAY anything at all. I resolve those and regular bidding at the SAME TIME. UNDERBIDS CAN BE USEFUL! BUT: avoid underbids on anything you don’t want to lose. SOMEBODY ELSE’s full price order takes it, but if I list BID//MIN: 100 and nobody bids on it, I’ll gladly sell it for less, rather than carry it over to January 2028, so Underbids welcomed. Usually two or three “savvy” people send me a long underbids list, and they get decent results! You can use this to build inventory! (NOTE that if underbids are HIGH % compared to list price, it’s more likely you’ll win the item. Underbid at 80-85% of the price assures, if not matched by hinger underbids, that you take everything otherwise left over, but underbids at 40% are RARELY AWARDED.) The added benefit is that I can offer you more new titles on List #101, with the underbid titles gone! &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& GRADING: Please note my top grade (BOTH RECORDS AND SLEEVES/COVERS) is m- (MINT MINUS, not Mint). This is to allow for SILENT vinyl defects that I may not see without inspecting each record/sleeve for a long time, such as small nearly-invisible marks or such. I don’t guarantee perfect MINT on anything (it’s m-), but it’s supposed to “play Mint” (also allow for minuscule issues I cannot hear IN ANY WAY). As I type, I’ve re-evaluated a lot of grades; I can see better!!