BEATLES Van Hamersveld 1968 Tell Me What You See SHEET MUSIC c/o Walt Hofer RARE

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HELLO
, and
WELCOME
to
kentuckyrebel'srock'n'rollheaven
, where I've specialized in selling
MUSIC MEMORABILIA
for nearly
TWENTY YEARS
on
eBAY
(and
MANY MORE YEARS
in the outside world, long before the advent of online auctions)!
THANKS
, too, for the interest in my music group's last
CD
, "
LISTEN UP... IT'S THE ECHOES
"--free downloadable samples being
AVAILABLE ONLINE
at AllMusic and, of course,
THE ECHOES OFFICIAL WEBSITE
--and for the overwhelming response to our follow-up
CD
, "
NOW HEAR THIS
," online and in stores now!
But now, ''
PLEASE ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF
...''
The majority of my customers know me, my love of
ROCK 'N' ROLL MEMORABILIA
(especially pertaining to the
BEATLES
), and that I've been
COLLECTING
for over
FORTY YEARS
; so, while ''
YOU MAY SAY I'M A DREAMER
,'' and I could counter with ''
I AM THE WALRUS
,'' I'm neither a ''
LOSER
'' nor ''
THE FOOL ON THE HILL
,'' and even "
YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW
" this isn't your every day, ''
RUN OF THE MILL
'' piece of
SHEET MUSIC
; the
JOHN VAN HAMERSVELD
, late 60's reissues being some of the most sought after sheets among printed music collecting
BEATLEMANIACS
, and this one being no exception!
In fact, with a colleague, collector, and customer of mine having recently sold a
VAN HAMERSVELD
piece in the same ballpark--run an advanced eBay search for sold item # 234095336437 and, while you're at it, run one for one of my own
VAN HAMERSVELD SHEETS
that recently sold: item # 194255057237; with
both being more widely known than this (albeit still extremely
HARD TO COME BY
)--neither he, nor any of my other fellow
FAB FOUR
collecting friends, even knew this particular title existed 'til one showed up on
eBAY
several months ago. That said, while newbies, nitpickers, and novices are free to complain about my asking price / opening bid, I'm not exactly itching to unload this; but am willing to share the wealth if anyone out there wants to add it to their own
BEATLES SHEET MUSIC COLLECTION
.
Also, given the
USPS
hasn't exactly had the best track record, as far as delivering packages goes, post-pandemic wise (if you truly believe the worst is over), I've calculated insurance for ,500.00, but will recalculate it for less, should any interested buyer make me an offer I can't refuse. All that said...
The
WINNER
of this "kentuckyrebel"
AUCTION
will receive
ONE
(1) 100% original,
RARE
, and vintage piece of
SHEET MUSIC
--published c/o
WALTER HOFER
in
1968
(468/S/16103)--for the song:
''
TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE
,'' as performed by the
BEATLES
,
who are also depicted in a pen-and-ink
JOHN VAN HAMERSVELD
illustration on the
FRONT COVER
!
MUSIC
measures approximately
8 1/2" x 11
"
inches and features
FOUR
(4)
PAGES
, completely
INTACT
, with only the customary / expected paper aging--after all, this piece is
OVER FIFTY
(50)
YEARS OLD
--minute corner ''dings'' (although there is a bend / crease in the lower lefthand corner, at bottom of spine, and a faint crease a little over halfway up spine due to a printer's defect), light wear along edges, and a slight ''shadow'' / stain in bottom righthand corner (where original price sticker finally fell off) to mar its beauty.
Absolutely
NO
SEAM SPLITS
,
TAPE
,
TEARS
,
or
WRITING
of any kind! Would
FRAME
quite
NICELY
--my hating to
GRADE
items anymore since so many sellers seem to abuse the old Goldmine system: adding a plethora of plusses with their own definitions of VG, EX, NM, etc. However, as my
FEEDBACK STATES
, I don't sell junk (since I, personally, don't like buying junk on eBay--or anywhere else, for that matter); and feel certain that this auction is
SURE TO PLEASE
the fellow
MUSIC COLLECTOR
and / or
CONNOISSEUR
(especially at the
OPENING BID
)!*
NOTE
: As mentioned above, the
YELLOW LINES
along the border(s), present in the
CLOSE-UPS
/
SCANS
, are from my
SCANNER
, and are
NOT ON THE SHEET MUSIC
itself.
REPEAT
: there are
NO YELLOW LINES
on the actual
SHEET MUSIC
!
ADDITIONAL NOTE
: This
BEATLES
-related
AUCTION
is only
ONE
(1) among
MANY
I'll be listing
THIS WEEKEND
and in the
MANY MONTHS
to come; so put me on your
FAVORITE SELLERS
list, all you
BEATLEMANIACS
, and sign up for my
FREE
eBay store
NEWSLETTER
, highlighting
NEW AUCTIONS
and special
SALES
each week!
*As both my eBay
FEEDBACK
and
NOTES
from
HAPPY BIDDERS
can attest, I tend to
GRADE
my items a bit
HARSHLY
; but would rather a
WINNING BIDDER
be pleasantly
SURPRISED
(as opposed to extremely disappointed) with any
TRANSACTION
.
I always
COMBINE SHIPPING
on multiple auctions, and prefer to ship items by
PRIORITY MAIL
(which will be the
ONLY OPTION
for this piece, given its
UNCOMMONNESS
and
VALUE
), but do
REFUND
any amount overpaid on
POSTAGE
--although given I always add
INSURANCE
, and the fact eBay takes 10% of shipping off the top, I tend to lose money on, rather than profit from,
POSTAL COSTS
.
Reluctantly, with the
USPS
having continued to
RAISE THEIR RATES FOR ITEMS LEAVING THE COUNTRY
--which all but killed my
OVERSEAS SALES
--coupled with eBay's insisting I provide
TRACKING
and PayPal insisting I add
INSURANCE
, I joined the eBay
GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM
in hopes of saving my buyers money, but have since found out that this isn't always so. In cases such as these, I'm more than happy to look into
OVERSEAS POSTAGE
myself, when asked, and definitely recommend this for buyers wanting to make
MULTIPLE PURCHASES
since eBay's
GLOBAL SHIPPING
doesn't tend to
COMBINE SHIPPING
, and I can usually save my customers a considerable amount when handling
SHIPMENT
for them directly.
As this is an
AUCTION
--and not a
DEPARTMENT STORE
--I don't accept
RETURNS
; but since I try to be as thorough as possible in my descriptions, always include
INSURANCE
at my own expense, and (as my
FEEDBACK
notes) am known for my
PACKING ABILITIES
, there should be no foreseeable problems. I'm also known for my "
LIGHT YEAR
" / speedy
SHIPMENT
upon receiving
PAYMENT
; and always
NOTIFY
my buyers when payment is received and their item has
SHIPPED
!
THANK YOU
for looking; and
PLEASE
feel free to
CONTACT ME
with any
QUESTIONS
you have about this or any other of my eBay
AUCTIONS
, check my eBay
STORE
, read my
ABOUT ME
page, ask about my music group
THE ECHOES
, and please check out my other
AUCTIONS
on eBay
THIS WEEKEND
!