Well, I can honestly say I'm a BIT surprised. I'm watching an eBay auction until Wednesday night, when the auction ends. This auction is for a copy of the first pressing of the hit 'Heart Of Stone', by The Rolling STONES. The label is London, and it is the first label the record had. (White, blue and purple.) The surprising thing about it is the condition. The record is unplayed, according to the seller. I've already put up a bid and am watching it until the end. There haven't been many views of the page though. As of right now, I was just outbid on the auction. I'm not going to make any new bids until the last minute, and it will only be up to the value of the record, so I do not pay too much. Below here is an image of my current copy, which has some evidence of past play. As it appears, it has been played quite a few times. You will even see some MARKS too, as is expected. The scratch that is the worst offender is highly visible at the end of the playing area on the lower right, and is impossible to miss. (The record does not skip though.) The label also has some minor wear (still looks bright):

http://members.aol.com/rdm6190/Heart_Of_Stone.jpg

I'm posting this as a link because of the image's size.

Chances are, its been played as often as a normal record.

Its not worth paying so much for:
A) Its missing its ORIGINAL caseing
B) I'm sure I could go to the second hand store and get the same thing, for 25 cents.

Buy if you will, but really, how much did you bid?I bid no more than $10. That's only five cents more than the starting price. Besides, the record on the eBay auction has no wear on the label. If the seller claims that the record is unplayed, I should believe him. Very few copies are. I'd rather get a near-mint copy of the record rather than get a plain used one.

Besides, this is the auction page:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320083018610

As it is, this record comes from the seller's personal COLLECTION.