Nothing specific here, I really don't prefer one brand or another. I do, however, tend to shy away from bulk generic brands which have the "shiny" non-recordable surfaces as they tend to chip. Discs with a matte non-recordable surface seem much more logical to me. I also don't use the wrong media lengths, if the discs is over 74 minutes, please use 80 minute media.

Again, I don't really put any limits on this either. Basically, if you can send me discs that don't have "digital static" or other such defects, I don't care how you extracted or recorded them. As long as you're using DAO mode if you're burning on a PC based burner, we're OK.

Now here I have some rules. For all Beatles trades I will not trade for or with material sourced from MP3. This is just a personal thing of mine, sorry. For other trades I am willing to judge on a per trade basis. Many people have asked me why I have this policy - it is well known that MP3 is a lossy format, as any compressed format is - and while my ears can generally not tell the difference, I prefer not to get bootlegs that have been compiled from MP3.

As you probably can tell from my page, I am very artwork-minded. I like to have first-rate art with all my discs. However, although it is desired, I do not require art with every trade. I am more concerned with the music. I have an HP712 color inkjet printer, and I print on high quality, thick stock castcoat (glossy) paper. The final prints look very professional. I am willing to print art and mail it, but I prefer to send a separate scans discs with all the art included, this saves both parties from having to re-scan artwork when they want to trade the discs.

I also have the ability to provide nice looking stick on labels for the discs themselves, albeit only in black and white. If you'd like to take a look at an example of my current label design, click here. If you would like labels, please specify so, I only do them on request since some people do not like them.

This one's simple. If I send you a bad disc, I'll replace it right away. If you send me one, I hope you'll do the same.

I send all my discs in padded envelopes, usually wrapped in bubble wrap also. I prefer to send without jewel cases, but it's not a problem to send them along. Everything is shipped 1st class US mail, or Priority.

Please keep in touch during a trade! I am very understanding of problems that can delay trades, and I also understand that there are many things which are more important than trading. If both parties keep in touch throughout the trade, there should be no problems. I always send "status" mails letting traders know where I am in the process, and when discs have shipped and arrived. This way everyone is happy and has confidence that the trade will go well!