Micro seiki bl-91 turntable with tonearm and Mission Cartridge


Not sure what I have here. I found it in my dad's attic. It cleaned up very well. Looks really clean. The only thing that seemed to happen to it was the belt fell off and stuck to the turntable base. Got all of it off but it left a shadow of a ring. The platter covers it up though and even if it didn't it doesn't really look bad. Has a carbon fiber straight tone arm. Make and model I have no idea. Has a Mission cartridge on it. I ordered a new belt for it but have not tried the table out yet. Any idea what this thing could be worth? I am going to sell it on Audiogon.
signmanrich
No problem selling this I guess, as Micro’s are much sought after these days. The BL-91 is the model where things start to get interesting. It has the same bearing as the RX-1500 series, so it can even be upgraded with the RT-2000 gunmetal plateau. The only real weakness is the crappy feet. But replace those by something more substantial and you get a major sonic improvement. I have a BL-91 in my second system and use it with four Finite Elemente Cerabase feet. This is perhaps overdoing it a little bit, but I had these lying around doing nothing anyway. The Micro arm you refer to is okay, but the BL-91 can appreciate a much better arm. I use it with an FR-64S.

As for value, that’s all over the place. These tables sold in fairly large numbers, so they’re not rare and Micro’s tend to last. The BL-91 without arm & cart can be found under $1000, although eBay sellers constantly try to inflate that price level. But why sell? If you post on this site I have to assume you are an audiophile. Just keep in mind that a good condition BL-91 can compete with just about ANY modern turntable under $2500, provided you replace those standard feet.
Edgewear: I appreciate your input and knowledge. My dad really enjoyed his vinyl collection and listening to music. I sold his Mark Levinson ML-150 last year.I also  have an Audio  Research solid state amplifier which I am having a new meter light installed into.
I myself have a Counterpoint 2000 pre amp with a Parasound amp that was designed by the guy that designed  the Krell amps. Probably not quite audiophile worthy but still enjoyable to listen to over my  KEF 104 speakers. I definitely will consider putting the feet on the table. Wish he had one of the copper platter mats!
@signmanrich: your system is more than good enough to add a good phono amp, hook up the BL-91 and start enjoying vinyl. I'd say keep it in the family! The addition of the CU-180 copper mat will definitely lift its performance considerably, but buying one today will cost you almost as much as the table itself!
Had a BL-91 back in the 80's, with a Sumiko Arm (not The Arm). Sounded quite nice. Big step up from a Rega 3, which it replaced.