Used turntable market

11-19-13: Mt10425
Bd-really? Go back to digital? Of course, you're right. Let's not help people listen to vinyl. Let's see...I can do it, you're on your own. Great philosophy, survival of the fittest and all that.

11-19-13: Winoguy17
Bd according to your philosophy, people that cant fix their transmission should ride donkeys? You come off sounding a bit arrogant and elitist.

hmmm . . . I'm glad at least one person understood me (thanks Manitunc). I've never been called an elitist before, nor unhelpful. I guess I didn't need to make the digital comment(which is really implied). Maybe all would be good if I had.

What I thought I said, was that it's very easy to set up and maintain a TT system (ie trying to be encouraging and helpful), but the fact is TT's are tweaky, especially if you want to buy used TT's; so, you need to expect to tweak them (ie trying to be practical). Of course those with the financial resources can outsource the tweaking . . . if they don't want to stick to digital.

I bought a used Kuzma Stabi/Stogi S table here and the seller delivered it in person for $20.
Great.

I have also driven to pick up oother items from sellers, and deliver an item I sold.
If you watch stuff sellers within driving distance pop up often enough to make watching for them worth the bother.

A Denon TT I bought years ago on eBay was not so well packaged and had some damage.

You want the original packaging...

Thank you all for your responses. I guess the logical thing to do when buying used turntable on the net is to have an agreement with the seller ahead of time on a resolution if the table arrives damaged due to shipping.

One thought, pick up, pick up and only pickup. No shipping. Nothing beats hearing it, in person. Gives you a chance to 'hear' it and also deprive UPS of shock testing.

If I only purchased turntables I could hear before purchase and pick up, my best table would have been a Townsend rock 3, which come to think of it wouldn't be such a bad thing. But my next step would have been a technics sl1200. I shudder at the thought.