Why so many linn lp12s for sale

Ayre monoblocks featured NC machined-from-solid aluminium casework as did Dan D'Agostino's latest triumph - "The Momentum" pre-amp costing £32K(!) but the casework of those units is probably less relevant to their performance than a Keel is to a Linn and yet we never seemed to hear as many complaints? ;^)

Granted, they're not upgrades but they cost real money. It's all relative. To put the LP12 chassis in context an additional armboard for my TT (a small NC machined 2cm thick flat billet of aluminium) would set me back £600(!) With a top-of- the-line LP12 you also get a very good phono stage (probably worth £1-2K) making the overall cost cheaper than some competing "reference" tables. Not saying the ultimate LP12 is cheap or that I personally would buy one but it's important to maintain a sense of proportion?

Many of the reference "mega" tables are tipping the scales at over £30K. The top LP12 may or may not be in their league but it's a clear case of horses-for-courses?

The reason is obvious. Everybody wants to get the right one but need to sell his own first.

I've owned my LP12 for over 20 yrs! When the Keel was 1st introduced, the Linn dealer (who regularly tuned mine up!) in Atlanta did a demo between a keel'd and an un-keeled for a group of us. It was the single-most demo that ever made me doubt my hearing acuity. The difference was so slight, certainly not worth 4 digits, let alone 5!

interesting... now today there are 10 for sale just on Agon alone.
Is this a record(pun intended)???

There was some reviewer by Stereophile who kept his first
LP-12 all the time without any 'upgrade'. I myself think
that the platter and the bearing were always the best
parts of the Linn. If one checks how those are produced
one will get 'the picture'. But I hated those 3 springs
which needed re-adjustment all the time.