Why so many linn lp12s for sale

In 1989 (when I got mine) the LP12 was a no brainer.

In 2014 the upgrades to keep its performance modern are hard to justify (IMO) and yes, dealer support has become spotty.

Still, a fine table if you can put up with it.

Suddenly, they are all gone. Does this mean they all got sold or didn't sell and were withdrawn? No way to know!

There were quite a few on Canuck Audio Mart as well. A couple of really cheap ones too in really decent shape.

I think suspended tables generally are not as popular as they were back in the day. Today so many of us use record weights and periphery rings and those are not ideal for that type of table. Avid makes a modern suspended table but even those are not hugely popular.

As DaveyF and others have said, a basic used LP12 Valhalla from back in the day is a long way off from a top flight one. In Canada the latter costs like a Honda Civic. Lots of other choices and flavours in that snack bracket from Brinkmann, Clearadio and others that were not around during the mighty Linn's heyday.

Because they are old and abundant.

There are so many for sale because they have to go somewhere.