$1.5K is crazy money for an AM-80 tuner. That seller is in dreamland (or should I say la la land?). I just sold mine for, I think, fifty bucks. It was missing the shield over the tuning condenser and missing two tubes, but otherwise complete and not working.
I have an R-200-B. I didn't pay anywhere near $400-500 for mine, and I wouldn't. Mine does have a broken ferrite rod because of an auction site seller not packing it well. That should be an interesting repair.
I have an R-200-B. I didn't pay anywhere near $400-500 for mine, and I wouldn't. Mine does have a broken ferrite rod because of an auction site seller not packing it well. That should be an interesting repair.