$47 for a switch cover. Is this what it has come to?

[chefhog]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3582627428...Bz1/6qa4HvtcW1A9K0n60O47o=|tkp:Bk9SR96B5cuRaA

34 for the switch cover and $13 to ship less than an oz? SX's are worth more dead than alive. I'll wait for something cheaper. I need 3 of these.

 

[ohm470k]

Supply and demand. Though I agree, it is highway robbery.

 

[chefhog]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/358262742816?_skw=sx780+switch+cover&itmmeta=01M26BS82T9TYGE6SGSS4SE0SE&hash=item536a1f9f20:g:qaMAAeSwEXNpoHnv&itmprp=enc:AQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xCF23yoxFuA2YUElvv4eQ2qpLRXgHxQRRxxShhldAVn9vItnK04nw/kVA2251LEye5uVM48m2RZTKxgK+cyZNEZS4emAl5jmVUhQQwi3ry959nBnn4eduXjGfbx+XvMLUuwGsmx26vcxTQANEeus8RzTFjOVoqWRCuHJ8wMPVq8iJXBkXet47frLAfhmwqdBXtV0G9fyJ19226DX0a1JVehf7MW1KADilSYjtZTBgBz1/6qa4HvtcW1A9K0n60O47o=|tkp:Bk9SR96B5cuRaA

34 for the switch cover and $13 to ship less than an oz? SX's are worth more dead than alive. I'll wait for something cheaper. I need 3 of these.

I'm glad I don't need the $66 power switch cover. Sorry if this is your listing and good luck with the sale.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/3582627513...E5W3MJ&hash=item536a1fc053:g:CYUAAeSwKQxpoHse

 

[mrehorst]

Time to invest in a 3D printer, or to order 3D prints from one of the online services.

 

[ohm470k]

I did have a coworker make me a set of push buttons for a HH Scott receiver I have. Requires a bit of sanding and so forth to make it look the part but it works.

 

[djwhy60]

Some people need to put down the crack pipe.....SMH

 

[Mwdan]

I agree that it's way too high, but the listing says he has sold two of them.

 

[Blue Shadow]

I'll wait for something cheaper

That is the right way to go except maybe you could subscribe and post a wtb ad in Barter Town and get the switch cover and a year subscription for similar money.

When a big pioneer is worth a couple grand, 34 and shipping to make the sale isn’t out of line. But the folks that keep the units 34 is way too high.

 

[mrehorst]

Maybe, if it has become too expensive to keep your old gear looking like new, it's time to buy new gear instead and leave the old stuff to the few who can actually afford it, or at least think they can.

 

[chefhog]

Time to invest in a 3D printer, or to order 3D prints from one of the online services.

I booked some time at my local library which has a resin printer. I have the files for the switch covers. If they turn out nice I will post the results. Thanks!

 

[djwhy60]

Maybe, if it has become too expensive to keep your old gear looking like new, it's time to buy new gear instead and leave the old stuff to the few who can actually afford it, or at least think they can.

It has nothing to do with what someone can afford....it is the ridiculous price someone is asking for parts. Hell if they get paid that much for a switch cover I am going to start breaking down ALL of my gear in parts and selling it off. Hot damn, I see an Accuphase E-5000 in my future from selling knobs.

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[bobschneider]

I have a Scott 299 I’ve owned since the 1970s. It lost a knob while in storage - the knobs on that vintage of Scott gear are pretty unique. I paid $25 for a replacement on the auction site maybe 20 years ago, and was happy to do so. That’s at least $34 in today’s money.

 

[mrehorst]

It has nothing to do with what someone can afford....it is the ridiculous price someone is asking for parts. Hell if they get paid that much for a switch cover I am going to start breaking down ALL of my gear in parts and selling it off. Hot damn, I see an Accuphase E-5000 in my future from selling knobs.

The only reasons they can get such high prices is because the knobs are relatively rare and there are people willing to pay those ridiculous prices for them.

Complaining about the high cost of replacement knobs is like buying a Lamborghini and complaining that an oil change costs $2k. The solution to the problem is to not buy a Lamborghini.

 

[superdog]

Keep in mind that some of the botl units and totl units share the same knobs.On the surface in most cases someone is going to ask a lot more for SX-1250 knobs as opposed to SX-650 knobs.

 

[gadget73]

Things are often worth more for parts than whole. Heck, when I got my Thorens TD160 a bunch of years ago, a guy came up to me after the auction telling me how much money I could make by parting it out. I didn't, but I will tell you I paid more for the headshell and arm rest than I did for the otherwise-complete turntable with a good dust cover. If I cared enough about it, replacement knob brights for my Fisher Philharmonic chassis would cost more than the entire unit is worth. Its just a bare chassis doing workshop stereo duty so I don't care, but if it were in an original nice condition cabinet in my living room that would be a different story.

Car parts are similar. I could pay more for a replacement hood ornament than I did for a differential overhaul set that includes all of the bearings and seals. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but thats just how it is.

 

[mrk229]

The part is worth whatever someone will pay, but what chaps my behind is the shipping cost. Shipping prices have gone up quite a bit but come on.

 

[jsisk]

A couple years ago, I bought a DBX noise reduction unit for $35 on eBay and turned around and sold the rack ears from it for $30.

 

[Blue Shadow]

Complaining about the high cost of replacement knobs is like buying a Lamborghini and complaining that an oil change costs $2k. The solution to the problem is to not buy a Lamborghini

Many Ferraris are sold before the 30,000 mile or 5 year major service which has a timing belt replacement specified. This requires dropping the engine out of a number of models. Buy it, have your fun and sell before the bills come due.