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Is there explanation why this turntable sold on eBay 10 times higher?

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No, your link is asking price, has nothing to do with actual sold price. Seller could ask whatever he wants.

On the other hand, a couple of eBay sold listings show that SL-1360 were recently sold $111 and $174.

That's why I wonder, why that TT sold 10 times higher.
 
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No, your link is asking price, has nothing to do with actual sold price. Seller could ask whatever he wants.

On the other hand, a couple of eBay sold listings show that SL-1360 were recently sold $111 and $174.

That's why I wonder, why that TT sold 10 times higher.
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Ok I just figured out how to find sold listings..I see what you mean. I posted up the 1800 one as it is so close to the price supposedly gotten for the one you posted, seems odd.
 
Check for a second-chance offer in the near future.
Someone may have put in insanely high bids because they were trying to sell the same thing and wanted to scare potential buyers to their own listing. Slightly conspiracy-ish, I'll admit, but if you look at the bid history on that one it's only a handful of bidders.
 
The first seller is famous all through eBay land for getting incredible money for his items. So far, no one has figured out how he does it.
 
Whatever he's doing, it appears to be working -

Serviced, tested and working well. This heavy and well built turntable has been exceptionally well cared for. It is CD-4 Quad ready with a new old stock Audio Technica Shibata stylus (plays stereo records too). Comes with all kinds of accessories including 45 RPM stacking spindle, 33 RPM stacking spindle, single play spindle, 45 RPM adapter, overhang gauge, Technics lubricant, original manual, original product brochure, cartridge and stylus boxes, and the original turntable boxes (all three of them). You won't see an offering like this very often. Don't miss your chance!
 
EVBoy said:
The first seller is famous all through eBay land for getting incredible money for his items. So far, no one has figured out how he does it.
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Not hard to figure out. Well presented, as complete as can be, and in excellent visual condition. This might be a case where someone will buy the box and paperwork for a unit to put them together for a sale. Spend some money to make more money. Look at his buyer feedback, no items listed but lots of purchases from parts (needles, belts and such) suppliers. Make the unit right, better than the rest and get the money.
 
EVBoy said:
The first seller is famous all through eBay land for getting incredible money for his items. So far, no one has figured out how he does it.
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That price is insane though ... I have had some success putting up high BIN prices for relatively ordinary equipment but that link takes the cake -- and it's absurd
 
Actually I have been watching him for a long time as he lives about 8 miles from me. He usually starts all his auctions at a very low price and the bidders take it to very high levels. There has been write ups in our local paper about him. His stuff is very well presented and his restorations on speakers are amazing to look at. I'm biding my time to buy something from him so I can ask for a local pick up and meet the guy. I just wonder where he finds all this stuff around here :dunno:
 
Trekmaster said:
Actually I have been watching him for a long time as he lives about 8 miles from me. I'm biding my time to buy something from him so I can ask for a local pick up and meet the guy. I just wonder where he finds all this stuff around here :dunno:
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Just send him a message and see if he would mind meeting you.
 
Blue Shadow said:
Not hard to figure out. Well presented, as complete as can be, and in excellent visual condition. This might be a case where someone will buy the box and paperwork for a unit to put them together for a sale. Spend some money to make more money. Look at his buyer feedback, no items listed but lots of purchases from parts (needles, belts and such) suppliers. Make the unit right, better than the rest and get the money.
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I think you nailed it. I just did the same thing for a piece of gear I sold. Found manuals, remote, etc. and it sold immediately.
 
He does take great pictures and they say " A beautiful picture can sell a powerful storm to a sailer if he wants to travel in it"...

You know, who bought his sansui 2000 speakers for $500??? you must be crazyperson...
 
We see a lot of raised eyebrows when someone sells a nice but empty box for an easily sellable chunk of gear.
We see a lot of folks looking for paperwork that comes with gear.
We see a number of folks looking for the specific headshell or whatever for their gear. Like the azimuth adjustable Sansui h/s for their better models and the prices are steep. The Thorens headshell is not in this group because it is required, not easily replaced with a higher performance after market unit for less money as could be done with the Sansui

But if someone wants a certain piece and has lusted for it for years there is something to be said to offering the full meal deal instead of just the metal box with knobs switches buttons and dials. When it comes with the box and the extras, there is a group of buyers out there that want that and will pay for it. Making it a no questions, plug and play unit has a significant value and that is display all the time in completed sales on the bay. Nice dustcovers bring more than that scratched pos that has dust collecting on the entire system, tt included. Fuzzy pics are not the way to get the offers.

I picked up a Pioneer SA-9500 a number of years ago. It was in nicer shape than my gear and I have every box and piece of paperwork and all accessories in most cases for all my gear. This thing was sweet. But Pioneer had side inputs and outputs that faced up on this amp. Absolute dust collectors. They provided black covers for each and every RCA jack, two-prong plugs for the three AC outlets, the OM, Schematic, inner box and outer box when it was sold new. I had all of that in addition to the multipage sales brochure. I got all the money for this unit in the sales scenario I used. The seller will be able to refurb this unit, full recap, and be able to provide it to be the prized center piece of a very nice system for way more that the purchase price.

There is the AK purchase price of all this old and cheap gear and then there is the collector market. Just like vintage muscle cars. Some come with everything and sell for hundreds of thousands, but the ones we find on the side of the road and buy for peanuts, great but they need a lot of work and will never be as new but will be very nice units when we are done pouring the love all over them. And when it comes to the bay, you only need 2 people that believe they have to have that particular unit.

One thing that gets the AK crowd is they want to get the ones that need work as many enjoy doing some of the work. Folks that have never even seen a soldering iron are jumping on recaps. Howard's needs to advertise (support AK) here. Many are not willing or able to pay full boat for a collector quality unit. Nothing wrong with that. It is the reason I won't be posting some of my gear here as there isn't quite the market. We are looking for vintage and cheap and when those that have found them post values in this forum it reinforces the less expensive opportunities not the purchase of collector quality units.
 
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Here is a local article from my town paper.
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