WHY BUY A "HIGH PRICED" TURNTABLE FROM THE TURNTABLE FACTORY?
Many of the turntables that come in here to "The Turntable Factory" are those purchased from on-line auction sites. Some come here because the unit sustained damage due to poor packaging. Others come in because the unit was misrepresented as "working fine", and it does not. Many sellers consider a turntable "working" if it spins and goes through it's autocycles, no matter how poorly it does so. A lot of these machines that you pay good money for come out of garage sales, thrift shops and other such sources. Nothing wrong with that, as I get some of mine in that manner. Usually, however, there's a reason that they wound up there in the first place.. and that could be because they don't work properly, or are missing parts that could no longer be found. I've found that just about every automatic turntable that I've come across needs some type of work, and the more complicated stacking changers will most likely need a rebuild to rid it of 30 years of old grease that has hardened. Some come here literally dripping in WD-40, as if that was supposed to solve all of it's problems. If you figure that you bought a turntable from a seller, or won a turntable on an on-line auction in order to plug it in and have it play, and it doesn't, that defeats the whole purpose of the buy. If we discuss an "average" condition Dual, won off eBay for, say, $100 and it doesn't work, here's the costs involved. The shipping of the machine to you (many times at an inflated cost, and improperly packed). Then, your time to package it up, and ship it for repair. Add the repair or rebuld cost itself, cost of replacement of any missing, worn or broken parts, and then, return shipping. The costs mount and quickly make the "low-priced" turntable a "high priced" one. At "The Turntable Factory", not only do we rebuild or refurbish our products, but they get a complete and thorough checkout prior to packing. Any parts that look like they are no good now, or in the future, are replaced. That can include headshells, spindles, belts, idlers, even tonearm wiring. Our units are sold complete, and,if they are sold at auction, there are detailed pictures and descriptions of that turntable, including a picture of that turntable during the rebuild process. Most all rebuilt turntables include a brand-new current cartridge, for which we stock extra LP and 78 stylli.
Unlike most other turntables that you'll come across on auctions or through other sources, most of ours are GUARANTEED for 30 days from date of delivery. They WILL arrive at your doorstep in ONE PIECE, and ready to hook up and play. However, because of the way we pack turntables, all of the accessories will come REMOVED from the unit, as they were when the unit was shipped when new. They will need to be re-installed onto the unit before use, a rather simple affair. we do give phone support, should you need help in carrying out that operation. As turntables are our only business, we know how to pack them properly for survival during shipping. No surprises, here... You'll have a unit that all you'll need do is unpack, set it up and start using it.
Hopefully, the preceeding will help to educate you about the purchase of the turntable you really want, whether it be from us, here, at "The Turntable Factory", or any other seller.
