Anybody here buy a cartridge from 'highendbroker' ?

@lewm  Oh yeah, remember Chakster? He's the guy who loved his Stantons and Pickerings! 

In relation to any Cartridge being Purchased in the USA. It is very important to have the Warranty Period offered on the Cart' made known and even better supplied in writing by the Vendor.

A Recent Thread made it known a 12 Weeks Warranty Period was the time offered on  $10K Cart'. Follow Up investigations of the same Cart' showed it was possible to get it imported for approx' $5.5K.      

The Purchaser learnt about the Warranty Period and Import Price approx' 50 Weeks into Ownership and period of about 100 hours usage. 

Caveat Emptor is always ones best friend in such matters. 

If you are talking about this dealer https://www.highend-broker.com/ (he also sells on Audiogon) than I can confirm that I have done numerous deals with him (buying and selling) and every time had zero problems. Also, must add that I have never bought or sold a cartridge and I live in Europe, so everything was easier, I guess. But, none the less, I have sold SF Guarneri H, via him to Hong Kong, so everything can be done. Cartridge, being so small, should not be an issue

Yes, I was asking about highendbroker that advertises here.

Thanks for the replies so far, much appreciated !

Yes, I bought a Frog Gold from him last year. Very good transaction - swift and efficient, nothing of particular note (good). Cartridge was perfect; brand new as advertised w/ the nice box. Straight cantilever, perfect L/R channel balance, etc. Nice cartridge.

If you’re in USA (like me) he offers good prices on this brand because you’re skipping over the NA distrib. I’ve still never encountered an issue that would require a warranty claim, and as the often-cited member issue with an MSL Platinum (Mijo’s) from MusicDirect shows, you might have a tough time getting resolution from the "correct" channels anyways (he had it resolved quickly from a 3rd party retipper).

You should also seek out Harry Weidema ("Dr. Needle" - NOT Needledoctor!) if you’re looking for a VdH cart.