Brand new Technics SL-1210GR platter wobble ... disappointed!


Got a brand new Technics SL-1210 GR. Tonearm bearing feels good, no other issues, but it has a wobbly platter. Not as bad as I have seen in Hanpins, but should a $1700 table made in Japan have this amount of wobble? My Project belt driven TT has no wobble that I can see with naked eye.


I have uploaded 3 videos on YT. Can you guys take a look and tell me if this is acceptable for a $1700 TT w/ no cart?

Debating whether I should accept this or return it. I do not want to send a brand new TT for service. FYI, I did reseat the platter at various angles to see if the wobble went away, but no such luck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du8rBwvrhVM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQsdpmKrXhc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm7ghWgcqFo


P.S. Apologies for a bit of camera shake, but I think it is clear to see the platter move up/down


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My SL1200G has absolutely zero wobble.  Send it back and buy one elsewhere.
I had never heard of the platter wobble in the SL1210GR before.  This is a new one on me.  
Too many backyard mechanics trying to make it sound like the turntable
is a poor design.  To the naysayers, you really don't know what you are talking about.  I find the direct drive to have a great jump factor, but if you would rather use a cheap Rega or expensive one with a glass platter that rings, an outdated arm and a table that weighs almost nothing, then who am I to say? My SL1200G weighs 40 pounds,I can jump in front of it while playing (old house with suspended floors) records with zero skips.  The arm once adjusted, stays that way unlike the unipivot toy that VPI uses (I owned a Prime for 2 years). 

As far as looks go, I like it better than the Prime with a lot of bling but terrible isolation.