Experiences buying used cartridges

I've bought and sold well over 100 used cartridges. Never a problem on either end.

I had what you term "a good experience with an honest seller." Got a very gently used Ortofon Jubilee about 15 months ago for a great price. I've used it almost every day since and have no regrets.

I paid BIG money for a used Dynavector 20X low output mc cartridge. Turned out the suspension had collapsed and the body of the cartridge would drag on the record. Between what I paid used for the cartridge and sending it to Soundsmith for repair would have cost more than buying a brand new 20X.

Never again will I buy a used cartridge.

I am fan of old 50ties and 60ties Ortofon SPU cartridges...so I have no other choice but used....and yes most of the time they need to be re-tipped.

Have sold quite a few of my earlier cartridges to help fund the purchase of an
upgrade. They have all been in perfect working order, one or two had been re-
tipped and I always made that clear.
Never had a problem, one buyer even sold the cart on for more than I sold it for!