Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?


I have just acquired a 32 year old JVC/Victor TT-101 DD turntable after having its lesser brother, the TT-81 for the last year.
TT-101
This is one of the great DD designs made at a time when the giant Japanese electronics companies like Technics, Denon, JVC/Victor and Pioneer could pour millions of dollars into 'flagship' models to 'enhance' their lower range models which often sold in the millions.
Because of their complexity however.......if they malfunction.....parts are 'unobtanium'....and they often cannot be repaired.
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If that is the problem and a new recap - superb. TBH I had to recap a vendetta scp2a and my tech said that electrolytic caps can pop with changes in air pressure - that was sent by air.
A sad story.....😱
If you paid via PayPal of course, you are covered and the Seller will refund your money and PayPal should even refund the costs of return postage.
Good luck....
Ups are coming to inspect the package. The seller, in fact, put it in a custom made wooden box. Border agency then repackaged it. Hopefully all will be well.😭
Trust that UPS will find a way to deny any culpability at all.  Zero. It's simply NEVER their fault.