Sony PS-X9

@uberwaltz
Translated from the German:
One of Sony’s best direct drive turntables. Perfect speed control.
Complete with original plastic cover.
A counterweight
The turntable is from Japan and is 100V.
The cartridge and the plate clamp are not included.
The turntable is currently wired for head amplifier and line-out operation. You can choose between the options for direct input to your phono stage or via the HA-55 head amp, directly to your MM input.

That one is really rough.  You can see all the tell-tale signs of being stored in a very humid environment - corrosion under the finishes, splotchy finish someone shined up, etc.   

Granted it shows corrosion, pretty common from Japan, but would you end up spending over 11k to make right I wonder?
Still may be of interest to somebody for sure.

This quoka.de site often has very attractive offers and you know what they say when something is too good to be true..... I've been burnt there once, so buyer beware.

I agree $14.0000 is a ridiculous price, but at the other extreme so is €2300, unless it has serious 'issues'. The market value of the PS-X9 should probably be somewhere between $5000-8000, depending on condition. This puts it in the same bracket as Technics SL-1000 mk3 and Pioneer Exclusive P3, the major competing statement DD turntables in those days.

There's one other Japanese tour de force DD table that would probably exceed this price level: the much rarer Denon DP-100M. Incidentally,  there is one up for auction on Yahoo Japan. Current highest bid is only $3460 with 2 days left. I'm tempted, so very tempted......