Anybody here buy a cartridge from 'highendbroker' ?


    If you have, how did it go from start to finish ?

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Define "higendbroker". Do you have someone in particular in mind? If so, much better to reveal the actual identity. If it’s 2juki on eBay, for example, he has a good reputation. I bought my FR64S tonearm from him, and I have been very pleased with it. Many others here have purchased cartridges from him. Chakster, who hasn’t been around here for a few years, at one point claimed that one or more of the eBay sellers (maybe including 2juki, but I am not sure) sell cartridges with non-factory serial numbers. I don’t know what became of that issue, or even if it is a real issue, but you might search these archives.

@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.