Linn LP12 turntable


I was in my favorite audio store yesterday talking turntables… Rega P10, MoFi MasterDeck etc, when he stated he had a Linn LP12 he was selling for a customer at $2,400 & the customer had $14K (with upgrades) into it. Intriguing, but knew nothing about Linn. After my research, people seem to love it or hate it. But it is installed in many fine audiogon systems. 
I would like your thoughts and recommendations. 
I have asked the following questions of the dealer: 

1. Date of production 

2. Upgrades that have been added 

3. Power supply / tone arm

4. Condition 

5. Recently serviced

I have not yet seen it, but it is there now. What other questions should I ask?

My current analog system: 

Pro-ject 1xpression carbon classic with Hana ML

Rega Aria

PS Audio BHK pre

Simaudio Moon 330A amp

KEF R11’s

Advise would be greatly appreciated. 

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Davey, What sort of racism is that?  Anti-Tiefenbrun-ism? I would have thought he was British or Scottish, but the name suggests possibly German originally. Perhaps you would like to correct that sentence or else explain it better.

I bought an LP12 40 years ago, and had it for 22 years.  I’ve been on several British forums for 20 plus years in which their are many Linn users, and this the first time I’ve heard any connection between Linn/LP12 and semitism.  

As a Jewish person who often plays the game "Jew, not a Jew" with one of my close friends, I can say that I had no idea at all that Ivor might be Jewish, if that is what you are implying, Davey.  I never thought about it one way or the other.  Yet I am no fan of the LP12. I think it is a reach to connect LP12 criticism with anti-semitism.  There's enough of the real thing going around already.