Best table to Expect To Find at a Garage Sale

I was by chance at a Garage sale around two yrs ago in the upstate NY area. While I was searching around on the grounds of this lovely Estate, the owner came out, a rather attractive lady around in her 60s. We started to chat and I told her that I was very much interested in records and old audio gear. To my amazement she invited me in telling me that her late husband left a vast collection of old records and a stereo system that she had no idea what to do with, and she did not listen to it, she just would like some cash for it and please take it out of the house. well there it was in all its Glory over five thousand hard to find audiophile recordings along with a Goldmund reference turntable, yes a little dusty but perfect completely perfect. I turned to her an asked her what she wanted for this complete and glories analog system? Her reply I will take $200.00 and I will help you cart it out using my SUV. But to my surprise I only had about 125.00 on me so I made the offer and yes she excepted and was kind enough to allow me to date her fantastic looking and rich Daughter. Well everyone it really is nice to daydream ain't it?

I bought a Sony PSX-70 for $10 recently. It's a massive, deluxe fully automatic Direct Drive that turns at perfect speed. There was no stylus in the cartridge but I'm expecting it to work well when I've installed a new cartridge. The table looks good and it sold for $500 in the late 70s.

You had me going there for a minute Schipo....nice work.

Wow!!! A Penthouse letter for audiophiles. Who'da thunk it?

Expect nothing!

Because if you go in looking for something in particular or dreaming about what it would be like to find a rare whatever, you will not actually see what is really there.

I have found many better Duals, Pioneers, Garrards. Crap, you may say, but sometime the real prize is hanging off the end of the tonearm. Some of the vintage cartridges can be quite good for the 5 bucks the table costs. I have also found a pair of Russco Cue Masters with AT tonearms, Empire 208, Thorens, Rek-O-Kuts and several Lenco's. Yes these are projects but some are very worthwhile (check out the Lenco in my gallery). By the way everything in my system came from yard sales.

So keep dreaming and looking for that Rockport while I come in and grab up the good stuff behind you. LOL

Good luck, and no you can't tag along.