Nakamichi TX 1000 turntable

Clint505, apologies for the irrelevant silliness. Now, to answer your and Chris' question: personally (and cheapskate that I am) I would probably be willing to pay around $2000 for that table simply to experience the benefits of Lp centering; with the assumption and expectation that a complex machine like that will need expensive (or impossible) repairs in the future and the assumption (probably unfair, but based on my experience with many different tables over the years) that, ultimately, that benefit will not outweigh possible downsides of the design. I would go for it. I can't imagine that you couldn't, as a worst case, get a very substantial part (or all and perhaps even more) of your investment back from the sale of the parts if the table breaks down.
Good luck. Very cool machine for playing some serious music :-)

From the OP.

I want to find out what the value of a Nakamichi tx 1000 turntable. I have access to one but I've seen values all over the scale. The unit seems in pristine condition.

Well..... if this thread was a real auction.

In_shore would have won a turntable for $3000. I hope he is a collector based on his comments.

Frogman lost out on bidding at $2000.

Ct0517 was outbid at $1500. it was a silent bid...

I made this U-tube video with my Nakamichi Tx 1000 and the Paul Simon quadral record some years ago trying to show the platter centering. I know Paul Simon is not everyone's piece of cake but the record's quality is very good.
btw the ET-2 is a wonderful linear tracker!
sold my Naka.

Thuchan, no need to make apologies for your choice of music. I like Paul
Simon, and I agree that the sound quality of his recordings is generally very
good. I apologize if I came across as critical of the music; it was simply a
bad attempt at humor. Great table! I have been intrigued by it since the old
TAS days when (I believe it was) REG would always speak highly of the
benefits of LP centering. Regards.

Frogman, you're right on the quality recordings of Paul Simon. Many other performers don't care about sound like e.g. the Boss, maybe they more often listen to loud music on stage than we...
all the best