DJs in the crowd?
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Hi.
My friend is offering me his 2 Technic 1200MK2 turntables + 1 Stanton SK5 scratch mixer for 1400Cdn (roughly 910 American). Mixer is in perfect condition, turntables are a bit scratched. Is this a decent deal, or should I opt for buying a brand new set?
- keyl0
yea, buy new, almost the same price.
- tuchanchu0
or on ebay - i am selling my decks in the uk - and i would love to get that price - but no chance.
- unknown0
keyl,
where in the name of cheap MKIIs can you find NEW ones for that price???
In UK they for about £350 each
£350 x 2 = £700plus a mixer
you're looking at at least £800
which is about $1200.....
Also MKIIs are virtually indestructable....
- Finnegan0
sounds like a good deal to me. Id ask to test out the tables mmake sure all the pitch controls work, and everything. Aesthetic scratches on the tables shouldnt affect the sound the tables produce.
- unknown0
I got a very good friend in Zürich who once dropped a MKII from a height of about a metre onto the concrete.....1/2 hour later he was playing records on it to a very appreciative crowd....
only the wee light was buggered, but that can go with out treatment like that too.....
- Vinney20
Tell me more about you selling your decks in the UK. You got a price? What re they?
- ancientartz0
My personal preference is to always get new ones. You know where it has been and all the dings and bangs on it are your own ;)
And I know a new technic mk1200 is about $700USD each, but I got mine at a good sale at guitar center for a little over $500USD each 3 years ago.
But those use technics should be fine too. Technics are as touch as nails, unless you spill something on it.
I would go test it out, make sure the drive is fine on it. Cosmetic dings are nothing.
Overall, it's just a matter of personal preference, wheter you want a new one or used one with minor injuries.
Put it this way, you'll praticallly be getting that mixer for free.
- 330
Actually I've had the Technics to try out for a month. Everything including the pitch adj is working fine. USA has cheap turntables via Internet, but I can only imagine the S+P, tax, and custom costs that are involved.
I forgot to mention that he's including two $100 steel cases, which I think have around a 75 buck value now.
Thing is I might be able to lower the price, but he's a good friend, so I want the price to be fair for both of us.
- enobrev0
i would say get it lower. As mentioned earlier, technics last forever and buying used ones isn't that painful - and so you should be able to find a much better deal.
Mine are 9 years old and still run perfectly. Still stop on a dime (or bounce back if i set them to), Still start just as quickly, I've adjusted the pitches a couple times, but they're still synced up... Only had to change the stylus lights once...
Only time I had my decks fail on me were my starter set (1200's) which were dropped down a flight of stairs by a really drunk friend.. and the only thing that happened to them is the arms cracked in half, the decks were fine (those were 10 years old when i bought em).
But if you're dying to put money in your friend's pocket, go for it. At least you'll know where they've been.
And the only reasons I can think of to buy new (unless you have the money to spare) would be for the shell, and you can buy shells, and for the stylus light's great looking slow pop up...
- ********0
if you add a hundred or moreso dollars you could buy new - i agree.
if you are buying new, buy a DJ magazine (with loadsa shop ads in there) and play the shops off against each other for prices. - you'll end up with a bargain!!see if your friend will lower the price - esecially if you get quotes round about that frmo shops for NEW decks.
i can understand your friend wanting to get as much as he can for them - cos he probably paid a lot for them - but thats what happens with any equiptment/products - as soon as you buy it, it drastically decreases in worth.
I was looking for a new digital camera and was gonna trade in my old one (£250 new) - the guy at the shop looked up his little price book and says i'd get £40 for it.
I'd rather hang on to it than sell it for that price!! cos its worth more to ME than that.
- zhtml0
If ur buying second hand watch out as their are still things that can be expensive to replace if the decks have been abused / heavily used in their past life. Look for the pitch which can fuck up over time, the popup lights are £15 each to rplce the bulbs and also check the wiring as the plugs can get yanked etc! also play lps thru on them as the arm can get lose its balance as has just happened to one of mine!
Also defininately go for the 1200s they're much sexier in silver! I paid £200 each for mine a few years ago I think thats a fair second hand price.
- ebon0
I walked into a consignment shop last month looking around for some furniture and noticed a 1200MKII sitting behind a pile of stuff.
Picked it up for $25!!!
Took it home dusted it off, plugged it in. Its in better shape then my other 1200's =)
I have been waiting half my life for something like that to happen.
- 330
Thanks for the advice/input/experiences everyone.
I'm now a lot less reluctant to barter down the price.