Out of my budget
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Legendary-...kAAOSwEzxYZm1j
The seller states , I have over 400 machines in my collection WOW
Location: Dagenham Essex
Posts: 11,215
I'm Allen.
Out of my budget
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Legendary-...kAAOSwEzxYZm1j
The seller states , I have over 400 machines in my collection WOW
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Location: Cheltenham
Posts: 982
I'm Charlie.
That's steep money, but if it's as good as it looks, then it's expensive, but not outrageous. An A80 transport alone (without the meter bridge etc) is probably £2k now, without servicing or restoration costs. Many A80s have had a hard life and can need some expensive restoration.
10 years ago I would have said this was on the high side but honestly A80's in knackered condition have never sold for under £1000.
Beautiful machines and worth every penny if you can really use one.
Stewart.
I enquired about the Sony APR mentioned in the listing. He said it was going to be listed for £3500...
I recently considered an A80RC deck alone (i.e. without the meter bridge) going for £1,500, but I declined as I was suspicious of the seller (one who regularly charges top dollar for his wares - so the deck/heads were likely to shagged and need a lot of work done on them.
A few years ago I turned down the chance to buy a C37 (with level meters) for £800, as I wasn't sure if I would use it to its full capabilities and again was uncertain about the availability of spares.
Even so the A80 is the machine I would go for, rather than any of the 800 series, and given the excellent condition of the machine advertised, if I had the money I would take it.
Barry