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    Given I used to buy shedloads and have built and sold quite a few, you could say I'm a long time convert. A few of my d.i.y. efforts haven't given that much away to my Oracle. Horses for courses. However I find it ridiculous that I used to be able to buy them for a tenner of Ebay and rail at the shipping charges, which were inevitably more. Looking at the prices now, wish I still had a garage full of them
    Once got offered as many ex Beeb 301's as I wanted for 70 quid each and a shedload (literally by an ex employee) of STD's for 200 quid, hindsight is a wonderful thing (which pillock coined that one, I wonder)

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    In 1993 I was shown into a room full of Lenco Gl75s and told I could take them all for nothing. I declined because at the time that was all they were worth. The folly of youth. At today's prices there was at least 2 grand in that room.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    In 1993 I was shown into a room full of Lenco Gl75s and told I could take them all for nothing. I declined because at the time that was all they were worth. The folly of youth. At today's prices there was at least 2 grand in that room.
    When I was a nipper, I had a full set of 'Mars Attacks!' chewing gum cards, including the banned ones. My sister was so horrified by one of these, showing a dog being burnt alive by an alien, that she tore the whole lot up and threw them away. At today's prices, they'd be worth a few bob. Not that I'm bitter, or have never forgiven my sister or anything. That would be ridiculous.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe View Post
    When I was a nipper, I had a full set of 'Mars Attacks!' chewing gum cards, including the banned ones. My sister was so horrified by one of these, showing a dog being burnt alive by an alien, that she tore the whole lot up and threw them away. At today's prices, they'd be worth a few bob. Not that I'm bitter, or have never forgiven my sister or anything. That would be ridiculous.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Si74 View Post
    Given I used to buy shedloads and have built and sold quite a few, you could say I'm a long time convert. A few of my d.i.y. efforts haven't given that much away to my Oracle. Horses for courses. However I find it ridiculous that I used to be able to buy them for a tenner of Ebay and rail at the shipping charges, which were inevitably more. Looking at the prices now, wish I still had a garage full of them
    Once got offered as many ex Beeb 301's as I wanted for 70 quid each and a shedload (literally by an ex employee) of STD's for 200 quid, hindsight is a wonderful thing (which pillock coined that one, I wonder)
    75's can still be had for <£100 which is a bargain. You try professionally making the motor, bearing and pressing a top plate for under a ton. You'd be politely shown the door.
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    On Lenco Heaven we have a thread called "Watching the price of Lencos" where we used to moan at being asked £80 for a Lenco! Prices have gone up but as Andrew says, at £100 they are still a bargain. Not too sure whether the prices being asked for 88's and 99's are though and don't ask about the price of the P77 tonearm. there's one on ebay at the moment for $3000 but of course it hasn't sold.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Si74 View Post
    Given I used to buy shedloads and have built and sold quite a few, you could say I'm a long time convert. A few of my d.i.y. efforts haven't given that much away to my Oracle. Horses for courses. However I find it ridiculous that I used to be able to buy them for a tenner of Ebay and rail at the shipping charges, which were inevitably more. Looking at the prices now, wish I still had a garage full of them
    Once got offered as many ex Beeb 301's as I wanted for 70 quid each and a shedload (literally by an ex employee) of STD's for 200 quid, hindsight is a wonderful thing (which pillock coined that one, I wonder)
    So do you think £10 is a reasonable price for a Lenco GL75?
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    I'll buy your lenco for a tenner!
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    I'll give you £11

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    It amazes me that a common or garden record player like the GL75, which I had in '64/5, should not only be coveted but spawn a forum ! It was okay, but way behind the 401, 301 and TD 124, the former of which I had later. The G75 (?) arm wasn't up to much, and the G88 (?) I had afterwards seemed a better deck, on which I put either an ADC wooden arm ?) or a Decca FF or International.

    However, if you consider £500 + new as the base point for an acceptable deck, the old 60s stuff does look like good value.

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