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Here we have my Lumley Stratosphere ST1 Turntable, Graham Tonearm, Transfiguration Temper Cartridge.
I used to be a serious collector of LP records (> 20,000 !) but this has been unused for at least 5 years as one’s tastes and outlook change.
The turntable motor is driven by a crystal controlled driver that generates two low distortion quadrature sine waves, which I designed and built myself. It runs at a single speed, 33 & 45 rpm being selected by slipping the belt. It would not be difficult to achieve 78 rpm. As you can see I never quite finished the box … The belt needs changing/repairing but I do have some spare belt material. There is a purpose built stand which can be filled with sand – the turntable sits on magnetically levitated AirPods to isolate mechanical vibrations.
I do not know how much life is left in the stylus. The lead from the headshell to the phono sockets is silver.
I have decided to sell as I am clearing the house and, as previously mentioned, I have not used it for quite a while. It is rather dusty and requires a good clean, and one or two minor issues such as the belt need resolving, but it is a very fine unit.
Collection only please – absolutely no postage.
Also I will not accept Paypal for this. Payment by cheque, which must clear before collection.
Message me if interested or if you have questions.
NOTE: if it does not sell as a complete unit (which I would prefer as it is taking up space) I might consider selling the cartridge & arm separately.
Thanks for looking.
Notesabout postage, packing, feedback and other stuff: I now list a few of my items with Freep&p for UK bidders only. Of coursep&p is not really free, the cost is loaded onto the item start price sothat the postage cost is totally opaque. Sellers automatically gain 5 stars DSR feedback this way. Combining items to save on postage does notapply to free p&p listings. Idislike this approach however eBay rates sellers on p&p costs yet it alsocharges sellers 10% of the total. Movingto free p&p is now the only way for sellers to increase their p&p DSRratings. Free UK p&p disadvantages overseasbidders, who have to pay listed p&p charges. I will therefore offer a discount off thefinal value to all overseas bidders who win. Please do not pay until you receive an invoice from me. If I significantly overcharge on overseaspostage and packing I will refund the difference. For small items I use Royal Mail, I usea mixture of untracked and recorded delivery, usually their second class smallparcel service. For medium sized itemsI use MyHermes and for larger items a courier from Parcel2go, typically Parcelforcepurchased through Parcel2go. I avoid Yodel whenever possible as they arecompletely hopeless. MyHermes is not the fastest courier but they are costeffective and they are reliable. I use the international tracked and signedservice from Royal Mail for overseas destinations to avoid items going astray. This is limited to a maximum weight of 2 kg;items exceeding this limit are for UK purchase only. I no longer allow local pick up as a minorityof buyers were selecting this option then demanding that the item be posted (inan attempt to gain free postage at my expense). Occasionally personal collection may be possible for exceptionally largeand bulky items, however my personal circumstances do not normally allow this(sorry). I pack items carefully and securely so thatdamage does not occur in transit. Ireuse packing materials to keep the cost down. Due to an increase in the number of non paying bidders I now only packitems after payment has been received. Afurther annoyance from buyers is those who pay for an item and leave a note tothe effect I require this to be delivered by . I ship items promptly after payment usuallywithin 24 hours however to keep costs down delivery dates are notguaranteed. I consider it unreasonablefor buyers to try to impose delivery date conditions after purchase and I willnot agree to meet these (unless the buyer agrees to an additional fee for afaster postage service, which should be discussed with me before payment ismade). Similarly some buyers try to impose specific courier requirements byleaving a note after the purchase is complete. This is equally unacceptable and will not be implemented usually thepurchase will be cancelled and the funds refunded. Postage costs are listed based on a specificcourier service. I am a private seller and only list onfree-listing auctions. I also list Buyit Now as eBay is now offering this format free too. Sometimes I list Buy it Now or Best Offer please send sensible offers and Iam more likely to accept. Lowball offersare likely to irritate – my margins on most items are not that great and I amnot desperate to sell stuff. I am certainly not spending an hour packingsomething for 1 or 2 profit! I sell some items specifically forcharity. I sell a mixture of my ownitems and items I have acquired for the purposes of resale. I run a small private eBay business, mainlyin radios and small electrical items such as tape recorders etc. as thesereflect my hobby interests. When I sell electrical items I always statethe condition and functionality. Modernitems are generally electrically safe as defined by current legislation whereasvintage items might not be. I alwayscheck and if necessary service items to ensure the correct condition islisted. All electrical items are soldas is and should strictly be PAT tested before being put into service. AlthoughI would never knowingly conceal dangerous electrical faults it is theresponsibility of the buyer to comply with this. All mains leads are checked for frays, nicks,other defects and most importantly that the correct maximum rated fuse isinstalled. Non paying winning bidders are anuisance on eBay. Unfortunately eBaycharges its fees from the moment the auction ends, not from when payment isreceived. Sellers are then forced to gothrough a protracted process to reclaim their fees if the sale fallsthrough. If you do not want an item youwon please send a cancel transaction request (which I will agree to)otherwise I always initiate the non-payment process after a reasonable periodof time and several attempts to make contact. Non paying bidders who do not make contact will not be able to buy fromme in future. I recognise that people change their mind and have no wish toforce a sale through against a buyers wishes. Asking to cancel a sale is perfectly acceptable ignoring messages andnot responding so that I do not know what is happening is not ! All buy it now listings feature immediatepayment and will be subject to gradual price reductions as I feel appropriate. I also offer best offer on most of myitems. I do accept returns, normally within a 14day period (after which it is assumed that you happy to keep the item). I ask buyers who no longer wish to keep itemsto please return the item in the same condition as sent, and to pay the returnpostage (the exception is if items are unusually not up to standard and fail tomeet my description please just contact me in this case). Refunds are most easily processed via PayPal. I used to acknowledge all purchaserswith a thank-you message, however I found out that eBay disadvantages sellerswho do this. I have therefore stoppedthis practice. I am not being rude, justfollowing another requirement imposed on sellers from eBay. I try to ship items within a 2 working dayperiod. If you are a new member with 0 feedbackplease contact me prior to bidding. Ireserve the right to cancel bids from members with 0 feedback because it isoften these bidders who fail to pay. I now require instant payment for BuyIt Now purchases. I have had to moveover to this because of time-wasting non-payers who tie up stock and forcesellers to initiate the non payment process. If you live outside of the UK please do notbid on my UK only auctions as this causes postage problems. Since I only post to Paypal registeredaddresses it is not sufficient to have a UK address if you live abroad and haveyour accounts registered abroad. Bidderswho do not observe this will have their bids cancelled and their usernamesadded to my blocked bidder list. Forsmaller items such problems do not arise so worldwide bidders are welcome. Problem buyers e.g. buyers who purchaseitems listed as for parts or not working and then complain that the item doesnot work will also be added to my blocked buyer list to prevent them fromcausing me future problems. I am totally honest and I will try toresolve problems the best I can sometimes things do go wrong but I am readyto put them right. If you have ever left negative feedback foranother seller please contact me prior to bidding. I reserve the right to cancel bids for buyerswho have left sellers negative feedback. If I discover my DSR ratings falling dueto low star ratings and I can trace it to you your eBay ID will be placed in myblocked list preventing you from buying from me again. I work hard to ensure that items aredispatched in good time if a courier is slow to deliver that is beyond mycontrol. Postage costs are determined by the service offered and are typicallyhigher for overseas destinations where I now insist on tracking. Please do not complain about the postagecosts afterwards as I do not make any profit on postage and packing; in fact when fees are factored in I usuallymake a small loss. If you leave negative feedback for me ourtransaction is over and you will never buy from me again. I periodically turn on and off my shopholiday settings to manage my workload. If too many items are sold in a short period of time I cannot cope! If you find the shop closed pleasecheck back later. Finally, apologies for having to state allthe above most buyers are perfectly reasonable but there is a minority whocause unnecessary trouble for sellers. If a problem arises just contact me to work out a solution. Thank you, good luck bidding and enjoy usingeBay. Its fun !
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