Can I assume that you live somewhere in N America?

Here is my suggestion:
-Avoid having your TT shipped "to" your home. If possible, acquire it from your local seller. If the item is faulty, you can always return it, instead of dealing with a damange claim thru carriers.

If you must buy it used, then go to Audiogon dot com and do advance search. Type in first 2 digits of your Zip and search what TT is available to you locally.

SL-1200 mk2 will be a good deck. There are loads of modification. If you are worried about how well Technics' arm tracks, then look for fluid damper mod, before messing around with tonearm rewire. Or you can always fit a Rega arm.


Regards,