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Some people are old, infirm, with poor eyesight, own older gear that could probably do with a touch up. To be honest it doesn't seem excessive.

Though I've still yet to hear/see anyone remove/refit a rega bearing without scraping it

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keepitsimplestupid wrote: Fri Apr 20, 2018 4:15 pm Some people are old, infirm, with poor eyesight, own older gear that could probably do with a touch up. To be honest it doesn't seem excessive.

Though I've still yet to hear/see anyone remove/refit a rega bearing without scraping it
The old and infirm with poor eyesight...that lift the deck, jump in their car and drive to the shop? :think:

On dealer margins they could offer a free check up charge for parts only.
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It's not a rip of. It is providing a service which costs. You make your own choice

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Everybody (well most) are looking angles to make themselves some money, £130 fuses that are dangerous, illegal and a complete waste of money is by far the worst. This is mild compared with that. It is seen as an opportunity because of the Linn rip-off service / upgrade / set-up that Linn dealers partake in, now that really is a rip-off slurp.

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I have been looking for a decent budget MM or MI cart and looked at a Nagaoka MP-110 which was advertised recently at approx. £108.99 and now I see it is now listed on ebay at £139.95!

..sounds like someone (the distributor?) has decided to make some money!

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Latest Townshend seismic product. Speaker Bars from £999. Sold by you know who!

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Any form of rip-off the man can get his hands on slurp slurp slurp slurp slurp.

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Wow, that's not much for a couple of elastomer feet and two strips of bent iron.

I reckon you could make them from ebay purchased Chinese feet and a bit of metal for under £100

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Ozzie slurp is always bigger and louder :mrgreen:

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keepitsimplestupid wrote: Thu May 03, 2018 12:43 pm Wow, that's not much for a couple of elastomer feet and two strips of bent iron.

I reckon you could make them from ebay purchased Chinese feet and a bit of metal for under £100
Ten times mark-up - sounds about right.
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