VPI ARIES 1 Turntable * Rare V.P.I. TNT 5 Platter with JMW 10 MEMORIAL TONEARM

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VPI ARIES 1 Turntable * Rare V.P.I. TNT 5 Platter with JMW 10" MEMORIAL TONEARM

Location:

Locust Grove, VA

Description:

★ª"˜¨¨★ª"˜¨¨¨¨˜ª¤.¸`*•.¸*•¸★ ☆ Super eBayer ☆★¸•*¸.•*´¸.¤ª˜¨¨¨¨˜"ª★¨¨˜"ª★ I do provide excellent service to every buyer. Please see my feedback before you bid, and see that everyone is happy with my prices, my product .... and my service. AUCTION IS OVER ON SUNDAY AT 3PM PACIFIC, AND 6 PM EASTERN TIME HIGH END VPI TABLE AND PLATTER, AS PICTUREDHello,Let's get this gone. Tell everyone you know. If you are looking, you know someone that wants it.This was NOT my personal item. I did not use it, test it, or know any more about it than I have pictured or been told by VPI or other VPI table owners. You are bidding on what you see pictured. I purchased an entire recording studio. All high end gear. No issues with any pieces, and many in the thousands of dollars. Go look at my feedback. Some pieces I sold on a different site I prefer for this type of gear.I have had much interest in this item regarding shipping. So, if I am to ship it, it will come with certain conditions, so please read before clicking anything.First, it will come in two boxes. Yes, I have the original box. But, the platter is just too heavy.I can wrap the platter well, and place it in the original box. There is no way I can repack this and get it to you.I would prefer to have professional UPS packaging of the table. I got a quote. $85. Yes, it is too much.If you want it in one piece, and insurable, this is it. Sorry, but it is what it is.So, recap. I'll pack the platter. No charge. You will be paying to ship it in the original box, with the arm.And the turntable will be packed by UPS for $85. This would be at your cost. Then, you would pay for the shipping of the turntable as well.And both boxes would then be insured for the $999 cap per box. That's as much as UPS will cover through ebay.Two boxes, two thousand dollars insurance. If you want to insure it for more, that would be up to you to arrange. I accept no responsibility on this sale.And, you would need to file a claim for any insurance, if damaged or lost. Not me. This is why I want UPS to pack the table. Then, there is a shot if a claim is made if it gets lost, stolen or damaged, as they packed it.I can get the platter to you fine, but insured also just in case. Total cost for shipping would be $265. I apologize but it is what it is. I am old. I do not really even want to ship it, but too many people have been asking about shipping it.The package is worth $3500-$5,000. This is worth noting, as well as the rarity and high value placed on the platter by audiophiles.You assume all risk. I you are willing to pick it up instead, I'll deduct $75 for gas from what you pay.This is as good as I can do, given the circumstances. And don't ding my shipping stars. As it is I will need to drive it 45 minutes just to drop it off, which I am happy to do. I can only do my very best, and my batting score is perfect, as you can see. 100%!!!Absolutely and positively sold as is, with no variations on the terms. Please DO NOT ASK.I am only asking $2,000 for the table and the platter. This is a steal. Ask VPI themselves. I did.I have done my very best to present this item honestly and accurately. No nonsense please.My understanding is that this is one of the most sought after and rare ever sold by VPI.Please read the following: Comes with manuals and vintage warranty registrations.I also contacted Jim at VPI, and here is what he told me.It's definitely an Aries 1 model, circa approximately 1994-1995. The arm is indeed a 10-inch (you only measure the armtube) JMW metal unipivot arm.A very solid, substantial table in its day, and lots of them still running from ~30 years ago.And, I received this from a fellow trader kind enough to share his knowledge.One thing VPI didn't tell you about your particular Aries 1 is that in place of the stock platter that came with the table, yours has the platter from the VPI TNT 5.The Aries had a real good platter: 1.25"; thick, comprised of a 7/8" thick bottom section made of aluminum (onto which was bonded a thin sheet of lead, covered in cork), with a 3/8" thick top layer of Delrin. The same platter came on the TNT 3 and 4.The TNT 5 has a great one: 1.5"; thick, the bottom section 5/8" thick stainless steel (no lead sheet), with a 7/8" thick top Delrin layer. That's the platter you have, and it's the one most VPI aficionados consider the best platter VPI has ever made. Congratulations, it (and the Aries table) is a beauty!There is full inspection available to the buyer, but no returns for any reason, once it meets with your approval, if local pick-up. Must be picked up with 3 days if local pickup. I will make myself available within that timeframe. No exceptions. If shipped, I will only be able to do this within 5 days, vs my usual lightning shipping.No offers outside of ebay please. No opinions either, please. Just a nice clean sale to a pro preferably.Thanks in advance. Enjoy the music. Dance while you can, and every time you can. Please see my other GREAT items up for sale on ebay!!! On Dec-19-23 at 11:23:23 PST, seller added the following information:Please note: I was able to call ahead to UPS last night and arrange for the table to be packed immediately, first thing in the morning before they opened. I did not want anyone or anything around it. They unlocked the door for me at 8:15. It took the UPS rep a very very long time to pack this, as expected. The cost was more than quoted. It was $125. I was able to drop it down 15% using my AAA card, to $107. I do not mind absorbing this additional cost, even though it was far above what I was originally quoted by UPS. My only and sole concern it getting this to you, in two boxes, intact, safe, and just like it left here. I have posted the receipt from UPS today for the $107 I paid, just to reassure the buyer. The two boxes are ready to be shipped. Now, the question is,....to whom? LOL. Enjoy the music!!!

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Posted:

December 24 2023 on Americanlisted

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