Tons of choices under $250 on ebay. Just budget enough for a new cartridge or stylus. A cheap and cheerful Ortofon Red, Grado or Audio Technica should do the trick.
Looking for not too expensive Turntable
I want a vintage turntable for a second system with a tube amplifier. I read the Pioneer PL-12 is good sounding without any jitter due to being belt drive. I can actually hear jitter. I owned a direct drive TT and it had jitter. My Garrard 401 did not have any jitter either. Suggestions? Pioneer PL-12 good?