Not to knock your pick, but the one I found on YT is so cheap the whole platter wobbles up and down as it turns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdrgxIs-JSw We have had this before on here, not this exact turntable but others of the same level of build quality. When the platter is stamped like these the metal is very thin and even slight mishandling can be enough to warp - and then it is pretty much impossible to flatten, and costs as much as the table to replace. So this will be a concern, but put it in perspective, this is a concern with every table around this price point.
Record holes vary a bit. Some fit the spindle a little loose, some are a tight fit. But the spindles, whatever size they are, they are the same diameter the whole way. I have never heard of a tapered spindle. So probably your seller had a couple records that were snug and thought the "fix" is to raise the whole thing up to where the spindle barely goes in the hole. Dunno, but a pretty good guess. I would ask, when playing a record how much of the straight part of the spindle sticks out above the record? If none then you have your answer.
Next I would ask if when playing a record does the platter stay nice and flat or does it wobble like the one in the video? Show him the video so he knows what you mean.
If it is flat then you are getting basically the original table plus some stuff to try. You may or may not like it, but I would consider it a plus. Except for the purposes of negotiating the price, in that case you would let him know gee sorry but with all the mods you made I can't be sure something isn't messed up and make him a little bit lower offer. Because until you get it and see it could well be true that he did mess it up. So that is the way I would play it.
Record holes vary a bit. Some fit the spindle a little loose, some are a tight fit. But the spindles, whatever size they are, they are the same diameter the whole way. I have never heard of a tapered spindle. So probably your seller had a couple records that were snug and thought the "fix" is to raise the whole thing up to where the spindle barely goes in the hole. Dunno, but a pretty good guess. I would ask, when playing a record how much of the straight part of the spindle sticks out above the record? If none then you have your answer.
Next I would ask if when playing a record does the platter stay nice and flat or does it wobble like the one in the video? Show him the video so he knows what you mean.
If it is flat then you are getting basically the original table plus some stuff to try. You may or may not like it, but I would consider it a plus. Except for the purposes of negotiating the price, in that case you would let him know gee sorry but with all the mods you made I can't be sure something isn't messed up and make him a little bit lower offer. Because until you get it and see it could well be true that he did mess it up. So that is the way I would play it.