Sony PS-X9

I paid 4500 EUR two years ago on eBay for mine and 180 EUR shipping from Germany. The packing was superb. I considered 4500 to be on the high side.

I haven't spent much time with it.  I also tend to not get in to recommendations except for close friends where I know what their preferences, etc, are. 

I don't understand the arm question.  The PS-X9 is not made to swap arms.  Doing so would obliterate the value of the unit if it can't be reversed like it never happened, which is very unlikely. 

What do you think of the phonostage in the PS-X9?

I haven’t refurbed my unit yet so I havn’t paid much attention to it.  As I use an active DSP crossover I also use DSP for RIAA, so swapping phono stages is a bit more work for me than most. 

That one is really rough.  You can see all the tell-tale signs of being stored in a very humid environment - corrosion under the finishes, splotchy finish someone shined up, etc.   

Did anybody see the dp100m on eBay?

Yep. At least four years and counting. 

The DP-100M?  Last one I saw with DK-100 went for $10K. 

How are you going to ship it?  All the proxy services I know of wash their hands of any guarantees in their fine print due to weight and size.

Yahoo?  No.