Technics SP 10 mc II. Worth looking at?

Chakster, you're lucky. If one has been in regular service since new there is better chance those caps may survive longer, if purchaser doesn't know service history I'd definitely change out caps. Sitting is not good for electrolytic caps. Regardless, electrolytic capacitors have finite life.

A bit off topic, but looking at JP site now I finally noticed his short article about Technics SP-10R vs. SP-10 mk III - check this out.  

The SP10 mkII is on an online auction and  as we are having a Covid lockdown situation here in Australia I can’t physically check it out. I’m looking to rebuild my system after loosing it all in a house fire. I had a Technics 120 with a SME 3009, and a Shure V-15, as you did in the seventies. I’m pretty sure that the SP 10 mkII would be an upgrade from the Luxman pd290 that I bought for $10. I guess the system is only ever going to be Midfi as I don’t have the funds, my preamp is a Cary slp 03 bought off Audigon and a Cary rocket 88 as a power amp. Following the pretty positive comments about the SP 10 here I think I’ll give it a run for the money, it’s up to about AUS$1000 now and a few more days to go

At present the $1000 value is close to the Tonearm Value if AUS $ is converted to GBP. 

I can see this creeping toward AUS $2000+ if the SP10 is looking in poor
condition.
A VGC SP10 can command a high price.

Here is the good new My Own SP10 MkII was a Chassis Only barn find.
I was in need of TLC from an EE who fully understands the SP10 needs and returned to the finest of  Specimens.
The Chassis received a Custom Spray Paint Coating from a Automotive
Custom Spray Paint Specialist.
I chose a colour that the Workshop was working with on a Vehicle and I got the chassis coated for £70.

My SP10 in a Densified Wood Plinth has changed my use of TT's and it is the Model used over other owned DD, Idler Drive and Belt Drive TT's.

If you want to go this route I can put you in touch with fellow Countrymen 
who are working with these Models as their got to projects, and I am sure you will be inspired by them.


  

@pindac thanks for that. I’m not sure what the plinth is, in the images it looks like a constructed ply base about 4 inches high so a new plinth could be called for.  One site suggested travertine as an option