I have brought 3 used cartridges and have not had a problem. All have come from audiogon and have been from people that frequently post. Not sure that is a guarantee but most on this site are into the music and gear and not about screwing the uninformed or novice buyers. If you go to ebay or others, good luck. that imo would be a crapshoot as there are a lot of unreliable sellers on ebay
To buy or not to buy a used cartridge?
As a general recommendation, is it risky buying used cartridges? What is your experience from those who have bought cartridges used? Is it best just to bite the bullet and buy new? You can get much more cartridge for your money buying used.
Similar to tubes, it seems dicey to think that the estimates that people give of hours they have put on a cartridge are very accurate.
Similar to tubes, it seems dicey to think that the estimates that people give of hours they have put on a cartridge are very accurate.