What is the average lifespan of a phono cartridge?


I see ads for used cartridges stating that its barely broken in at 200 hours. How long will a stylus, cartridge etc last before something wears out and must be replaced/repaired? Thanks.
tbromgard

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I have a Rega Planar 3 from 1982 with a Grace 747 arm.  I've been using a Supex 900E+ moving coil as the cartridge for my really musical LP's.  I still use it today (39 years later) and it still is my favorite.  It has the original stylus with around 1500 hours, maybe.  Of course, I have a few Grado's and an Adcom CrossCoil line trace for every day listening. .  The Adcom is 37 years old and still sounds good even though it is not a good choice for my arm.