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What's a 30-year old Grace F9-E Ruby worth?

Since vinyl has caught on again, I brought out my turntable from the 90's and played a few vinyls. I was surprised to see that the cartridge still plays fine. To make a long story short, I not into vinyl as I once was. My interest has shifted to 24-bit music, limited as it is.

Any idea what this cartridge is worth given its age.
reelnai
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ct0517
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Sold! Reelnai I will let u know where u can send my sales commission check when they restore emails. LOL. Sounds like u have a really nice cartridge there. Cheers
lewm
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I don't get it. Is the OP selling his Grace Ruby or trying to establish its value for posterity, or what? If it's in good shape, $250 is a steal, and I would buy it if I had not just paid twice as much for one.
reelnai OP
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I was contemplating selling it if I could get a good price. Since I don't know the state of the stylus, I would feel bad if it didn't last long. It is 30 years old after all.
lewm
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Try mounting it (if it's not already mounted( and playing a record. I know it's a very esoteric notion, but you could try it. I intend to do that with mine, today or tomorrow.
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tigertiger
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Inspect the stylus with 20-40 power loupe. That will answer your question. Iy upi have access to a stereo microscope (dissection scope), that would be better still.

I still have my F-E Ruby that I bought in in 82, or so.  Mostly I transferred vinyl to cassette, so it doesn't have a lot of hours on.It replaced my V15, when somebody broke the stylus, I never replaced (I regret that now!).
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