Record Players I've owned over the years

[Terry]

... I have another Fidelity HF42 portable record player that I pulled off the tip several years ago, but the cartridge is faulty and a new BSR X5M cartridge will cost more than the player is worth ...

Having looked at prices on Ebay - £30 and up - I can see your point!

There is a used X5M for £8 but, even if it is working, the rather gloomy picture shows no evidence of a stylus!

I could let you have a BSR SC12M which should replace the X5M and, being a stereo cartridge, be kinder to your record collection!

If you are interested in playing 78s, I have one with a Sapphire LP/78 stylus or I could let you have one with Diamond dual LP  tips.

I don't know how the output of the SC12M compares with the X5M but, alternatively, I have the SX12H, again with choice of stylus but, in this case, both are Diamond.

Would £5 better suit your pocket?

Postage will be the killer - £2.80 for a small parcel - but, if you're interested, I'll look and see if it is possible to repackage it safely whilst keeping inside the 2.5cm large letter thickness. 
 I find it intensely infuriating that we have to pay a premium price to post what, in this case, could be a secure parcel so small that there wouldn't enough room for both the recipients address and the stamp! 

Alternatively, there is the Southern Meet-up  on 20th March, if you are still coming.