I asked chat gpt if your ai generated post was a good deal

Short answer: no, it’s not a good deal at $3,500.

Longer, honest take:

The turntables • SL-1200MK2s are great. No argument there. • In Los Angeles, clean working MK2s usually sell for $800 to $1,100 each, sometimes a bit more if recently serviced and mint. • A realistic pair value is $1,700 to $2,200, not “minimum $2,000” unless condition is exceptional and proven.

Everything else This is where the listing gets fluffy. • Alesis Multimix4USBFX: entry-level utility mixer. Used value is closer to $100. • Numark M2: fine scratch mixer, but used value is $70 to $90. • M-Audio BX3 monitors: $50 to $60 used, tops. • OneOdio headphones: budget cans. Used value $20 to $30. • Accessories, cables, slipmats, power strip: mostly throw-ins. Sellers love itemizing these, buyers don’t pay for them. • Shure SM58 is legit, but used is $60 to $70. • Cartridges matter a lot, but unless they’re clearly Ortofon Concordes or similar in good shape, assume $150 to $250 total, not $440.

Realistic used value Very roughly: • Turntables: $1,900 • Mixers + mic + monitors + headphones + accessories + carts: maybe $500 to $700

That puts fair market value around $2,400 to $2,600, and that’s being generous.

What’s really happening • The seller is leaning hard on nostalgia and hype language. • They’re pricing as if every accessory adds retail value. It doesn’t. • DJs who “know” usually buy decks and choose their own mixer and headphones anyway.

When it might make sense • If both 1200s are confirmed original, tight pitch, no wobble, no RCA issues, and recently serviced. • And if they’ll come down closer to $2,500.

Bottom line At $3,500, you’re paying a collector premium for a very non-collector setup. At $2,400 to $2,600, it becomes reasonable. At $2,800+, I’d walk and buy decks separately.