Used turntables in Phoenix typically sell for $67 to $405. Turntables are bought by people upgrading, so specify the tonearm, cartridge and drive type — this audience knows exactly what those mean and will not enquire without them.
Selling a turntable in Phoenix
Seasonal residents arrive for the winter and leave in spring, and departures put furniture and sports equipment onto the market in a concentrated burst each year. Sun damage is the check worth making on anything that has lived outside.
Between June and September, meetings happen early in the morning or after dark for obvious reasons. The city is flat and parking is plentiful, so collecting large items is easy once the temperature allows it.
Sun is the thing that kills goods here. Check plastics, upholstery and rubber on anything that lived outdoors, and expect fading and brittleness even on items that were only a couple of summers old.
Phoenix, in Arizona, has around 1.6 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Tucson, Mesa and Chandler are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Phoenix
Demand rises through the spring cleaning season and again around college move-in in August, when furniture and small appliances move fastest.
What turntables are worth
What lifts the price
- Correct, stable speed on both settings
- Original dust cover, mat and counterweight
What pulls it down
- Perished belts causing slow or wavering speed
- Missing counterweights, which are model-specific
Working out what yours is worth
- Check the platter speed is steady on both settings
- Confirm the counterweight and headshell are present
Getting it ready
- Note the drive type, tonearm and cartridge, and whether the cartridge is original or an upgrade.
- Check speed accuracy with a strobe or app, confirm the tonearm moves freely with correct tracking force, and inspect the stylus.
Photograph
- The deck from above with the lid open, whole
- The tonearm and cartridge close up
Put in the description
- Brand, model, and drive type: belt, direct or idler
- Tonearm type and cartridge fitted, plus whether it is original or an upgrade
Brand, model and cartridge: “Rega Planar 1 Turntable with Carbon Cartridge, Belt Drive”. Serious buyers search by model. Say whether the cartridge has been upgraded and what the original was — upgrades add real value when documented.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (Arizona)
Common questions
Where can I sell a turntable in Phoenix?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. Between June and September, meetings happen early in the morning or after dark for obvious reasons. The city is flat and parking is plentiful, so collecting large items is easy once the temperature allows it.
Is the speed accurate?
Test with a strobe disc or phone app and give the result. Belt-driven decks drift as belts age and buyers expect the check.
How much is a turntable worth in Phoenix?
Most used turntables change hands for $67 to $405. Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a turntable across the United States, what turntables are worth, everything second hand in Phoenix, or Vinyl & CDs in Phoenix.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.