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Old 23rd Feb 2018, 3:30 pm   #1
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Could anyone advise on the value of this Westminster record player. It currently doesn’t power up but I haven’t investigated further.
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Old 23rd Feb 2018, 3:53 pm   #2
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A good indicator of what it’s worth is to check similar unrestored items on eBay, note the sold price not the asking price.
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Old 23rd Feb 2018, 3:57 pm   #3
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Id say £50 max, and only if a particular person wants that model, only a few brands fetch larger sums and in better working order too.

It does look a little like a Dansette so that might help it on ebay
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Thinking more like £20 in an unrestored state and possibly the BSR UA15 deck worth more than the unit as a spare. EBay will take down "looks like Dansette or style/type"
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Old 23rd Feb 2018, 10:52 pm   #5
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Westminster was a Currys house brand in the 1960s.
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Old 24th Feb 2018, 1:41 am   #6
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More than £20 surely.. looks to be in mint condition.
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Old 24th Feb 2018, 1:50 am   #7
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I think £20-£50 is probably about right, but you can never tell with old record players. Some people go completely nuts when bidding for them.
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Old 24th Feb 2018, 10:05 am   #8
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A quick search on eBay confirms that it seems to be a combination of marketing, patience and luck which determines the selling price. List it using, for example, the words 'vinyl', 'mid century' and 'valve' (if applicable), and be prepared to wait for your asking price to be met.
Just like any other retailing, really!
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Old 24th Feb 2018, 1:23 pm   #9
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Gosh, I'd forgotten all about Westminster brand stuff! My parents had a Westminster radiogram. It was basically a cheap sideboard with sliding doors. The radio was behind one door and the other hid the record player and there were speakers at either end behind grooved panels. It was a huge thing for what it did: I suspect it was trying to emulate the 'long and low' look of Danish furniture of the period.
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Old 24th Feb 2018, 1:32 pm   #10
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Radiograms were prized pieces of furniture as well as for entertainment. The less expensive ones like the Westminster range brought a lot of enjoyment both in looks and sound to many.
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Old 24th Feb 2018, 3:33 pm   #11
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The record player comes from c.1963 given its UA15 deck. Unsure whether is one or two stages? Probably sounds as good as, or better, thnt any comparable Dansette - except it doesn't have that name.
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Old 24th Feb 2018, 3:43 pm   #12
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At least it has a name, some didn't even have that honour. In any case, they were all much of a muchness. Its value is probably largely dependant on the condition of the cartridge, which is currently unknown.
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Repaired one recently. The valves are UL84 and UY85 with X5H cartridge.
I had to replace the UL84.
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Old 25th Feb 2018, 12:17 pm   #14
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I should have said it was a Fidelity Westminster Record Player.
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Old 25th Feb 2018, 5:31 pm   #15
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I think this one was made before Fidelity started badging their players for Currys. The OP said it does not "power up" which may be a simple fix - but if the cartridge has died, then some considerable cost may be involved in restoring this.
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Old 25th Feb 2018, 9:27 pm   #16
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Phiggystardust;

How did you find out the record player is a "Westminster" ? As I can see the name on the unit.
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Old 25th Feb 2018, 11:50 pm   #17
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There is a name plate on the back of the one I repaired.
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