I enjoy checking for DVL & Elite Pioneer only players on ebay lately they havnt had many models to choose from & some of these are all dented & dirty looking. Its like looking for a older car there arent currently that many to choose from.

i haven't noticed too many lately either. i was lucky to find my Elite DVL-90 about a year or so ago. i got it for around $150 i think. pretty good price for an Elite i thought.

I've been looking for a CLD-97 and except for a broken one, and that insanely overpriced brand new one there's not much. There is one on there now, but I wish the starting bid was lower, althought I doubt it would make a difference in final price.

I consider myself very lucky to have bagged a pristine HLD-X9 on Ebay at a great price in November last year in the UK.
Only a handful of those machines ever appear on Ebay and most are well beyond what I could afford.
I think it was just perfect timing with Christmas approaching and everyone else focusing on other things.

I used to buy spare LD players every year that I have been collecting discs however the last couple of years I hadn't bothered.
Good clean players can still be got but there are definitely far fewer of them in circulation that there were say 6 years ago.
In addition prices are higher than before.

I guess it will not be long before anyone who wants a player will just have to take whatever is available - scratches, dents and all!

I've never seen an HLD-X0/9 or a CLD-D70X for sale. those are the two trims that I gather are best

There's a buy it now cld-D701 for $60 + 30 shipping and a buy it now $120 + 55 shipping cld-d702

Someone's selling a working Pioneer Elite CLD-79 (1995) near me with remote and manual for $250 (asking). I wouldn't have to pay shipping. The specs look good (AC-3 RF output, etc.) but I can't find any reviews. Anyone think this is a good deal?

"J"

Can't say anything about the price, but here's some info on the player.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_CLD-D703

It's all right, I'd say. You could probably get a CLDD703/4 for $100-200, but the Elites tend to get a mark-up for the design alone. Not needing it shipped is a big plus, though.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEAUTIFUL-PIONE ... 649wt_1396

I would bet my money on this if I had to buy anything just now...

/Johan

Thanks, rdimucci, naiaru and johan 184, for your advice. Looks like a winner to replace my DVL-909.

"J"

I just glad that most of my players were purchased between April 1998 and 2008.

There are still those that Havn't parted with their new backup players yet, of which will make their way onto ebay over the next few months and years.

All I know is that I worked soo many hours to purchase mine and don't regret it at all.

I hope you all get the players that you are looking for guy's

Have you tried contacting Duncan of Bayview electronics as he has a small inventory of players that he services before he sells them and for a fair price at that.

Regards to all

There's a CLD-97 with a low starting price on Ebay, but the machine is untested.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140719576073?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649