I'd been after a good vintage Hi-Fi tuner-amp for some time to supplement my Rega Planar 3. Was particularly interested on finding a good Marantz. Just found this one, a 2245 in magnificent condition!
And there was some icing on the cake!
I'd planned to offer the seller 20€ less than his asking price if possible, but he said he really wanted the asking price (320€). I'd mentioned that I was a keen AppleMac collector, and he then fetched out a PowerBook G4 Ti 1Gb model that he'd been given. It was rather beaten up, no charger, and he had no idea if it was functioning. And if I wanted it he'd throw it in for free. So I departed with the Marantz and a very unexpected Ti.
On arriving home I powered up the PowerBook and it booted immediately into Tiger with a surprisingly quiet HD. The lid hinge was shot and wouldn't stay open on it's own, but surprisingly both the rear fixed hinge covers were like brand-new (they almost always have the silver paint removed).
So all in all a very satisfactory transaction.
Oh, and the Marantz sounds just wonderful too!