LOL, I think I paid around 100.0 or really close to it for my turntable, but the pricing on a turntable is relative, if you are ONLY going to play those couple of albums your mom has then a cheap one might do you justice but if you are going to actually listen to alot of music then a higher price one might be in order. Me personally I wouldnt pay more than 150.0 for one, I have mine hooked up to my home theater surround sound (of course changing the audio type) and it sounds awesome.