Sansui TU-9500 Value & Price History
As of 2026-09-21, a Sansui TU-9500 has a market value at around $130, parts units around $150. Based on 43 estimated sales.
Is a parts unit worth buying?
The $150 parts price is $659 less than the $809 working asking price — a 81% gap. Whether that gap covers the cost of repair depends on what's wrong.
What "for parts" usually means for a tuner: Tuners for parts often just have alignment drift or dead dial lamps — neither requires major repair. More serious: a failed front-end FET or dead detector circuit.
When it pencils out: Tuner alignment and a lamp kit runs $75–150 at a competent shop. If that's all that's wrong, the $659 gap makes it straightforward. Front-end FET failures are increasingly common as the parts age — check whether the unit receives any stations at all before buying.
When to walk away: A tuner with a failed RF front-end and no available FET replacements is genuinely end-of-life. These failures are becoming more common as the transistors age past their design life.
DIY vs shop: Lamp replacement is DIY. FM alignment requires a signal generator and meter — not a beginner task. Full repair cost context: what vintage stereo repair actually costs.
Price history
Asking median is up 70% over the last 45 days ($475 → $809).
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| Date | Asking | Restored | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-08 | $475 | $685 | — |
| 2026-08-25 | $1,189 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | $1,189 | — | — |
| 2026-08-31 | $1,189 | — | $130 |
| 2026-09-03 | $1,189 | — | $130 |
| 2026-09-06 | $1,189 | — | $130 |
| 2026-09-09 | $1,189 | — | $130 |
| 2026-09-12 | $1,189 | — | $130 |
| 2026-09-15 | $1,189 | — | $130 |
| 2026-09-18 | $809 | — | $130 |
| 2026-09-21 | $809 | — | $130 |
Daily trimmed medians from qualifying eBay listings; days without a fresh sync are not plotted.
Specifications
| Years produced | 1973–1976 |
| Type | Tuner |
| Brand | Sansui |
| Original MSRP | 450 (1973) |
| Inflation-adjusted | ~$3,050 today |
| Market value (sold) | $130 |
| Currently listed (asking) | $809 |
| Value vs MSRP | +80% |
Parts & supplies
Common maintenance items for the Sansui TU-9500. eBay links are model-specific searches; Amazon links are for generic supplies that work across most equipment.
- Sansui TU-9500 dial lamp kit on eBay →
- Sansui TU-9500 capacitor recap kit on eBay →
- DeoxIT D5 — cleans oxidized contacts, quiets scratchy controls on Amazon →
- FM dipole antenna — most tuners need one to perform properly on Amazon →
- FM signal amplifier — only needed if reception is weak with a direct antenna on Amazon →
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Comparable models
- Sansui TU-717 $85
- Sansui TU-9900 $140
- Kenwood KT-990D $25
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