My dad is "stealing" my turntable!

[blukibuken]

My dad (who's 62 years old now) recently rediscovered his old record collection and wants to get into vinyl once more. He's got all the components needed but only the turntable is missing...
Why? He gave it to me about 5 years ago and during that time I really fell in love with vinyl and have built up quite a collection.

So I'm going to give him back his turntable and buy a new one myself (always a bright side to every story ). The only problem is I really wouldn't know where to start when it comes to buying one. I have everything needed to hook it up (amplifier-wise) but just don't have the technical know-how when it comes to turntables.

I would be looking at a budget of about 300$-450$.

Any and all advice would be most welcome from you guys