Grace Digital Audio Victoria Tunewriter Iii In Paprika

I got one of these for Christmas. I wanted it because it allows me to transfer my large record collection to my computer. Worked great at first, but by the time I got to the 7th record I wanted to play, the motor for the turn table stopped working correctly. Now, after playing the record for a minute or two, the motor has trouble spinning the record at the right speed. At 33rpm, the unit seems to get "tired" after a little bit and spins the record too slowly, which of course causes the sound to slow as well.So I contacted the manufacturer, Grace Digital Audio, and they have instructed me to send the unit to them for warranty repair. But they won't pay for the shipping of the unit to their location in California. So I'm going to be stuck with a decent shipping bill, because the unit is fairly heavy. Doesn't seem fair to me. So if you want a quality product for playing records, look elsewhere!