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I used to collect cheaper consumer tube record players too but I quit getting them, as for hardly any more repair labor I could fix a higher quality unit and get much better results. I did find a modern Pfanstiehl ceramic which is working great in a 50's Magnavox console and has almost as good a sound as a magnetic but I can't remember what type it was.
Stanton 400 v3 magnetic cartridges work great in high tracking force applications which used crystal cartridges such as Rockola and Wurlitzer jukeboxes and old turntables which have the proper mounting spacing for magnetic. I just use a solid state phono preamp and get gentle handling of the records and good sound and these cartridges can stand up to the heavier tonearms although some counterweighting is occasionally needed. You can use a 78 RPM stylus in them too for 78-only applications.
These are relatively high output too (although you will still need a preamp).
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