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What is going on? No-one buys good stuff priced right.

There are Lamm hybrid monos, Rowland 8T, YBA Passion Integre and Lavardin integrateds, Dynaudio Contour and Confidence speakers,and that's only what I took a look at.
Too many choices, too much hesitation, no funds, not in the mood, summer time ?
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b_limo
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I've noticed that the audio market has slowed down where Im at as well.  I've been trying to sell a pair of speakers for 8 months.  I've only received 1 lowball offer.  The speakers are priced well.  2 years old, light use at moderate levels, perfect condition, boxes etc.  Msrp was $1800.  I was asking $625.  Got an offer at $550.  Raised the price to $725 :)

Theres a company local to me that has started buying up the gear on craigslist in order to resell it at a higher price on their website.  I've seen gear sitting there for awhile as well (serves them right!).

I usually shift my focus to cars, motorcycles, and road trips in the summer.  As soon as snow starts blowing, I buy stereo gear again!
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danvignau
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I have a pile of stuff to sell when the season changes. I can't wait.
sancho22
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Well some other sites are not much better - I have gear fairly priced (I did a lot of research etc.) posted for 2 years...

As far as old school gear vs newer or SS vs tubes - we all have our preferences. I have a nice mix of fully recapped old school SS gear such as Sansui BA/CA 3000 with the 9900TU and 929 TT - nice but far from say my entry level Shindo gear or even the Almarro 318b which I got for a very reasonable price. I also have Pioneer Series20, Marantz Esotec, Kenwood Supreme700 and Yamaha 2000 Centennial Series with matching NS1000 speakers...Love them all.

However, one of the best sounding set was a mish-mash of Dodd battery powered preamp, Pass Labs Aleph Ono phono amp, Quicksilver Silver 70 mono-blocks with Kuzma Stabi/Stogi TT, SONY SACD ES777 and a McIntosh MR71. All from AG all for pretty decent/very fair price. It took me some time to assemble but it was worth the work/time. I also met nice folks either in person or at least through email.

YMMV - enjoy the music! 


carmenc
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Well said @timrhu .....couldn't agree more.  Regards.....
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tubegb
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This is a humble suggestion to sellers from a long time member who has sold many items on Audiogon over the years. Stop charging buyers for what are fees intended to be absorbed by the seller. PayPal fees were never intended to be paid by the buyer. Credit card fees were never intended to be by paid by the buyer. They are both a cost of doing business as the seller. If you feel compelled to recoup these fees simply raise you asking price to the next natural price point, for example: $550 to $575. I can only speak for myself but when I view an ad where the seller is trying to place seller fees on the buyer, I simply move on.
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