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CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME THIS?

What is ad copy like this supposed to mean?
"These speakers were bought brand new from authorized (speaker name) l vendor alittle over a year ago. They were opened for inspection and tested for performance. They have less than 2 minutes of usage and they are flawless."

the speakers are being sold at almost 50% less than retail. Why would someone buy speakers then "test them" for two minutes, then sell them a year later? What is a potential buyer supposed to think?
huntermusic
usblues
1,217 posts
 
Everything comes up here in sometimes mysterious ways.Got to call and talk to be sure.
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wireless200
415 posts
 
I think both cases are pretty common. Sometimes we just get to buying stuff on impulse and after it arrives check it for damage but never really integrate into the system and decide to resell when we get around to it. I did that with a fairly expensive MSB DAC. I never even checked it out and resold it with no problem. Also I sometimes think it's a way to sell a new item out of territory and but still make money on it.
ecruz
402 posts
 
Also I sometimes think it's a way to sell a new item out of territory and but still make money on it.

Bingo! I once bought a pair of $1800 (retail) speakers from a dealer across the country. He had them listed as demos. When they showed up, the boxes had never been opened. I paid about $1200 for them, a good deal for me and of course he still made money.
prpixel
876 posts
 
Creative selling.

Saw this one a few months ago: New, only used for a few hours.

Emailed the seller and his reply was that because they were used less than 5 hours they were still considered new. I've heard of the 5 second rule; do we have a 5 hours rule in audio?

LOL.
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