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I always price my stuff very fairly. It always sells within a few days. I've had several 1st day sales.

I had listed an item that I mentioned that I would not sell internationally. I did not want to go through the hassle of shipping internationally with all that paperwork I had a buyer in Germany insist that I sell it to him. He paid me a serious premium for my item and arranged everything.

If you have great item and price it fairly, it will move quickly.

I bought and paid for my Sansui Tu-X1 tuner off of eBay within two hours of its listing. The buyer told me that he'd received several offers way above his asking price after I'd already won the item. He had no idea the item was so coveted.

I'm waiting for an Audio Research Ref-5 SE to drop into my range, I'll pull the trigger on that sucker in a split second.
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It could be smoke and mirrors, maybe it was just relisted. Never the less it is a reference product and who don't love Audio Research.

Mitch T, there is one for sale right now in the classifieds.

When I sell, which is not that often, I tend to go well under market, and have several times sold nice pieces for what the 'Gon bluebook indicates is an all time low. I want a quick sale, and I want the buyer, if at all possibble, to be a very happy camper.

I also tend to list most pieces, even very clean ones, as a 7/10; I just don't want any disappointment (obviously, this interacts with my low pricing). A minor pet peeve of mine is people who list older, well-used, pieces at 10/10. Really? Did you turn that sucker on and off with telekinesis?

Philosophically, although I am far from extravagant by the standards here, I expect to spend a little money on the hobby; I feel little compulsion to make money or break even. If I enjoy a piece for a few years, and come a out a bit behind on the sale, I feel just fine.

Of course, I'm a light trader; YMMV.

John

Occasionally I buy or sell in one day or less, but more often than not it takes quite a bit longer. I usually start selling on other free sites first, before throwing money at Audiogon to pay to sell an item.

In this hobby, patience is a virtue, as a buyer and as a seller, and can save one a lot of money. Impulse buying/selling is a luxury that I can rarely afford.

If you know the market, and the item is priced aggressively, than buying quickly makes sense. Just as if you really need to move something quickly, aggresive pricing makes sense.
Just as in many other aspects outside of the audio world time= money. It depends on which you have more of as to your buying/selling strategies.