Kudos to all my fellow Audiogoners for their excellent advice. It's nice to be a part of a group of fine moral people. Some of the advice above sounds overwhelming for a lady who wants to sell a stereo system. One knowledgeable person helping this lady could make life easier for her. One correction from above. Used HIGHLY desirable gear can fetch 50% of new price. Other stuff, MUCH MUCH less! If the system gets listed, I'd lend any help or advice if near me (Philadelphia.Pa) Joe
ENTIRE SYSTEM NEEDED TO SELL
My husband, Fred Parsons, was a long time member or Audiogon. He recently passed away and I would like to sell his entire system. Can someone tell me the best way to do this. I want to sell the entire lot, rather than in pieces. He was a perfectionist and everything is well maintained and in great shape. Thanks for any help.
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Please accept my condolences. Personally, I think there are many fine people here on A'gon that would be willing to assist you in estimating the used worth of your husband's system. This can be done remotely, but if we had an idea of the area in which you live, someone who could provide references may step forward and help you with the whole process including packing and shipping. Adds here in this circumstances often say "selling for a friend" and then use the feedback credentials of the person who has been an audiogon member to testify to the reliablity of condition and description of gear. |
Michelle, sorry for your loss. I believe you listed the system but it was probably removed by the administrators, guess it undermines the main site. Anyway based on my having had a chance to see the list while it was up it is clear you have a nice mid range system but there are one or two pieces like the speakers (Maggie’s I recall) that are much more desirable than the remainder. What this probably means is that selling as a system probably does not make sense. All of the pieces can probably be sold but each will need to be listed, priced and positioned correctly. This is a job of work and hopefully a local Agoner can help. Or a dealer that trades high volumes of similar stuff. Here in Portland Oregon Echo Audio would be such a dealer. If you let us know where you are located we may be able to point you the right way. Good luck |
Hi Sorry for your loss. IMO you might have to sell the system in pieces. It can be difficult to sell an entire system in one shot. Since you are a novice here on Audiogon and selling here can really test your patience and sanity I would say try to get in contact with a professional reseller here. Work out a deal for commissions etc. They can handle the listing, shipping, dealing with the lowballers etc so you can focus on other things. I have no affiliation with this seller but they did parts of the estate sale for Harry Pearson. scot_themusic https://www.audiogon.com/users/scot_themusic/feedbacks Best of luck. |
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