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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 ?
inna
minorl
1,016 posts
 
tonykay;  I don't know.  I have no problem letting a person into my home to hear the item for sale after they have made an offer.  That way I'm sure I'm dealing with a serious person as opposed to a lookie loo.

If they are interested in purchasing that particular item and make and offer, my sole responsibility after that (if they want to come by to hear it work) is to make sure it is working as I advertised it and the prove to the buyer that it is working.

There is lots of equipment for sale.  The real issue is whether a particular person is interested in that particular piece.  Sometimes it takes awhile to find the right buyer.

This is true for most equipment.  Cars, watches, art, etc.  The right buyer has to see the advertisement or item for sale.  If they don't, then the item will sit for awhile. 

It is important to not be desperate to sell something.  Patience is key, along with pricing the item correctly in the first place.

enjoy
czarivey
5,946 posts
 
Just got from estates a fully functioning flagship giant of vintage Japanese high-end Sansui AU-20000 complete with box and service manuals AND schematics!!!

WHATANAWESOMEPIECEOFGEARINDEED!

I think I've fallen in love again. It's an upgrade to most of integrated amps EVER built before. 

Features:
Fully adjustable MM/MC phonostages with load impedance and capacitance.
fully adjustable input levels of every input individually!
low noise floor and incredible dynamic control. 
switchable triple tone control -- got poor recordings, well, hey, no problem!
adjustable VU meters scale.
200wpc of continues power over the whole operating frequency bandwidth
internally switchable preamp out and poweramp in

Hey who wants to drag race with me hah?

inna OP
7,296 posts
 
Oh man, you are doing time travel again.
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tonykay
1,301 posts
 
minorl,

The experience I described in my post doesn't really fit your scenario. The price being asked seemed reasonable, and I was willing to buy. I just wanted to be sure that the piece wasn't damaged in some way as the price seemed very reasonable. The seller gave me a story about being too busy to allow anyone to demo his headphones. I think he just wanted someone to send him the money, and not ask any questions, which is fine for me. If I hit the buy button, I would have been committed to buying which I may not have wanted to do based on a demo, if the piece was damaged. Then I would have to deal with negative feedback here on Audiogon. Since he was local, I thought a demo was a reasonable request. Apparently, the seller disagreed.
minorl
1,016 posts
 

tonykay;  I hear you.  If someone is close by and want to hear the unit I would only agree with that if the person made an offer.  That offer can be contingent with the buyer saying that they want to make sure the item works as I advertised it.  However, since I'm not a store and don't want to be one, I don't want lookie loos.

I have sold many items and made many transactions out of my home and each time the person stated on Audiogon (for example) that they were buying the item.  Again, I have no problem connecting the item to my existing system and letting that person hear their own music played. They paid when they got to my home and saw/heard the unit.

If they change their mind after hearing it, I really wouldn't have a problem with that either, I guess.  But, that hasn't happened to me yet. 

Each time, the buyer brought their own music and we sat, talked about music and equipment, enjoyed the music and the purchase was made.  Sometimes it took an hour or so and was fun.

I actually prefer to physically pick up the item for sale if I was the buyer. Because 1) I want to make sure it was in the condition the seller stated, 2) I want to hear it work and is not filled with sand, 3) I prefer to physically hand over cash instead of internet money transactions, but you can't have everything I guess.

But to your point, if a potential buyer said to me they have to hear it first before making the offer, I would kindly turn that buyer down.  I don't have the time.  Make the offer (one should know about the equipment they want to buy), I'll accept the offer, then if he/she says that they must make sure the item  works as advertised and want to hear it, that is fine.

Also, to me, it makes no sense for a buyer that lives in driving distance to pay me over the internet. I wouldn't do that.  I would come by, listen and pay. 

But, the offer has to be made and accepted first.

I bought a pair of Audio Research REF 250  amps months ago from my favorite dealer and that meant that one of my two Mark Levinson 23.5 amps has to go. I already have a seriously modified Bedini 250/250 amp (really nice amp) and a Mark Levinson ML3 amp as back up amps,  so I really shouldn't keep the 23.5. I sent it in to an authorized Mark Levinson Service center for service and recapping.  When I advertise it for sale, I would expect some buyers to want to come buy to hear and physically pick up this monster instead of shipping.  So, that definitely would not be a problem.  But, as I said earlier, offer made, price accepted, then come by to hear, pay and pick up.

enjoy

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