Resale value

I also buy to own and prefer new, but in case of my speakers (6 month old dealer demo for 60%) the closest dealer to Chicago was in Pennsylvania.  Traveling there would cost me probably the difference between 60% and typical resale of 50%, and I would still not know how it sounds in my room with my system. Buying new, based on great reviews, was just too much of a risk.  It was calculated risk, but all is good -speakers are wonderful.

cleeds,

Maybe you just bought the wrong equipment, or paid too much for the equipment you bought. You probably should have considered the resale potential before purchasing.

If you don't see the similarity between the buying and selling of securities (stock exchange), and the buying and selling of audio equipment (Audiogon), then we have nothing more to talk about. Also, I checked my 401K and you’re right, there is no audio equipment in it. Audio equipment (for me) is still an investment, maybe not in the "traditional sense," but an investment nonetheless.

Based on above answers, I will just buy from @ebm and avoid @czarivey 

Buy strong brands not tiny fly-by-night companies and you'll always do okay. Cheers,
Spencer

I buy from smaller companies with great sound. Never a problem selling. Many of these smaller companies make better sounding gear than the big boys that resell faster. Smaller the better:) 

Again, I have never had an issue selling great sounding gear from small one man operations. May take longer, but others want and buy what I also happen to like. 

sbank,
good point you should also void purchasing from everyone who wants and aims to make profit. that includes dealers that sell brand new products

i also buy strong brands that i put an amount of often complete overhaul restoration effort to make profit mostly on mint  cosmetic and operational condition finished product. in average i spend $50...150 on good quality electronic parts from mouser manufactured in USA or Japan to restore mostly solid state electronics mostly in sub- $1000 range. 

avoiding @czarivey  here is no brainer. i simply don't trust audiogon when it comes to selling my products. last thing i want to do is selling via provider that can potentially screw me over and Audiogon isn't the first or last. my aim is cash and i prefer to sell out of retail store locally with personal limited 3 months warranty.