Scam dealer on Ebay?

Nobody is defending this guy. You are not understanding the fact that there is no price gouging or scam if the original high price is not paid, it is only words, numbers and photos on a screen. All of his items for sale have a "Best Offer" tab so the customer sets the price. Also, if you notice, all his sales have been for lower, reasonably priced items. The high priced items have not sold from his stereo store in Tokyo. Did he "scam" you?

No. I did not get scammed. Okay. Done with this. No hard feelings. It just pisses me off when I see this sort of thing. Point taken.

I already explained it. It's not a scam or any such thing. It is a very reasonable strategy for selling on eBay when listing a Buy it Now item. Case closed. 

I've noticed this guy pricing Levinson amps at 3-4 times their used value. I emailed him and asked why is he asking these crazy prices and never did answer lol.  The OP just asked a simple question and figures someone would make a mockery out of it. If you are selling a high end product such as Levinson I am sure you would have a clue what it is worth. 

If you are selling a high end product such as Levinson I am sure you would have a clue what it is worth.

Don't be so sure.  There is a pair of Vandy 5s (not 5As) that's been advertised by the same person on this site for several years.  $6250; factory boxes and HP-5 crossovers extra!

I'm guessing these kind of pricing is based on the "bigger fool" theory of real-estate...no matter how much you paid, there's a bigger fool out there somewhere who is willing to pay more ;-) 'course you see how that model panned out in the great recession.

Just my $0.02.  YMMV.