Price to list ad

En route to flipping my main residence from Philadelphia to Vancouver, BC, and a house of less than half the size, I've been trying to sell off some of the extraneous stuff I've collected, and tried several of the sites.

USA Audio Mart and Audio Asylum offer free ads.  Well, you can actually list 7 items for free in a month at USA Audio Mart.  For most folks, that won't hamstring them. 

I get a good amount of interest from USA Audio Mart, and have sold several items there.  That's definitely a godd first step.

As much as I want to support Audio Asylum, I've tried AA Trader many times over the past years, including now.  All I can say it's more or less a dud.  You just don't reach many folks, and the number of inquiries and folks who move forward comes in the worst of the sites I've tried.  Yes, I'm calling Audio Asylum dead last going away in this race.

You may have an issue with Audiogon rates.  Say what you will, but Audiogon captures the most eyes, and seems to generate the most interest.  Factor in the cost of the ad to the final sale price, and how much a component generates for you.  If you come out ahead, that's the cost of doing business, and obviously justified it.

For what it's worth, for lower dollar or lower level components, I've been having excellent success at eBay

AS BB King said your paying the cost to be the boss.Things are very slow in the Audiogon good luck though!!

@trelja , Joe, you are moving to Vancouver?????
Good luck! I hope that all is well!

I also have had good success with US Audiomart. I have had some success with Audio Asylum, but very little. AA usually has to be less expensive items (<$1,000) for any interest.

I also know that Audio Circle and What's Best Forum allow for ads on their sites. I have placed my first ad on WBF about a week ago, with no interest yet.

If you can afford to be patient, the free sites work well.
However, if you HAVE to sell something fast, Audiogon is still the heaviest traffic spot.
Of course that speed comes at a price.

@jond , it was $2 an ad when I joined in 2000, then swelled up to $4 an ad a few years later. It jumped up to 2% roughly 5 years ago?
$4 to 2% was a HUGE jump! Especially when you are selling $5K+ components.
I probably sell about 75% of my gear on US Audiomart now.

EBAY is 10% !!!! of your sales price including shipping . Your not going to find a better place to sell then here at Agon  . 

maplegrovemusic +1 !