Don’t think it’s dead. I have simply found dealers are often unwilling to move on price. They are preapared to sit on gear for a year or more if necessary. I find individuals are much more reasonable and will move on price to get a sale done and move on.
I suspect many dealers have agreed to sell used goods as a service to their client who wanted a new toy. In many cases the proceeds after expenses pass to their client - hence no motivation on the dealers part - in fact overly attractively priced used items just kill the dealers own ability to make new equipment sales.
Car dealerships behave the same way. They don’t want used sales competing with new models especially as they get manufacturer rebates or discounts for achieving annual sales targets. Not sure if the same applies in Audio?
I suspect many dealers have agreed to sell used goods as a service to their client who wanted a new toy. In many cases the proceeds after expenses pass to their client - hence no motivation on the dealers part - in fact overly attractively priced used items just kill the dealers own ability to make new equipment sales.
Car dealerships behave the same way. They don’t want used sales competing with new models especially as they get manufacturer rebates or discounts for achieving annual sales targets. Not sure if the same applies in Audio?