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too bad Audiogon seems to have morphed to fussy, picky buyers

For years I've bought and sold here with no drama but that seems to have been changing. Now sellers seem to want retail pricing for their products while wanting to low ball on anything they want to buy.

At the same time I see more and more fussy buyers nitpicking the purchase, requiring tons of hand holding and concessions after they buy a fairly represented good working order item. 

No longer fun for me unfortunately.
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small1957
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This is a great conversation. I am considering selling some of my unused gear and it is good to have a heads up. I have been buying used  high end gear for 25 years and have never had a problem with a seller. I recently purchased my second Counterpoint SA-1000 preamp in pristine condition for $400. Part of the fun is troubleshooting and tweaking to get the best out of your system. Maybe some of the new audiophiles do not have the patience...
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uberwaltz
13,381 posts
 
Shadorne.

Sorry but when you have a great product at an already very fair price and you STILL get offers at 50% of your asking price (or less in a couple of instance) then it would try the patience of a saint.
And usually this has been accompanied by many irreverent emails even when you politely tell them their offer is not acceptable to but the product.
In general the whole attitude from buyers has changed considerably over the past 20 years with rudeness and brusque arrogance being all too common.
jaybe
740 posts
 
I've never really had a problem buying or selling. Have got ridiculous lowball offers and told the offerers to get lost. One buyer claimed my fault shipment damage and filed a claim but PayPal disagreed with him, so in the end still no effect on me. Will continue to buy and sell.
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sfischer1
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oddiofyl,  you assert: "So many Pay Pal scammers."  I suspect you haven't had any real experience.  I've sold hundreds of luxury items through Audiogon and my own website and my preferred payment method is PayPal since, unlike credit cards, they associate a bank account with a "confirmed" shipping address for which they promise seller protection. I've never been burned using a PayPal transaction. I can't say the same for credit cards.

Perhaps the increase in price perceptions is due to the fact that there are now many dealers offering trade-in and demo items for sale? 

rost
94 posts
 
+1 moto_man,
there is a ton of used equipment available, law of supply & demand.

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