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

As a seller,  when you use the "make offer" button on Audiogon, you've pretty much opened yourself up to just about any offer imaginable, low ball or otherwise. While I agree lowball offers are infuriating, If you expect to get 70 to 80 percent of retail, you're just not being realistic in expectations. This is especially true about used cable purchases. IMO.

@whiskeypirate,  moto_man---  I had some communication as well with a Cyprus seller a year ago or so re/Icon tube preamp .  He was going to send it to Britain for voltage conversion if I recall.  I didn't go for it , felt it a bit odd to be entering into such a long distance transaction.  
I have been buying and selling on here since  03.  I have had mostly good results .   A poster earlier pointed out that being the market for A'gon has been greatly expanded which has brought in many , many  others that normally would not be on this site and are not particularly grounded in the respectful style of negotiation that many here have cultivated whether selling or buying.  
I have not been selling or buying for quite awhile and gearing up to move some equipment out.   Although,   that may not be so easy with my tuners due to the rarity and the work that has been done by qualified techs ,,esp techs that have quite solid  reputations in the FM tuner world.   That world of course being likely the smallest niche of music listeners.   I have moved out of the bay area and have now resorted to listening to my favorite stations via the internet.   I did sell a Burgess custom 2A3 SET amp a few months back and was delighted with the smooth transaction as well as the seller paid my asking with no hiccup what so ever.     

To flesh out the tuner part-- Will be very difficult to get close to what I would like for whichever tuner or turners that I sell although I have seen some high bidding on Ebay over the years.   Go figure.. It all just depends what one is selling and if there happens to be someone on a mission to get what is being sold.  
At any rate,  hearing others on here regarding the nightmares that can unfold has one trying to come up with a way to ensure that a buyer can not just return on a whim.  

Hi fellows,
Good afternoon!
Cherish the golden selling time before the next financial crisis arrives! Hi-end gears are of course overpriced. The second hand market price reflects what it really worth. Very few Hi-end gear can be categorized as artwork. Most of them are just consumer electronics. Imagine a seller lists a 7 years old iphone 4 in mint condition for 200 usd (66% off retail price)

Kdude166:

My friend, if you are only gonna stay on the "buy" side of transactions, you will have a houseful of gear over time.  Yeah, I say the same thing about drinking after having a couple too many the night before, then I come back to reality.  I will drink too much again and I will buy and (consequently) sell audio gear again.  I am powerless against both urges.

Tis a buyer's market, no question, in the aftermarket these days.  I picked up an Ayre QB-9 DAC for $500 a couple of months ago... the best audio bargain I have ever gotten.  I have taken a loss on virtually every piece of audio gear I have sold, and most of it was bought used to begin with.  On some gear it was a loss of a couple hundred bucks and on some speakers as much as a grand.  Frankly, it was all good fun.  What I don't understand are the brutal beatings guys take on a uber high end gear -- particularly goofy expensive cables.  I have never played in that realm of audio gear, but selling a pair of $10K speakers cables for $4500 would an experience I would not want to experience.  

My view is that this is a brilliant time to acquire gear at great price via AG and the other audio forums.  Some counterparties can be a PITA to deal with (i.e., ultra low-ballers), but I have made a ton of audio friends over the years buying and selling gear so net-net, it is a great way to connect with music lovers.  Kicking issues like this about with folks like Kenny and others on this forum is always informative.