I had some beautiful speakers on Ebay for months with nearly zero offers...put 'em here and they sold in a week. Hipper crowd.
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Funny observation, from the people that have engaged in conversation about the preamplifiers in the ad, totaling 4 people at this time, some 30 hours into it, not a single one have been willing to make an offer. Everyone so far want me to name a price, that they then presumably can turn down. The ball is in the other court if they name a price which if I accept, then they are somewhat obligated to buy :-) although they probably would find a way out of that too. Actually had that happen one time a few years back had a set of amplifiers listed for $4K, guy asked me whats the best price - told him to make offer - he offered $2500 which I accepted - he then stated I thought you'd say no :-) Have stumbled over this ad a few times - a completely different approach, its been up a three or four months, this one surely will be a hard sale too. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis92f63-krell-evolution-600e-mono-blocks-as-new-solid-state Good Listening Peter |
From a buyer's perspective the slow-down has largely selected out smaller, less well marketed companies because the prospect of reselling them is awful. Also the asking price for some models of electronics is incredibly high, higher than what they used to be in days of more frequent trading, and I commonly see the same items re-listed over a period of months with no change in price. I would never make an offer in that circumstance. The problem for is there is no longer decently established price, making buying with the potential to resell risky. |
I hold a real estate license and have often told sellers three things make your property sell: 1) people have to know your property is for sale; 2) it has to be presented in its best condition; 3) it has to be priced correctly. You can get the first two right and it won’t sell. Get the third right and it will. Anyone who wants to sell an audio item and says “I simply won’t sell it for X” is a victim of my third observation. The market simply doesn’t care. Now, fair enough that certain items might time to find the right buyer and patience is required, but otherwise price determines the velocity of the sale. You can always sell to the Music Room in Boulder, CO—I have many times—and you’ll avoid tirekickers and returns. But you might be surprised by how much your beloved item is worth. Recently I’ve purchased some Joseph Audio Pulsars and a REL S2 subwoofer. I think I made a good purchase (prices paid) but I’m savvy enough to think when I sell (no! These are the last speakers I’ll ever buy!), that accepting that if I achieve 80% of my purchase price that’s acceptable. So buy at 50% and sell at 40%? Reasonable. |
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