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HAVE ALL SALES STOPPED ON AUDIOGON ???

I haven't sold hardly anything in a month, is anyone else having that problem,or is it me........autospec
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whoopycat
169 posts
 
Agreed.  I put a piece up recently and did not get a whiff of interest, not even lowball offers, even after dropping the price 25%. 

I also look at a lot of gear for sale I'd love to buy but don't have room for, and it just sits there unsold.  Maybe everyone else is like me, too much gear and generally happy with their sound.  

Selling on audio mart and waiting a few extra weeks for the sale is looking more and more attractive.


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cleeds
5,967 posts
 
The nature of any free market includes cycles. Just as the stock market will lurch and gyrate, so too do the prices of audio equipment rise and fall. No single snapshot in time can be used to evaluate the overall health of any market. Those who act on those snapshots are almost always losers in the market.
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kahlenz
274 posts
 
Buying used items online is fraught with peril!  It is much safer buying from reputable dealers.  I have been burned several times in the last two years.

The days of innocence are over, and my best recommendation is "seller beware."  The buyer has some protections, but the seller is out there.
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kahlenz
274 posts
 
The high-end audio community might learn something from the way sports cards are traded online.  Sure, there are still direct auction site sales, but more and more traders are listing through reliable 3rd party resellers who receive, review, and inventory the cards and conduct the sales transaction, then send the seller the proceeds.  Prices are established by the re-seller, so they have the ability to control risks and make a reliable profit.  It's a lot like selling on consignment.  The seller will generally take 10% – 15%.  It certainly is easier to do this with a product that slips into an envelope, but it may be a viable option for bulkier items as well.  
glupson
7,842 posts
 
"Maybe everyone else is like me, too much gear and generally happy with their sound."

Reading these posts, I doubt it is everyone, but at least there is two of us.

It is interesting to see that people are actually buying and selling a lot (relatively). A poster with a dozen speakers bought in just a few years. That is wonderful and dedication to the hobby, but the pool of people that do that is probably limited. It would be a new pair of speakers every few months. I dread moving mine even for vacuuming the floor around them, much less carrying them somewhere and bringing new ones in.


When it comes to prices we should not forget that this hobby is really about equipment. As much as we can drool over some piece and have emotional attachment to it with all the lovely words attached, once we decide to sell it, it is nothing but a piece of junk we are trying to get rid of. It may be sad, but it is how the rest of the world sees it. If nobody wants to pay more than 33% for it, those who may appreciate our lovely piece may not be in love with it quite yet. Unless they buy it for that 33%, they will never fall in love. Maybe the "fair" price level has simply been reset from, let’s say, 50% to 30%. There is a new kid in town and he does not care about our feelings.

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