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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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pcrhkr
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Audiogon - With a set of speakers on sale  you never have heard for $100,000 I would think sales are slow.  Bring out the weird Tuba speakers and see how much $$$ you can get for them.  50K, $1,000,000  I love high end Audio but there comes a point of practicality.  Is Audiogon for the Audio enthusiast?  Audiophile? or only for the rich?  It seems only for the Millionaires or billionaires could afford most of what I see here.  Trying to rub it in?  We less fortunate folks love music and love great sounding gear too just as much as anyone else.  Perhaps I will someday have a dream receiver or Amp that would be consider garbage here.  Oh, How about those $6,000 pair of 10ft speaker cables?  HOG WASH!  Will they sound better of they are 24K solid Gold?  Or do they need to register at 90% pure to sound best?
glupson
7,842 posts
 

pcrhkr,


I am also puzzled who and why would buy used $400 000 speakers on a website like this, but it does not hurt that they exist here. On the other hand, not everything is in that stratosphere on Audiogon. There are amplifiers for $150 and a number of things in that, relatively low, range. Granted, it may not be what you really want at that moment, but it does exist. And if someone in the USA wants to have $60 000 amplifier running on wrong voltage shipped from Europe, so be it. He probably knows why.

aolmrd1241
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The best solution for not losing money on our precious stereo systems through resale would be to save up for whatever dream system floats your boat..set it up,sit back and forget all the audio hype involved in this hobby and enjoy the pleasurable rewards of  'y-o-u-r'  high performance stereo system. It will never be perfect..there does not exist such an animal !

Oh !!!  And the most important part is to never visit this or any other audio site for fear that your dream system is no longer good enough for your needs [you know..all those bogus manufacturer claims out there that are blatantly false].

Lust is a very powerful mindset [ think.. audio,woman,cars or whatever ] and if you continue on a journey of that nature.. you will surely lose money 'every time' you go to fulfil that wanton desire.How many of us here have lost a ton of money over our desires of the flesh? As the song goes...'don't worry..be happy'.. and enjoy the gift of music that moves us all to want it so much in our very short lives. 

 
r_naraine
4 posts
 
garebear said it all - "new format is confusing and not user friendly"
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sfischer1
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I'm offering a like new, current model, Accuphase preamp with the optional phono for 65% below US retail.  The offers I get aren't absurd but are so low that I'd buy the unit again, even though I already have one. ;) 

I chalk it up to summer distractions and the fact that there aren't that many folks who can afford to drop more than 10K on a preamp.  So, I have to be patient and wait for the right buyer to come along.

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