2. misc-audio
  3. 137284-2625

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
autospec
grannyring's avatar
grannyring
6,578 posts
 
Always exceptions, but the old days of buying, trying and then selling gear is near gone. No doubt about it. It is for me and most of my very active Agon friends over the decades. This is the reality and best to keep what you have and work at getting the most out of it through DIY mods, modest tweaks and improving your room. Sure, I have sold gear over the past few months, but it was very slow going and at unprecedented low prices for me. I have sold more gear than 99% of folks here so I have some history of the “good old days”. I agree with MG about how this change is good and can be exciting.
glennewdick's avatar
glennewdick
1,733 posts
 
From what I have seen Agon has been primarily taken over by dealers and professional sellers-buyers. Not nearly as many private sellers on here as there used to be but I'm assuming that's in part due to the prices they charge for adds now. US Audio mart- Canuck Audiomart- UK Audiomart seems to have more private sellers still. Ebay is for dreamers and professional sellers IMO.
uberwaltz's avatar
uberwaltz
13,381 posts
 
I am afraid I would have to respectfully completely disagree on your eBay assessment tbh.

I have been using ebay for over 20 years, since before they even had pictures and yes it has evolved and become much more expensive to sell but look at the potential customer base!

I still see a LOT of private sellers, especially in the audio and pro audio side and have bought and sold to many like minded enthusiasts over the years and still of late.

Do I like paying 10% commission? Of course not but if the alternative is that or it sits and grows mold in my room then it will have to do.

Yes the whole hifi market is stagnant but it does appear to be worse right here than anywhere else right now.

Just my 3 cents.....
uberwaltz's avatar
uberwaltz
13,381 posts
 
Grannyring.
In response to your post I can say a resounding YES, and a possible NO.

To explain.

If you have gear from the old regime then yes you are going to suffer large losses selling now ( tell me about it) and its slow and painful and definitely not a chop and change market any longer.

However if you now own gear you bought in the new regime at lot lower cost then it is still feasible to do the flip flop of trying gear out. The cost of entry is much lower so the cost of you selling is much lower and the loss a lot lower. So its potentially still doable.

Its absolutely a buyers market for sure.
grannyring's avatar
grannyring
6,578 posts
 
Agreed. But the $15,000 as new speakers I purchased for $6000 shipped recently would take forever to sell ,......if at all. Yes we buy cheap today, but we don’t sell.......relist, relist, relist........

Reasonably priced cables sell today. Vintage sells today. Tweaks sell today.  DIY is in and hot. Reasonably priced high value gear from companies such as Tekton and Ifi will always sell.  The rest....well it is tough going. 
More to discover