Nature of the current used speaker market

In continuation....so what does this have to do with speaker prices....everything.
when I was ready to upgrade I went into the 10k-20k speaker price range.
i narrowed it down to Verity Parsifal’s, Ultima Salons, B&W 802d, Egglestonworks Andra’s, Vandersteen 5. Couldn’t get to hear them so I read and read.  Then decided to do what I do when I buy cars - look at resale value...just in case.
not that speakers deteriorate with miles like cars but man do prices deteriorate.
Good for used buyer, bad for used seller. 
That made it clear to me that a purchase of new should be if not a lifetime buy, then at least a 10 year buy.

As an aging audiophile, who over the years, has been more interested in building a well thought and cost coherent system that could produce an engaging performance, rather than spending ridiculous amounts of $$$ buying expensive gear to make other expensive gear sound listenable.
After moving into a smaller space, I downsized from my quads to (after many hours of auditioning) a set of small 2 way floor standing gems, whose big open detailed, but musical sound defied their reasonable cost.
Recently, after moving back into a larger space, I decided maybe time to upgrade. One of the rather pricey ($12.5K) book shelf sized speakers on dedicated fancy stands, that I auditioned, had a great deal of hype regarding how detailed and spectacular they sound. At first I was impressed with their detailed and aggressive sound, but after about ten minuets of listening, at a quite moderate level, my head hurt and I thought my ears were going to bleed. I thought - Wow, if I just spend $10K or $20K on cables, $10K on a magic wall cord and another $30K or $40K on a better amp - maybe I could tame these speakers to sound something like music.
Looking at the featured ads on A-gon and Audiomart and seeing most of the used speakers and electronics, listing for tens of thousands of $$$ - little wonder people are loosing interest....Jim

@tinear123
I share your feelings.
In my upper mid 60s, and having a grown son and grandchildren who don't particularly share my love for HEA. My son is a builder, a doer and an avid outdoors-man and has little interest in setting still long enough to listen to stationary music and my grandson's idea of fine music is earbuds hooked to an I phone - I doubt there will be much interest in inheriting a nice audio system. 
Myself and wife (like many others) have other, somewhat expensive, interests and activities, i.e. motorcycles, boats, etc, etc, to share expenditures on and I sometimes question my own good sense in spending more and more $ on audio gear. When I see the ridicules prices posted on much of the, both new and used, HEA gear, I gotta wonder where it's all going to end.....Jim