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Selling Advice

Hi!   I'm new to Audiogon, and I would appreciate any advice you guys can give me to help me sell my sound system.
I looked for a thread on this topic but couldn't find it, so I apologize if this has been asked and answered.
I have a system consisting of: Parasound amp (5250 v1) and preamp (7100 7.1), three in-room Triad Gold front mini-monitor speakers, two Triad Bronze rear speakers, a Triad Silver 12" powered sub-woofer, Denon player, remotes, cables, etc.
The set is about 11 years old and in excellent physical and working condition.
Now the questions:
- Am I better off selling this set as one system, or as individual components?
- If the former, can that be done on Audiogon? (I got the impression that this site is designed for individual components, but am not sure)
- Should I offer to ship, or local pick-up only?
Thanks much!!
Sergio
sedelstein
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millercarbon
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No matter what you do you are gonna be seriously disappointed how little this is all worth. Might try and list a few eBay No Reserve. No Reserve auctions always get you a lot more for stuff like this than any other way. Its all I use for crap like this and I'm always laughing at how much some people are willing to pay for the glory of "winning" an auction. 

But seriously, unless its worth $150 to you to deal with the CraingsList crowd I would go eBay for the amp and player, maybe CL the speakers, and whatever you can't give away to the CL guys to sweeten the deal goes to Salvation Army. 

That's my bet by the way. $150 net for everything.
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tattooedtrackman
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eBay , auction everything no reserve , local pick up , that’s your best bet. No worries about packing everything , shipping costs. Get what ever you can get.
bjesien
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I don’t know the prices but IMO if it’s under $600 for everything you might try craigslist for the system.  People are always looking for a package deal for a basement or rental, etc.  that would allow local pickup and no insurance costs too.  Hope this help.  If your not sure of pricing after searching the web Agon has a blue book feature for $10 per month that is great.
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tubegb
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Sergio,

 

If anything you will most assuredly get diverse opinions on this site. I would respectfully offer a different (maybe more factual) perspective on potential value of some of these products. It is my humble opinion that eBay may be your best bet. I speak from much experience selling there (and Audiogon) over many years.

 

Here are some facts: a Parasound 5250 amplifier recently sold (eBay) for $643.00, a Parasound 7100 pre-amplifier recently sold (eBay) for $400.00 and a pair of Triad Gold speakers recently sold (eBay) for $389.00. The point is there’s a lot more potential value to these products than you might think.


sedelstein OP
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tubegb, your data are interesting: those three add up to $1,432, and I'm offering four additional Triad speakers. Take that, Salvation Army!  :)
But.. better not get greedy.
I think it's clear that my stuff is not up to Audiogon's standards, so I'll probably try to sell the whole thing on CL and/or eBay.  If that doesn't work, will probably try 1. amp, 2. preamp, and 3. speakers separately on those same two sites.
Your comments were really helpful.  I greatly appreciate you guys taking the time to help me out.  A great weekend to everyone!
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