Unreal prices

Pioneer had some of the cleaner looking receivers, design-wise, and great FM stereo receiver performance...their separate tuners are pretty classic, but like most of the Japanese products from the mid-70s, the integrateds & receivers' preamps were not up to the amps IME.  An H-K 930 sounded better than the equivalent Sony, Pioneer or Sansui of the day.  But consistency and reliability went the other way.  Yamaha and Tandberg made better balanced, better sounding stuff than most of the "usual suspects"...all this before "high end" audio was created by Mark Levinson and ARC.

Just last week sold my 70,s Sanyo JCX2400K receiver that was the hub of my second system which I decided to dismantle.
I know what I paid for it and listed it on eBay for a goodly amount more than that figuring somebody would make an offer sooner or later.
Darn thing sold in about 3 hours at my asking price.

Sanyo was very overlooked in the Japanese hifi wars and considered to be the poor relation.
This thing was built like a tank and everything worked and sounded pretty good to my ears, loved the tone controls, filters and loudness switches etc.
Somebody should be happy with their new toy.

Open your eyes, this is perfectly normal. Yet for some reason everywhere I go its always the same. The people who should know the most turn out to be the most oblivious. So let me explain it to you.
Its not that the receivers or whatever are so great. Its simply that they have endured. Whatever lasts and is kept in good condition, it hardly
matters what it is, its value will increase over time.

So well put!!! I still have a few pieces of audio equipment that are 
working as good as the day I bought them, without ever having to have them so much as serviced.  Craftsmanship shows not only in detail but as you state, in the ability to endure the test of time.

Only the top dogs have exorbitant prices. I have a few vintage pieces, such as a Pioneer SA-8800 and SX-3800. I bought mine either mint or refurb and I did it strictly as eye candy, although they sound the same as today's amps. Compared to today's bland black faceless offerings, the 70's silver-faced pieces are pure art.

As much as some of these prices are so crazy you can buy the top of line Italian sport cars . There also excellent deals on quality units . Rega, Audio Hungary, and Fyne speakers . I have these products my system sounds very real with very low distortion . All under 5 Grand full system . Word of the " wise "  stay away from the Chinese units they will all fail 1 week after the warranty is up all I get is " Sorry Charlie  " . Except the lower end Fyne speaker line in which its assembled in China but with first class quality at a low price . Check it out for yourself . I think I nailed it and not for 120 thousand bucks . Where is my rebate check ?