Why not more dealers take trade ins?

I think that almost any dealer will take a trade-in. The problem is the delta between what most buyers expect to receive for the trade-in gear vs. what a dealer can actually pay for that gear and cover additional direct expenses such as service and/or cosmetically restoration (if required), insurance, advertising and still make a reasonable profit.

My experience as a dealer was that most (but not all) guys expect a dealer to credit them for their gear at "retail"; that is the same as they see units advertised on Audiogon and other sites. Then they want a healthy discount on new gear, typically 10% of which is returned due to audiophile buyer's remorse, plus onsite setup and free support for all audio gear (purchased from the dealer or not) for life.

Sorry, what was the OP asking about? Oh yeah, trade-ins. I think that almost any audio dealer...

Adcom takes trade ins. I won’t buy adcom these days, as they are not the same company from them80’s.
 Even them80’s, amps were so bright,it hurt my ears.

 I listened to those 80’s 565’s or 575. MOnos through house klipsch horns, at 103-104db @ 1W/1/M
 it was painful.

Ebay and Audiogon.

Honestly.  They are competing with them, and they'd rather you just go ahead and do the work yourself.  Not to mention covid is really slowing down everything, why should they double their stock of used goods??

I mean, of course this will be dealer/item dependent.

A dealer here will sell your used item for you on Audiogon when you buy the replacement from them. They take the photos and place the ad. You get the funds, minus all Audiogon fees -- the dealer doesn't take a cut. The gear often sells for more when offered by a dealer, so it's a good deal all around.

Hi,
There are so many places to buy and sell used equipment.
All depends from dealer, store traffic and unit. Normally a trade in is a very nice profit biz but nowdays can become something of a piling stock plus some warranty and after sales service is dealer's responsibility.