Has "politically correct" killed the used audio market?

What has “PC” got to do with audio gear?

Any piece of audio equipment that was purchased from a dealer, vendor or distributor is “Pre-Owned!” That dealer or merchant bought his inventory.

“Fully Tested” is a more strategic term for previously owned and operated equipment. 

Politically correct is just jargon that means caring about other people enough to watch what you might say due to desire to not offend others. Its the old “treat others like you would like to be treated yourself” thing. It’s a basic virtue related to good manners. Good manners have nothing to do with politics. Of course that will never prevent people from still being offended on occasion but it’s the thought that counts.
Financial transactions have nothing to do with being politically correct. Good ones benefit both sides. Similar to good manners which influence political correctness but different.
FWIW.

as we can see in our broad society now, truth has gone out of fashion, or at least, it has become a casualty of commerce, greed, hunger for power, what have you

like c-leeds said, don’t confuse marketing words/spin with political correctness

when it comes to audio gear, whether buying and selling, i like it when issues are clearly disclosed up front, with a minimum of ’selling’ verbiage on how good the item is, how good it sounds... if you are i are seriously looking at the item, we already know how good it is...

I enjoyed a list that defined terms commonly used on dating sites:

“Good conversationalist” = they never stop talking
”Family-oriented” = their kids are part of the deal
”Well read and educated” = think they are too good for you
”Likes to travel” = you’re going to need money
”Attractive” = average to below average looks
”Curvy” = they are fat

😁

There is a scale. “Polite, considered, respectful, and honest” is what I’m sure we all aim for.  “Politically correct” has been coined for use about speakers who it is thought are trying too hard to address (an often imaginary) harm they think language can do. And beyond PC we have “virtue signalling”. Yuk.