Info on jbl paragon

People who buy this type of equipment generally only pay top dollar to people who know something about the equipment. Anybody can stumble across something valuable at an estate sale and think they can get the over priced asking price that they see on eBay. Not saying that this could never happen, but collectors tend to be discerning types and if they figure out you don't know the details of what you're selling they will probably look elsewhere or at best lowball you on the price.

JBL Paragon was JBLs absolute top of the line way back when. In any kind of decent shape they sell for $10K+. As Elizabeth said, if the original components are there,
$3,000 would be a steal regardless of the cabinet shape. If it were me, I'd remove the components and let a cabinet maker rebuild and refinish the cabinet to better than new.
When you put the components back together, you'll have something worth several times what you paid for it.

"some old fart with way more money than brains" Thank you kindly, Elizabeth. Though, I already have a pair of 4550's. I somehow knew you were reffering to me... HA

I would like to add to the ideas that 1. The drivers need to be original and clean. In particular the 375 compression driver and it's horn needs to be in very good unaltered shape . 2. Most collectors really think of condition as a very critical matter. If this cabinet is beat up a real collector won't want it. A guy without collector money why may have wanted a Paragon just to hear what they were will not pay much. People that restore them know they can't get nearly as much for "restored compared with original mint". Some things like remagnetizing the driver motors and refreshing caps in the crossovers are acceptable it appears, if not desirable.

BTW I have those same D-130 15 inch extended range woofers and 075 bullet tweeter speakers in the lowboy cabinets , Walnut of course. That combo and the n2400 crossover went together as the "030 speaker package" I believe.