Ridiculous sale

I paid about $3K for a basic sub about 20 years ago that is supposedly with $12K. I don't wear it if I am going into Center City Philly if I am going to be walking outside for any length of time. Sad state of affairs....

The ridiculous price on the Decware has now dropped from $4500 to $3600 - still over priced. BTW, the ad claims that the bypass cap upgrade is $400, Decware site states $250. Best to know who you are dealing with

not sure what the belly-aching is about here

in our society a seller gets to ask for a price, wishful as it may be, the market of buyers set the price

see: san francisco bay area residential real estate market

in this case, tmr is just looking for one taker, don't think they have 50 of these in inventory ... in the high end sports car business, chinese and middle eastern princelings, trust fund babies with d-l’s regularly pay up for the hot-sh*t mobile, gt3 rs's, pistas... right here right now, all the time... just remember, folks with money, folks with sense, folks with taste... are usually not the same folks 😁

Suppy and demand, if someone is willing to fork over that much for a component, the power to them. If a good laugh, I just move along........

I agree: free market.

Buyer beware.  I know those Marantz receivers from the '70s are eye-candy and are commanding eye-catching prices... but even their newish little nr1200 sounds a lot better to my ears and has a lot more features including streaming, hdmi, optical, sub out w management, remote control, etc. etc.  So, although the 2238 was drool-inducing to look at and I did enjoy listening through it, after I compared the 2238 and the 1200 head to head, I was actually distressed to find how much better I liked the newer receiver; but... so, I sold my professionally recapped 2238, as much as I loved the look of it, to a willing buyer for $300 more than I paid for the nr1200 including tax, shipping, and a five year extension on the warranty... 

But check out what some people are asking and some people are paying for those 70's Marantz... don't get me wrong, they sound good and they are amazing tactile pieces and to look at, but...