What do you do when you inherit some gear that you don’t want.


I have purchased and sold on here in the past.  But now I have inherited some gear that my father purchased but unfortunately never was able to hear assembled.  Please keep in mind that all the gear I list is still in unopened factory sealed boxes.  1 pair paradigm persona 3’s carbon black,with grills, 2 kef  KF92 subs, 2 each Parasound A23+ amps in black, Parasound A6 preamp, black, along w straightwire bi amp cabling..  i am favorable to keeping the Parasound and kef subs, I feel that the Parasound gear is quality neutral to me.  The paradigm persona 3’s are a different story.  I have paradigm founder 80f’s powered by a Arcam SR2500 with 2 sunfire subs rebuilt by Flannery.  The Dirac and sub crossover on the Arcam works well, at least for me but that’s enough paradigm for me in my life.  I don’t think I will like the beryllium tweeters in the persona 3’s and neither will my dogs, 45k?  I would like to keep the Parasound gear and kef subs, I have no interest in the speakers I would rather have a pair of Vandersteen trea CT’s or Totem acoustics to use the Parasound and kef subs with, any reasonable opinion is welcomed.  Also, if I were to sell the persona’s how do you ensure safe shipping to the buyer and determine the shipping the cost?  I’ve never shipped something of this size nor value,

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IF YOU WANT TO SELL YOURSELF


(1) You are going to have to sell them off piecemeal. Use USAUDIOMART and AUDIOGON for a broader exposure . It’s likely going to take some time, so be prepared. Some may not easily sell if at all, requiring re-listing.

(2) Regardless that they may be new / near new, be further prepared to take a not insignificant haircut on your asking selling price when compared to MSRP new, if you are serious about moving out the pieces . The biggest mistake sellers make is an asking price out of sync with a reality check on what it will take to actually move them out.

(3) Bulk size items shipping strongly predicates an attention to appropriate quality shippers … think FEDEX or DHL or similar. And now in COVID, it will be expensive.,,,quite expensive… ( see #2 above…It immediately reflects in the all-in-cost to buyer.)

 

IF YOU ENGAGE 3rd PARTY TO LIST AND SELL AS AN AGENT FOR A COMMISSION FEE

Question: do you have someone local who participates and lists on AGON or USAUDIOMART that operates as an intermediary “broker”? He does the spadework and suffers the hassles for a 20% haircut on selling price ?

alternatively, how about contacting a quality local dealer to ask if that Dealer will undertake to advertise and list them as pre-owned on consignment?

 

CONTACT THE MUSIC ROOM TO GET A QUOTE FOR OUTRIGHT CASH UPFRONT BUY FROM YOU UPFRONT ,,,BUT AT A BIG SLASH IN PRICE (think about 2/3 off or more .)

 

 

 

 

Try Craigslist and Facebook Market Place. No shipping issues and cash only payments. 

I’ve had good luck both buying and selling off marketplace. I feel it’s a little safer than Craigslist but I have done that also.