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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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elliottbnewcombjr
5,550 posts
 

Shipping: you can transfer the entire process to the buyer.

1. find the closest UPS 'Pack and Ship' near you

 

2. Measurements and Weights in your ad.

3. sellers contact the pack and ship themselves, if proceed, they pay UPS themselves,

 

4. You simply drop the item(s) unwrapped at UPS counter in buyer's name, UPS will be ready. I've done it both ways, as seller, and as buyer.
soix
9,693 posts
 

I’d sell the speakers, the A23+, and the Arcam and upgrade to an A21+ (a much better amp IMHO) and a good DSP like something from DSpeaker to help integrate the subs.  FWIW. 

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bigtwin
1,228 posts
 

List everything on Audiomart.  Shipping to be negociated with buyer.  Use a known shipper and make sure everything is insured.  DON'T accept pament by PayPal.  Too many scammers out there.  Insist on payment in your hand prior to goods being shipped.  If you're not in a hurry, the right buyer will turn up in time.  

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jl1ny
419 posts
 

YMMV, I’d be reeeeally hesitant to trust UPS with a set of heavy speakers. 

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retiredfarmer
354 posts
 

All I can say is you are right to sell the paradigm  speakers unless they goy way better in the ensuing  years I had a pair of studio  100s they were there top speaker back in the day and they were awful. They are just another cheap  Canadian  speaker.  

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