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I'm a little perplexed/surprised by TMR and who sells to them.....

TMR has become a significant player in used high end gear. Their pitch is "we pay you top dollar hassle free for your used gear" . 

OK, what's their idea of top dollar? It's 25% to 30% of MSRP minus more $ for blemishes that lower value. I know. I called them. 

The same sellers who list their used gear for 30 or 40% under MSRP and refuse legitimate offers from qualified buyers with proven buying or selling history who offer 1/2 or so of retail are roundly ignored or even insulted. Weeks later the same item shows up at TMR at 50% of retail and you know TMR paid half of that for it. 

What makes sellers do such a crazy thing?

yesiam_a_pirate
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tomic601
13,185 posts
 

insulation…. 

lewm
13,772 posts
 

What about avoiding the 1099 that now is issued by Paypal for every item you sell where payment was handled by them from the buyer? Do you still see a 1099?  It's not fun when you are selling gear via Paypal that you paid for in the first place but for which you have no proof of purchase price.

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theophile
294 posts
 

Profit?

My father once said to me that a business which never makes a profit soon ceases to be a business.

cleeds
6,272 posts
 

I've had excellent experience selling to TMR.

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larsman
2,460 posts
 

TMR is excellent and no-hassle; just within the past few weeks, I bought and amp, lived with it for a few weeks, decided it wasn't for me, and sent it back for a refund (minus 5% restocking fee). I also sold an item to them that I'm shipping out today; sure I could have sold it on the used marketplace (if it had sold), but this way they arrange for the pickup and pre-pay the shipping for it.

The people there are great to work with, too, and really do try their best for you to be satisfied with whatever transaction you're doing. 

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