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Question on Benz Trade-Ins

Hello All,
What is the "real deal" about trading in a Benz (Dead, or not) for another? One person over on a-karma claims that if you are not the original owner of the trade-in Benz Cartridge (Lets say a Glider), a Benz Dealer will not give you full trade-in value towards another Benz? Is this true?

Seems everybody selling a dead Benz here on agon claims trade-in value with thier dead Cartridge. What's the real scoop? Mark
markd51
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ozzy62
3,085 posts
 
I am on my second Benz L2. Actually third, if you count the one I foolishly sold to buy a Shelter. I liked it so much that I traded my last one + 500.00 in to Elusive Disc for a brand new one. Hey, I don't mind spending 500.00 for a new 1300.00 cartridge every few years.

Oz
gundam91
506 posts
 
Oz, which Shelter did you use? I have a Benz M2. It was recommended by the dealer when I bought my Michell Orbe SE & SME V. I later bought a Shelter 901. Liked it a lot better. When my son was born three years ago, I sold the 901 because I just wasn't listening to LPs that much. And I thought that I would buy a 90X when I travel to Asia. Well, the trip never materialized, and I ended up buying another 901. After I switched it back, again I thought the 901 sounded better than the M2.

FrankC
clio09
3,353 posts
 
The Benz trade in program was very good to me. It allowed me to move up the chain from a Glider to eventually an L2. However, I sold that L2 as part of a complete analog package and when I bought my new set-up went to a Dynavector. I haven't looked back.
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