Best Find Ever???

in 1993 i bought at very good condition comlete nakamichi 7 series (cr7e,st7 ,pre,and power)and bw 801 serie 3 for just 5000$

A few years ago I was working at a hi=fi store and took a call from a gent who asked if we bought used equipment. I told him no, but he was welcome to sell it on consignment here at the store. He went on to tell me that it was in an old cabinet and being elderly could not get it out. I asked him what it was he had but he could only tell me that one was a Marantz and one a McIntosh. My brain went into overdrive and I was licking my chops. I told him I could come out to his house and check it out. I agreed to meet him the following Sunday when he got out of church. I meet this couple in there late 60s, salt of the earth type and they explained that they were getting new furniture and this large, old console (and what was in it) would have to go. I open the console and there's a Marantz 10b tuner and a Mac C22 preamp..and they were flawless. I asked him where the amp was and he told me it was underneath the console. I pull it out from the wall and there covered with dust from 1962 that was so thick you could not tell what it was. Down on my knees, brushing away this vintage dust I come across a Mac 240 power amp...Oh Mama!!! These folks were so desperate to get rid of this stuff that they would have paid me to haul it out. Good guy that I am I offered them $1200.00 for the set. You would have thought they'd just won the lottery by the look on their faces. In an instant he said yes, before I change my mind..yeah right. All three pieces were mint and in perfect working condition, once I cleaned them up. I kept the gear for a couple of years and then sold it all for $5000.00a

A couple of years ago I was at an estate sale in Tacoma, WA at a nice house in the North End. Amongst all the furniture and stuff there were a pair of wooden speakers labeled "KFF speakers, $30." A quick inspection revealed that they were Kef Reference 102/2's, in very good condition. Yes, I bought them for the $30 asking price, I used them for a year or so and then traded them in on something else. I consider this to be my best "score buy" story, and it's absolutely true.

I have a buddy that picked up a stock Marantz 7 pre-amp in excellent condition cosmetically at a flea market for 50.00 about 12 years ago. That is about the best audio deal that I have ever heard of. I know another guy that picked up an old D-100, I believe, Audio Research amp (only 25 or so made) from an estate sale for a song. That one is worth some bucks, ARC has offered to buy it back because they don't have one. Me? I bought a pair of stock McIntosh MC-60 tube amps in excellent condition 10 years ago for 750.00 and still have them. Cosmetically they sure beat virtually all Mac gear I've seen on e-bay. Sound wise they still sing and will continue to long after I'm gone I'm sure.

I wish that I were some of you folks, or the folks you know. Sadly, I am one of those people that would be on the losing end. Go figure. I do like Albertporter's response, however, do you think he can sell or trade the asset for more than is invested?