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Suggested NEW CATEGORIES

Yesterday I emailed Audiogon that they create 2 new listings in their audio categories: "VINTAGE" & "TABLE RADIOS"

Many of us have, desire, or admire VINTAGE (for me that's pre-1980) audio gear. Much of these items are sold on (ahem) eBay...when they would do better, I believe, at Audiogon. How say ye?

Likewise, there are literally 10's of thousands of various TABLE RADIOS from the 1920's through the 1960's...georgeous to look at, warm and rich sounding (not all, mindyou), and can make a pointed addition to your home's decor. ADDISON radios, made in Toronto, are multi-coloured beauties which can fetch thousands of dollars. Adding such a category would also serve to "cross-pollinate" many collectors in the general populace with the audiophile community...a good thing...do you agree?

Audiogon has replied that they "will consider" such a suggestion. Any support from the members can only HELP!
stereokarter
del
31 posts
 
I second the motion for a phono preamp sub-category
jeffloistarca
1,004 posts
 
Edesilva,

Even when you list the price as firm, you get the lowballers, they don't discriminate. My suggestion would hopefully eliminate a lot of back and forth on price, and yes, frustration. I'm of the opinion the auctions are there to allow the market to determine fair market value in the eyes of the bidders. This takes time, patience, and often attracts a certain style of buyer. On the standard classifieds people attempt to negotiate assuming you left room to do so, much like a car dealer. My suggestion is along the lines of the Saturn car company, what you see is what you'll pay for. Appeals to me both as a buyer and a seller.
ozfly
887 posts
 
Stereokarter, from your context, I assume you are talking about the Quick Shop categories rather than the Discussion Forum categories. The comments everyone made could apply to both. I would like to see more sub-categories in both sets of categories. For example, "surround speakers" or "integrated amps" or even the different major cable categories -- e.g., "XLR". That would make it a ton easier to browse. Also, the Discussion Forum categories should be organized in the same way -- with a sub-category (sometimes "Miscellaneous") so people can browse the topics without having to enter a specific search criteria. My two cents. Thanks for the thread.
ucmgr
173 posts
 
I third the motion for a separate phono preamp category. As one who is curently in the market for a phono preamp, it gets awfully tedious looking through the hundreds of preamps available(both tube & SS) while there may be at most only a couple of dozen phono preamps. I believe there are still quite a few members that still play vinyl with enough regularity that they would find such a worthwhile!!
buckingham
333 posts
 
Another vote for phono preamp. I recently sold a phono preamp and I also noticed that there were lots of other phono pre-amps for sale in the pre-amp category. Audiogon, phono preamps are screaming for their own category. And whatever happened to the pictures in the Virtual Systems section? That would be a really classy addition to the website :)
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