Hi Fi House liquidation

I won a few items. Called Better Crating Service as recommended by Quakers Auction House, left several messages! Also, they added PA tax whereas I live in a different state. Also sent an email to them to ask to rectify the invoice and recommend other shippers. Will keep you informed. By the way, when I received the flyer (via email), it clearly stated audiogon members would be able to pay via Paypal (18%), that is 15% premium and 3% paypal. Now payment has to be by cash, certified check or bank transfer! Pls keep us updated on this subject. I will do the same.

I have the info on wire transfer if you need. Contact navis for a very expensive shipping quote

I was able to get them to agree to ship my small items.

I'm going to send them a bank check and they'll mail my items to me. That's really good news.

This could have been done so much better and with less stress for everyone.

Because of the shipping uncertainty, I only bid on small items that I figured could be easy to ship. There were a number of items, including some of the big speakers I would have bid on otherwise...

Oh well, live and learn.

Admranger, Trytone, Vnttg, or anyone else, if you have further problems, please contact me offline.

Not sure where the items are currently, but I live next door to the golf course that hosted the auction. I could pick items up for you in the Philadelphia area, and then ship them out to you via USPS Priority Mail for small items or FedEX Ground for larger things.

HiFi House went down in a day. I have a friend who has a competing store just down the street from one of their locations. He said they were leveraged way, way, way over their heads, and the bank (think he may have told me it was a new bank?) called the note, and that was that.

The brick and mortar situation is crushing, for us as shoppers, the communities in general that host them, and obviously, those who make their livelihood from these businesses. Over the past 15 years, for various reasons that we've debated here countless times, things have collapsed. I miss spending my free time traveling to the myriad stores we once had in this area, and discovering high-end audio.

Trelja, I gather you live close to the Lafayette Hills section of the Philly burbs. I lived in the area for many years ... a long time ago. It's close to the Valley Green part of the Philly Fairmont Park.

I share your sentiments about the demise of B&M audio stores. Are you old enough to remember Music and Sound Ltd?? They started in Jenkintown, then moved to Willow Grove.

That's where I got my start in audio. M&S sold me a preowned Crown IC-150 and DC 300 set, and new Infinity 2000a sspeakers, w/ ESL tweeters. Had that stuff for 25 years.

M&S loved ARC gear. That's why I pick-up ARC gear again, some 35 years after my modest start.

Well the old days are gone and ain't coming back. Sigh!!

But hey ... many memories are easily retrieved ... I just pop a CD into the old CD player, or spin some old LPs. Right now I'm listening to The Best of Dion and the Belmonts CD. Takes me back.