Am I going crazy or?

You've answered your question in the second sentence. What it all boils down to in a free market is: What do you want more, the merchandise or the cash? That goes for both buyer and seller. The grocer wants the dollar in your pocket more than the quart of milk on his shelf; if you want the milk more than the dollar in your pocket, sale.

Those who under price obviously want the cash more than the merchandise, regardless of its worth. On the other hand, those who overprice want the merchandise more than the cash. There are intangibles involved, the biggest probably being a sentimental attachment or, maybe, a bit of arrogance. If I make an offer and I get a sneer in return, I just move on. A lecture or an argument over his steadfastness is pointless and says more about you than him. The deal of a lifetime comes along every couple of weeks.

Yep. A whole lot of folks are asking too much for some very ordinary stuff. But, if you are tying to sell a high quality, expense, product admired by many but affordable to few you can't expect to sell if at a fair price in a short period of time. You might have to list it several times until a willing buyer appears. When the sellers patience expires he'll lower his price.

If I wanted such a piece of stuff I would E-mail the seller and explain to him that while I considered his asking price too high that I wanted to buy the item and if he ever revalued it to let me know.

You never know, nothing ventured nothing gained.

Thats a good idea Newbie.Turning negatives into positives has always been the providence of the perceptive few....

If I could get "X" dollars for my whatever I'd sell. Otherwise it's not worth giving up my whatever for cash that may be used to purchase "Y" component. There may be someone out there willing to pay "X" and, if so, great. If not, that's OK too since I'm really only willing to sell my whatever if I can get "X" dollars.

Makes sense to me.

yes, you are going crazy. You're an audiophool.