Am I going crazy or?

This has been discussed to death.

There are real buyers and real sellers: those are the ones who actually set the price.

The others are not ready to act.

Some of the stuff I read in this thread is pure nonsense.

Pbb
You could easily replace "Some of the stuff I read in this thread is pure nonsense" with

Most of the stuff I read on this entire website is pure nonsense
-YMMV

-YMMV

" Most of the stuff I read on this entire website is pure nonsense "

ditto! but then really what are people doing here anyway? Some have legitment questions aobut gear they want to buy, others are just passing time. The sad part is that most people that are the " sell it for gold " people don't bother reading the posts.

another thought- most of the stuff i hear people say in general is pur nonsense.

Pbb,

If you don't like the nonsense, you don't have to read.

This is an interesting thread. It appears to be a buyers market but regardless what some sellers may think their item is worth they will refuse to sell for less than what they paid for it used and will sit on it. Another thing to consider is that some sellers recognize that there will be lowballers and deliberately inflate the price so when offers come in they end up getting the price they wanted and both parties are happy. Finally relisting an item for sale works because once you get past the first page you are getting less coverage as most potential buyers are carefully scrutinizing the first page for newly listed items.

Anyway it is obvious that sales have slowed down considerbly, maybe money is getting tighter and one only needs to look at the cost of living. Heck, I just pulled out of winter with utility bills costing me no less than $600.00 a month. With the current gas prices it is costing considerably more to fill up my tank. Take a look at food costs they are up as well because the price of fuel that truckers pay to ship in goods is more expensive. Sorry to carry on but many audiophiles are feeling the crunch, I know because I have received email from buyers complaining they are out of audio money but wish to buy if they could. On occasions I have held over an item listed for a buyers payday. If you can find something for sale your really interested in & the seller is motivated you can strike up a good deal.

Anybody else have additional thoughts to share on this subject?

What drives me crazy are these manufacturers that post the same exact ad every 7 days. Just check some of the accessories ads, it's work just sifting through them...