advice on pricing uncommon gear

Unless you want to give them away: Figure out your bottom Dollar and start an eBay auction at that price.

Yeah, Coda's resale value is great......for the buyer! LOL!
More importantly how many do you see for sale?

My years in this hobby meant buying and selling lots of equipment. The basic rule I use when selling is to begin at 50% of retail, then adjust up or down based on some basic factors. If the component is current, in near-new condition, has brand reputation, or collectible, then I adjust the price upward by whatever I consider a reasonable amount. If the component is no longer current, has any cosmetic or functional issues, is little known, or, most importantly, if the manufacturer is no longer in existence, then I adjust my price downward.

Also, as I've commented previously, I consider the Orion or Bluebook values to be under market. I suspect they may be oriented to give dealers a rationale for more modest trade-in values.

Hope this helps and good luck.

A lot of the gear I have is uncommon so I'm ready to take it on the chin upon re-sale. Normally what I like to do is a search on the net for completed transactions with the piece of equipment I have up for grabs and take an average of the prices. I'll list the item for sale around that price. With uncommon gear Pryso's formula makes a lot of sense. Just be ready though to take a loss.

06-14-13: Tobb
Yeah, Coda's resale value is great......for the buyer! LOL!
More importantly how many do you see for sale?

Very few, mainly because they don't sell as many as the other big name brands that advertise, like Classe and Krell. When you don't market your brand, you don't sell many units, hence there are fewer pieces on the used market.

Pretty simple math, Klyne and Clayton Audio are also small manufacturers that do not advertise. You won't find many of their units on the used market either. :)