Any suggestions?

Myraj,

Surely you are not referring to yourself with 581 positive feedbacks are you?

I am sure you are more than qualified to answer the question.

If you want to speed up the learning curve, purchase the "Audiogon Blue Book subscription". It may be flawed and a sometimes a bit out of date, it's still relevant. Most newbies vastly over estimate the value of their gear. BE HONEST! Use the Audiogon rating scale acurately.

Buying is very easy, selling is harder. Be patient and avoid others telling you what to like. Don't catch Audionervosa syndrome. If you like something that others don't, who cares, go with what you like. Now get out there and do some listening. It's the only way to know what you want. If you are a headbanger we can all suggest powerful gear. If OTOH, you listen to classical music at low levels then perhaps you are an SET person. There are obviuosly many intermediate types. For example I like powerful tube sound that doesn't imitate solid state gear.

i have two suggestions:

1) it is better to see and hear the product,and meet the seller, before you buy, i.e., buy locally.

2) it is safer to sell than to buy if you don't audition the component before buying.

Hey Glory,

I've got plenty of suggestions myself but was wanting to hear those of others to make the post more interesting reading.

I'm noticing new members (low/no feedback) showing up and trying to sell high-dollar items. Some are obviously scams and some are people with no sense of reality of current used values for the equipment they are trying to sell or auction.

Hope they appreciate the posts from all that have participated and that it raises awareness and makes this a better site.

Good Listening!