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Auditioning Used Equipment - Am I crazy ?

I reached out to a well respected dealer to see if I could audition an amp they had advertised on one of the used gear websites.  This amp sells for over $20k and they were asking around $10k.  This mfgr only has 12 dealers nationwide.  I've heard their extreme high end equipment at shows but not this particular line.  To my surprise, the dealer responded No.  The unit was already boxed up to ship (hasn't been sold yet) and they wouldn't set it up for me.  So my questions are:

Am I crazy asking to audition a component priced at $10k ?

For any dealers or dealer salespeople, is there a dollar amount where u turn auditions down at ?  What is it ?

For consumers, is there a dollar amount that you would buy a component and roll the dice without auditioning it ?

Thanks !

 

greenngoldcheesehead

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ozzy62
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Your best bet it to buy the amplifier with the understanding that you can either:

A) Get store credit if you return it

B) Agree to an audition fee that will be applied to purchase if you buy it

This way both you and the dealer have skin in the game and he is guaranteed either a sale of something or a fee for his trouble. You get to audition the amp and not risk paying the 10K for something that just doesn't work for you. Win/Win.

 

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