Auditioning Used Equipment - Am I crazy ?

@greenngoldcheesehead did you speak to anyone in person or just email? If the price is right I’d buy it and if it didn’t work out, I’d resell it. The price would have to be in the range where I could resell without losing more than a few hundred dollars. Hifi shark should give you historical pricing data.

The dealer has to move this inventory. He’s making a bet he can sell it quicker and for less trouble online. To make them believe otherwise you need to have a relationship with an actual salesperson who will vouch for you. 

@akg_ca 

I'm definitely moving on.  It's hard to drop more coin with them or build a relationship when they aren't interested.  Thanks for your feedback.

@greenngoldcheesehead

Looks like you don’t yet have a “relationship” with the dealer if they don’t remember you.

Rightly or wrongly, it’s invariably predicated on personal interaction with cheerful purchases ( usual plural) incurred over time , AND supported as a function of the $$$$ you’ve cheerfully dropped .

TAKEAWAY: its their house , so it’s their “rules” kinda thing . Move on.

I have purchased from this dealer a year ago although I am sure they wouldn't recognize my name.  I have also referred several people to them.

I do not know their return policy.  It isnt listed in the ad and when i click on RETURN POLICY on their website it just goes to the home page.

It’s not a question of any ad hoc dollar value, but rather an alchemy mix of :

- the dealer ad hoc assessment of a bona fide unlikelihood of a sale to you. If you don’t have a existing relationship with that dealer with (importantly) a personal prior sales history with them ,,,,, then a cold call audition requiring a new detailed kit set-up of high-end gear instead of simply starting up an existing system already on display: are regrettably far from a sure thing in numerous hi-end bricks and mortar stores.

yes…I’ve witnessed the same polite set-up audition brush-off based on personal experiences . I visited a store with an audio BFF who was asking to audition a five figure TT and matched cost TT cartridge still in the boxes.

Yep….subtle dealer adverse biases can present themselves in the context of a dealer pegging you as lacking meeting a fully informed buyer impression that will fork out the VISA afterwards in a happy ending . . Rather .,,,yes, …instead they just branded you and dismissed you as another “tire kicker” in their view. Sure …. it may sound most unfair , but it exists.

I'll guess your from Green Bay