Avalon Eidolon Diamond price

The Orion Blue book is a far, far better, 'real world' insight to electronic and other traded items and is derived from posted receipts from busniess owners around the world, and certainly across North America.

For $5 you can go to their web site and get fifteen minutes of time to search their data base for whatever. $25 gets you a whole week... last time I checked. The data base is updated periodically, and again, by actual receipts from business owners, not merely by claims of sale prices.

Every pawn shop I've ever worked in or been in has their books on the shelf behind the counter. Take a look for yourself. I've seen local dealerships which take in used gear for consignment sales, and as trade ins, also use this resource, repeatedly.

There are other's of course, but Orion is pretty much the prevalent choice. They list prices for the actual MSRP, wholesale, and conditionally.

For $5? I'd go there and look.

Stan

Desparity in percieved value with Orion price lists, could be considered laughable, certainly by a seller seeking more, but for a non motivated buyer's perspective it is otherwise.

Figures are figures and their low is LOW indeed. other factors play into the price goods are traded for too. Dealers can either avow such factors or not. Sellers can accept them, move on, or reconsider things.

The actual legitimacy of used gear' sale prices is a variable always.... condition aside. Motivation plays more significance.

I/We always took into account those other factors. Our motivation, and that of the sellers.

If you don't need or want, or have much of a requesting for Avalon speakers, then just how much are they really worth to you?

another tact could be to call your home owners insurance carrier and ask them... and we all know just how valid 'appraisals' are. Tey selling merchandise for it's appraised value!

Or contact some other Avalon dealers and ask them... personally I'd look there more so than one isolated sale, or Orion, for that matter.

But in the end it's how much one is willing to take for a thing which determines it's selling price, regardless the 'proposed' value.

What's the general rule of thumb around here? half off for preowned? I disagree with that but it is quite the prevalent line of thinking. 30% off MSRP for new is a good buy IMO. 40% is pretty much a no brainer good buy.... and it's not an insurmountable task to find 20% off for new.

Esthetics I feel play more an important part with main speakers. orig price being first for me... then their age, current production?, and seller feedback, with shipping the final thought.

Again, for 5 bucks if nothing else, one gets an idea. I'd begin there, but do a bit more investigating if I had something quite expensive I wanted to sell and try minimizing my loss.

Good luck OP