@blisshifi I agree about contacting the seller. For high dollar purchases from a stranger, a phone call goes a long way to giving you a "warm fuzzy" about the deal. Too bad Agon frowns upon that.
Beware of scam listings - users now have positive feedback.
Historically, it was fairly easy to catch scam listings on Audiogon. The listed prices are usually too low, and the seller typically has zero positive feedback.
More recently, I am seeing more and more listings that I am almost positive are from scammers. The prices are still quite low, but now, the users have positive feedback scores from years ago. I’m also seeing that some of these listings are using the same photos from past sales that surface on hifishark.com.
Be extra careful these days. If the prices seem too good to be true, do your due diligence and ignore or investigate. And as much as a good price from a seller may make you want to press the “buy now” button, it is always a good idea to contact them first and discuss things over the phone.
Here are a few listings that look fishy: