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Buying Used Equipment on the Internet

Hello all, 

Had a question for the more experienced hi-fi enthusiasts here. I'm new to this hobby and currently still trying out new gear to see what I like. I was looking into trying out the Parasound Halo Hint 6 amplifier and found a used one through AudioMart. 

My question is: what advice would people have for buying used equipment online? The pricing is attractive but there's also no option for returns once the transaction goes through. What's to stop someone from offloading a lemon on to an unsuspecting buyer?

 

Thanks!

aamiransari

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grislybutter
3,627 posts
 

I bought and sold a several components on usaudiomart. It's about communication, you pretty much have to figure out if the person on the other end is trustworthy. Ask some questions that aren't realistic but the responses will be telling:

"I will be in the area, can I listen to it?"

If the response is: "it's in the shed, I just had surgery, I can't get up, well.... why would his/her priority be to sell this thing."

 

 

grislybutter
3,627 posts
 

everyone has to start from zero reviews and any seller can go rouge after many positive reviews. If the seller refuses to show the equipment, even in a parking lot, I wouldn't bother. The desire to look at expensive, decade+ old equipment is not tire kicking.

 

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