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Charging A Fee To Demo An Amplifier In A Brick & Mortar Store

I Saw a pair of pre-owned tube monoblocs for sale on an onlline forum for around $17k.
The seller has a retail store for hiigh end audio. The seller mentioned that there will be an up-front fee for the demo if a prospect comes to the store the amps are not purchased. The demo fee may also be used for credit towards any purchase in the store.

This is the first time I’ve ever heard of this. Is this now a common occurance in high end audio stores? I sent a note to the seller asking what the demo fee amount was....two weeks and I didn’t get a response.

Does anyone know what amount of fees are charged for a demo?
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Tire kickers are the price of doing business, thats just the way it is.  If you have an issue with it or are incapable of selling to someone who might not be "real" then its time to find a new business to deal in.
I was a salesperson at Sound by Singer in NYC and we dealt with tire kickers all day.  You educate and show people the difference between high end and the junk they listen to and you maybe earn a sale down the road
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