that's a car dealer trick can be successfully applied to hifi audio
-- Hi thanks for contacting us, but we currently don't have this model, but have a lot better model for you
-- No thanks, please have your best of luck with better model
Contact for Price
I don’t know about the rest of you but I use Audiogon for speed and convenience. So when a seller can’t be bothered to list the price of an advertised item but says “Contact for Price”, I can’t be bothered to spend the time calling him on the phone for his sales pitch.