Do you remember when Audiogon was just a bulletin board classified ad site?

Love these old war stories. Yes, I subscribed to the old Audio Mart circular too, and recall waiting for it with bated breath.
It came every two weeks, right?

Yes, IIRC it sometimes came every two weeks or so, and sometimes a little less frequently.  My impression was that it was published whenever enough ads were accumulated to fill an issue. 

I suspect that was the underlying reason for Walt's objection that I mentioned above to an ad having an asking price he felt was too high.  He probably didn't want members initially asking too much and then making repeated submissions of the same ad at progressively lower asking prices, which would result in him having to publish more frequently, which would increase his publishing costs correspondingly.

Best regards,
-- Al
 

I was also a subscriber to Walt Bender’s AudioMart for a number of years, circa early 1990’s, and I made a number of purchases and sales that worked out very nicely. But while most of the membership was very nice to deal with, there were at least a few pretty rough characters as well. At least among those chasing rare and desirable collectibles such as early Marantz tube products, a few of which I sold there.

Also, I can recall an occasion when I received a less than pleasant letter from Walt admonishing me for pricing one such piece about 25% higher than what he thought it was worth. In my response I noted that it sold the first day, at my asking price.

And, some time before that, in my ignorance I had underpriced another such piece by about 25%, but of course I received no communication from him about that. Among the many callers I spoke to in response to that offering, at least one was particularly nasty and even threatening when I advised him that I would not renege on the deal I had made at my asking price with the person who called first, even when offered significantly more money.

Times and technologies change, but dealing with strangers is always a mixed bag regardless of the format.

Regards,
-- Al

Thanks, Neil (Nsgarch).  That possibility hadn't occurred to me.

The item in question, btw, was a stereo pair of Marantz One preamps, which I had acquired locally for just slightly less than I sold them for.  Wonderful sounding units, even though they were about 35 years old at the time, and in stock condition.

Best regards,
-- Al