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Guidelines for buying used speakers (as in, are there any?)

HI,

Can anyone offer up some suggestions or guidelines for buying used speakers?

Initially I thought 5 years old max, buy from original (and only) owner, half original retail.

But then ...

Found some nice Zu Omen Defs ($1350) but they've had 2 owners.

Also found some Vandersteen 2c signatures ($900 + $100 shipping) but they're 10 years old and, again, 2 owners.

So you can see my guidelines may be preventing me from getting very high quality speakers at a good price.

The Defs I can listen to and physically examine; the Vandersteens would be purchased online.

Thoughts and comments would be appreciated.
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Read seller feedback most important. Don't buy from someone unproven as a seller unless local pickup is an option. 

Your guidelines might be okay starting point, but plenty older than 5yrs that would be great buys and last many years without incident. There are also plenty that have had 2 owners that would be great. Find a model you like a lot, and then ask many questions and be pragmatic. 

Considering all the time online researching, etc. vs. a few hour drive to demo/pickup, sometimes it's worthwhile investment to take a nice long drive. Cheers,
Spencer
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