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How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect sites like Audiogon?

One would think that with social distancing and shelter in place policies, there has never been a better time for upgrading and enjoying your audio system.   But is now the time to buy and sell?  The mass unemployment and economic distress accompanying the pandemic seems certain to undermine what is essentially a luxury market encompassing both gearheads and music lovers?  What effects on buying and selling audio gear — both short and long term — can we foresee?
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Machina Dynamica, tweaks extraordinaire, is one of the companies contained in the compilation of two years ago, American Made Audio. Yet some of my products contain parts made overseas: China, Japan, UK. How can that be? E.g., Batteries 🔋 , portable travel clocks ⏰, PWB devices (Leeds, UK), Tibetan Temple bell 🔔 , ceramic magnets 🧲 

https://americanmadeaudio.com/the-list/
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Uh, almost everything is made in China. Hel-loo!
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Why is that, do you think the coronavirus infects the electrons? 🤭
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I own a fitness facility and the business could be financially screwed, having to continue paying the lease with no revenue. I have recently spent money on my system and am so happy for it. It’s my only escape in what is going on right now. I’ve been listening more than ever. It’s a great Hobby to have at the moment. Especially since the ski season got cut short too.

>>>>How does that work, don’t fitness club members automatically pay the club each month during the lockdown?  Or do clubs stop charging credit cards during the lockdown?
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