Recently sold car, choice of selling via consignment, sell to dealer or private sale. I chose private sale, got $4300 more than dealer/Carvana offered. One has to measure hassle of private sale vs ease going with dealer/buying service, in my case $4300 worth it. With audio equipment, a smaller price differential may favor sale to dealer. I've only had good experiences with TMR.
I'm a little perplexed/surprised by TMR and who sells to them.....
TMR has become a significant player in used high end gear. Their pitch is "we pay you top dollar hassle free for your used gear" .
OK, what's their idea of top dollar? It's 25% to 30% of MSRP minus more $ for blemishes that lower value. I know. I called them.
The same sellers who list their used gear for 30 or 40% under MSRP and refuse legitimate offers from qualified buyers with proven buying or selling history who offer 1/2 or so of retail are roundly ignored or even insulted. Weeks later the same item shows up at TMR at 50% of retail and you know TMR paid half of that for it.
What makes sellers do such a crazy thing?