Audioman58 is spot on with his timing. I'm a 78 year old audiophile and have been active in the used market for over 40 years. His timing spells it out.
In addition, If you look at the trading activity across a range of gear using Audiogon's BlueBook, you will see that used trading dropped by about 2/3rd's since 2008 and has barely made progress since. A lot of people have just found they don't have the discretionary income or savings that they use to have .... and the higher prices of gear in recent years doesn't help.
In addition, If you look at the trading activity across a range of gear using Audiogon's BlueBook, you will see that used trading dropped by about 2/3rd's since 2008 and has barely made progress since. A lot of people have just found they don't have the discretionary income or savings that they use to have .... and the higher prices of gear in recent years doesn't help.