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Marantz AV 7005

Hi All,
I’m a widow at the tail end of selling my husband’s estate & I’m hoping this post is okay since it discusses pricing.(I’ve posted a few times before seeking advice and I was so grateful because everyone was overwhelmingly helpful. This is a great community!!)

Here’s my dilemma:
I listed his Marantz AV 7005 for $425 in mid-May on FB (local pick up) & today I got an offer for $350. (I used hifishark dot com to determine my pricing & priced it towards the low end.)

I haven’t responded to the potential buyer yet because I wanted to check hifishark dot com again to see if selling prices have changed. (They haven’t.)

The Marantz is in excellent condition (hubby babied his electronics) & it works. (He was using it up to the end.) I’ve got the original packaging & box, the User Guide, Remote, Power Cord and the Audyssey Omnidirectional Calibration Microphone. I also took good photos of the front & back--including a photo of it turned on--and photos of everything that comes with it.

Back to today’s offer. I thought to counter him at $400 (do you think I should?), but if he wants to stick to $350 I’m not sure what to do. Is this an item that will go down in value the longer I hang onto it? Thoughts??
kkirk001

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kkirk001 OP
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thanks for your reply David_ten.
I know that there are older ’components’ (is that still the word that’s used for Home theatre equipment?) that can still be desirable. And I know that the average selling price of this ’component’, based on the last 7 months, is almost $410. So I’m hesitant to sell and ’not look back.’
I also know that some people have their favorite brands. Do you prefer other brands over Marantz? It’s an honest question--I’m’ not trying to be combative. Are you familiar with this particular preamp? 
I'm simply looking for more info to explain why I should sell at $350 other than it's 10 yrs old.
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