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Mcintosh pre amp pricing

I'm looking for a used c53, then adjusted to bing open to a used c52, now looking for even a c50- older and older units- yet- the asking prices and inflexibility of the sellers is insane. People asking for 80% of MSRP for 5 year old units, close to the same for ten year old units- the difference in msrp and technology across these three models is huge yet sellers of ten year old c50's are asking for what they listed for a decade ago???

Sellers with no selling history demanding PayPal Friends and Family  so the buyer has no purchase coverage.

 

These models are nice but they ain't worth anywhere near what people are trying get for them in my opinion.

speedthrills

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speedthrills OP
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Thank you for the education on how selling/buying works, I hadn't thought of it that way. 

speedthrills OP
160 posts
 

Thanks everyone, I bought a mint c53 from Audio Classics yesterday with a warranty and at a reasonable (for this unit) price. Looking forward to getting it friday and hooking it up to my 462.

speedthrills OP
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Thanks, I actually started going back to older and older pre amps and that's what got me frustrated- units that were 10-15 years old are still asking for 5k- when they listed for 5k a decade or more back. Fewer features, old switches and knobs, old technology etc. I ended up buying a newer (still current I think) c53 from Audio Classics with a warranty for $5500- new DAC, EQ, full featured. It validates my point about people asking the same money for units that are clearly much, much older, and that much closer to needing a service at some point. These older units are not "classics" either. In any event I'm happy with the C53 which is all that counts in my book !

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