New category for trades?

Sounds like a great idea to me. Inevitably, I'm trying to sell my current piece in the hope that my sale will finalize and I'll have all my funds to buy the new one. When I buy it's usually from someone going to the next level so it might be difficult to move up in a component line or area if you're trying to arrange a trade. Not too many people trade down, but it does happen occasionally. Who knows, if we at least don't attempt to try something different, who's to say what's possible. As any other transaction here on Audiogon requires honesty and integrity, so too will trading equipment. I'll be a player if you'all can make it come to fruition.

I was just thinking more thoroughly after my first post yesterday. You'all are correct in the notion that as we trade up, many of us have other systems in the household that could stand an upgrade from time to time. I, myself, have accumulated odds and ends in cables, interconnects, tuners, receivers, and other "stuff" that does nothing but collect dust in some closet or cubbyhole. Most of the items are in excellent condition and would probably be put to much better use by someone else. I'm almost ashamed to admit how wasteful I am. Maybe the trade concept will get some of us to recycle our equipment and swap for something new and different that we'll put to good use. Let's give it a shot!