One challenge is the shipping cost of towers now. That's also a more obscure manufacturer than something like a Wilson/ Magico/ Sonus Faber/ etc. So you're just waiting on that one buyer that knows they want a Cube audio tower speaker and can eat the shipping cost or are a local-ish buyer to your location. I'd say it just takes patience to find the right person.
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Always a tough sell. Ive got a pair of Nenuphar Mini's V1 in a custom color (Ford Mustang Performance Blue) and I know if I tried selling them it would most likely be a pointless endeavor. Anybody that would want one would want the most current driver...V2 and probably the bland Black/White versions that were originally offered. Hope you get lucky!!
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The price is probably high.
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I would never consider 45% of MSRP to be too high of an advertised price.
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That seems a fair price for those. They look and sound beautiful. We're getting into the spring and summer season when sales tend to drop, and things just aren't selling as fast recently for all sorts of reasons, both economic and political. Do you have a YouTube channel? And if so, have you considered posting a few listening sessions?
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Thank you for your observations, encouragements, and taking the time to respond. I live in CA and had a willing buyer in CO but the required palleted shipping would be over $1K so that ended that possible transaction. I am an economist so I get that as there will be a price at which they will sell, but it frustrates me that such excellent speakers can't command even 50% of their retail price. I am gonna take a bath on these, for sure, and it leads me to this conclusion: I just bought a pair of used BMR Philharmonic Monitors for 80% of their retail value and was real happy to get them. Yet, lesser-known gear gets short shrift in the after-market and given my love of switching gear around from time to time, it's now is something I will give more consideration to with future gear acquisitions. I have bought dozens of pieces of audio gear, often used, and I have the distinction of getting a buttdart 100% of the time when I flip gear, and no situation will be more costly to me than with my Cube speakers. I shouldn't complain as I see gear for sale on this forum with far far deeper discounts that I thought imaginable. It's a buyer's market.
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Have you reached out to TMRAudio in CO?
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These seem like they would sell, I’ve read great reviews on them. I also had a hard time selling a Fyne speaker, ended up taking a beating like 65 percent of retail. I just think they’re still unknown.
Try posting the Stanglegan Ebane review links, maybe comment on a thread to bring some life back to them (like you did here).
TMR won’t give you much IMO but could be a good option.
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45 off is not that much for these. 60 off is closer to a sale.
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45% of retail is 55% off not 45%. Sorry to hear of your struggles whiteplume but the market for speakers like Cube is niche to begin with and shipping prices have really turned buyers off it's a tough market for sure.
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Right. Besides, buyers pay in real dollars not % of something, so may just look only at the asking price. Say, I have $5k for speakers plus maybe $500 more to ship them or to have them delivered, and that's it. I would not care much about suggested retail, whether it was $10k or $15k. I would be prepared to spend $5.5k on speakers, and I would have quite a choice.
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The market is telling you something you don't want to hear.
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Where are they listed for sale? I searched and wasn’t able to locate them.
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With past Covid supply problems and the inflation, less “hobby” money available.
Might be a great time for buyers…if they had the money…
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Steveymo,
They are listed on the other forum where there is no cost to list gear. ;-).
Aewarren, you are correct with that statement. There is a price at which they will sell and I certainly with join a vast group of audiophiles who experience buttdarts when they part with gear.
I have transacted with TMR in the past on the buy side so I will certainly follow your suggestion and contact them. The hell of it that is will cost me at least a grand to get them shipped there on pallets with their wood crates, heavy as coffins, but maybe they can help on the shipping end. I see no alternative to local or regional sales.
I thank you all for responding with alternatives and encouragement. As I note above, as I am inclined to swap gear from time to time and with future audio purchases, I will take into consideration the likelihood of my ability to recapture a larger share of the retail price when I got to sell. Spending ~$9K on speakers less than 2 years ago with no ability to recover close to 50% of my original expense on pristine gear has been a real eye-opener for me and my pocketbook... I am not that affluent. Cheers and thanks again for the comments. Mark
Oh, a final thought. I have used Pirate Ship and Shippo to ship gear and they are routinely nearly half the price of direct shipping with FEDEX, UPS, and USPS. I encourage you to see if they might be right for your shipping needs. The retail cost of shipping queers a lot of potential transactions. However, neither company will deal with gear like my speakers that can only be shipped on a pallet.
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Yes, it's a buyer's market, but buyers are still not buying waiting for the price to come down. Sellers stop selling as well at some point because it makes little sense, and eventually at some sudden moment economy as we know it no longer exists. Isn't it a great picture ?
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Your pricing and expectations seem fair. The freight is brutal and will likely eat away at your sales price. I’ve got 2 pieces of gear listed and have gotten plenty of offers but all low ball offers. The are Preamps so freight isn’t that big an issue but everyone is looking for bigger discounts than what I have seen in the past. I’m likely going to end the listings as it’s more valuable for me to hold onto the gear. Either way inflation, tariffs and who knows what else, my replacement cost is way up, it’s only a matter of time for the market to cycle and used gear pricing which is depressed right now to rise. Good luck! They look like great speakers, love the color! I’d buy them but I’m on the East Coast and freight would be insane.
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Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as low ball offer. The stuff you are selling is not worth anything until it's sold. But there are good and bad manners.
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Try posting it here on Audiogon. You may get a bite or two. If you aren’t posting it here because you don’t want to pay a listing fee then you get no sale. I never try to cheap out on listing something i want to sell. I think it’s kind of galling you didn’t list it here yet you come here to gripe about it.
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How much does Audiogon charge these days ? It's been a while since I post anything for sale here. In any case, I think it's a good idea to try and sell them here.
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In my experience, trying to resell lesser known gear can be very hit or miss. Unless the gear is red hot, flavor of the month based on multiple rave reviews and lots of forum chatter. Think maybe early Denafrips before people knew the name. Anything less than that, even if it really excellent, and even if it was already a very good deal at the original price, is tough to find a buyer. I have let things sit for almost a year before I got any interest and at that point I was ready to just keep the stuff.
I've learned that selling to local friends or acquaintences is much better, if you can find some sort of network that way. It's tough though.
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Speakers are the one component I am very careful and selective to purchase since they are so difficult to resell especially with shipping. Guaranteed to take a bath on resale💰. Those cube drivers and speaker parts/wire etc…are close to the price alone. If I didn’t just build a pair of Sonido Field Coil single driver Towers I would drive over and pick them up. Missed by a few months. Hope this ends well for you and you find a happy buyer.
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Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as low ball offer.
So @inna, would you sell your gear if I offered you $1.00?
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Money means s*** to me, my gear is not for sale, offered price is irrelevant.
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