Preowned Wilson Audio Chicago Dealer


So, what's with the Chicago used gear dealer who constantly advertises tons of used Wilson, (the same models for over a year or more) yet anyone who calls him to buy a pair get's totally discouraged by him on Wilson?

Is this just the old bait and switch with him having none of them in stock? Right now he must have 12 ads of the 20 on Audiogon- yet when called about actually buying a pair he doesn't even attempt to subtly switch you to something else. He makes you feel like an idiot for considering buying Wilson and will "only sell you a pair of you insis"t and then tells you "but I know I"ll only be buying them back from you". 

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Showing 1 response by mtbiker29

Hi all, FWIW I too have dealt with Albert multiple times and there are shreds of truth in these posts from both sides.   For reference I just scanned a small video I took when I was in there in the spring and there are multiple Wilson’s in the shot.  So he does have them and I don’t believe there’s some mischievous bait and switch plot going on.  I’ve also had him talk me out of Mac gear before.  When he’s not a fan of something he’ll tell you as much.  I’m in sales and I respect that vs. just telling the customer what they want to hear.  Look it up it’s called the challenger sales model. You earn trust by being honest.  I would agree it probably hurts his business overall, but can respect it .  
 

So is he difficult to deal with, sometimes hard to get ahold of….etc yes.  Does his style suit everyone? No.  Will he open his very prodigious showroom and let you demo for hours with little to no pressure? Absolutely.  I’d have no problem working with him again.  And as someone else mentioned his deals are very fair.