Resale value of BAT gears

That unit sold in about an hour. Motivated selleer.

I've had one for sale for a month at $1825. Don't know why it hasn't sold yet. 2 months ago I was being offered $1850 and was holding out for $1950, bad move. I guess it is just the laws of supply and demand. The 5i IS a great preamp so there were probably many of them sold. Now many people are moving up to the 50SE like I did. That puts lots of 5is on the market. I firmly believe that the 5i competes with or outperforms any preamp available on the used market for less than $2500 and will hold out for a good sale price (e.g., >$1600)

The 5i isn't bad, but the 30 beats it, for less $, IMHO. Used vk30s are in the $2000-2200 range usually.

I had a 3 weeks old BAT VK-60 for sale a big loss. The amp is great but I don't use it since it's not enough power for my inefficient Thiel speakers. I accept the loss and get whatever I can from it, rather than getting nothing from not using it. Motivated sellers priced to sell fast.

Moral of the story is: Buy well and BUY USED!

The price in the 1999 used audio gear book was 2500.00 I can see where 2 years later its down to 1500/1800.
BAT because of there very high cost of factory upgrades have poor resale value.Its great gear and a steal at its used price.Just be happy with it and dont long to get a factory upgrade.