Rules for Trading & Best Trading Experience

Over the years, I have traded gear a few times and it's always worked out really well for both parties because I have a few trading rules that I use and wanted to share them here:

1.  Since this is a hobby for most of us, it supposed to be fun.  So either party can trade back, no questions asked, so long as the gear is in the same cosmetic and working condition that it was received in.  This way, no one is on the hook for a trade if they are not happy with it.

2.  You have to keep the gear for a minimum of 6 months before requesting to trade back.  It has been my belief that we all have an aural memory and many times our ears and brains remember the previous sound of gear, and sometimes a change, even if it's better, may not sound better initially.  But sometimes after a month or so, you really start to enjoy the new sound of the change you made in your system

3.  If you wish to sell the traded item, you must first offer it for sale to the person with whom you acquired it from in trade and give them the right of first refusal to buy it back from you.

*** By implementing the above rules, so far, no one has every wanted to trade back.

TRADES MADE:

1.  Conn moded 6BG6 PP Triode organ amp for Tannoy D50 speakers
2.  Tannoy D50 speakers for rare wide baffle Omega Grande 8 speakers w/ custom stands
3.  NEC T710 tuner for Creek CAS3140 tuner w/DIN to RCA chord

Please share your thoughts and the trades you've made or would like to make, if any.  Thanks for reading this.