Selling collection directly in the pacific northwest?
Hey all, I have recently acquired a fairly extensive setup/collection from a family member who passed. I am looking to move on from nearly everything in the collection, and have been planning to sell through audiogon.
Is this the best way to go? Is there a local place to talk to someone directly in the pacific northwest? Shipping all of this very expensive equipment (lampizator golden gate 2, several high end carts, speakers, tone arms, etc.) seems risky btu willing to do it if it's my best option. Is it better to try to do this locally?
Even better, anyone in the northwest want to take a look?
Apologies if this is the wrong place to post, new to this site.
If I were in your position, I think I would put together a quick list of the gear, and post it on my local craigslist. Audiophiles don’t need elaborate descriptions or even pics to know what you’re selling; they will contact you if they’re interested, and you can take it from there. It would be a good way to gauge interest in the community before you speak to shops.
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Hey all!! Sorry for the lack of response, wasn't getting notifications and am now overwhelmed haha. A lot of incredible advice here, going to sift through and respond and those of you that asked to reach out specifically I will send you a message in the next day or two! In short, I don't particularly want to sell it in bulk to a store; would rather deal with folks on an individual basis. I mention the pacific northwest broadly because I am willing to travel for a lot of this stuff. I am in the Seattle area, however. Appreciate all of the thougtful responses. I am currently going through and making an inventory of everything and taking high quality photos. When I have more info I will certainly post here! I had no idea there would be such an interest in this area, I was lead to believe it would be hard to find folks. Thanks! |
While not a complete waste of time, HiFi Shark compiles listings of what people were asking, not what it sold for. The sample size for many items is very small which diminishes how useful it is. It also can't take into account things like condition of the item, how old it is, if it has a warranty, does it include the original box, does it include insured shipping, and a variety of other factors including the very important, how desperate the seller was/is. So the idea that HiFi Shark can "determine the approximate resale value" is not even close to being accurate. It is a starting point. it can't determine anything. |
@herman I appreciate that clarification, I will definitely keep that in mind. |
