Part of this game (the buying and selling part) involves knowing things about certain components, like years corresponding to serial numbers, or the use of certain parts (distinguished, say, by color) which may also indicate superior or inferior functionality.
Knowing these things can definitely contribute to bargaining on either side, and it's also kind of fun. Why is nobody touching that great amp? Why are the bids so high for that preamp? Well, take a look at the serial #...or the circuit board, to the extent that you can see it through the grill...See? Fun!
And nobody gets ripped off, unless you deliberately conceal important specs, and you may get a couple of victims that way, but on a site like this, you probably won't get too many. I hope.
Knowing these things can definitely contribute to bargaining on either side, and it's also kind of fun. Why is nobody touching that great amp? Why are the bids so high for that preamp? Well, take a look at the serial #...or the circuit board, to the extent that you can see it through the grill...See? Fun!
And nobody gets ripped off, unless you deliberately conceal important specs, and you may get a couple of victims that way, but on a site like this, you probably won't get too many. I hope.