Strange classified responses


I've been buying and selling gear on Audiogon for 15 years as needed.  Recently I posted a great all in one Simaudio ACE for sale and I've received some of the same inexplicable inquiries repeatedly.   I've never seen this before and I'm curious if this is a common problem on the boards now.  

All responses are from recently created accounts, with zero feedback and ask variations of "why are you selling?"   

Is is this a common phenomenon or SPAM?   I always answer politely and honsetly but the fact that I'm replacing an all in one for separates has never even kindled a conversation.  

Strange days indeed!



bbyer

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Some other fun ones: "will the Moon ACE drive my speakers", "Is the product eligible for an upgrade program", "will the manufacturer warranty the product", "How old is the unit".   

Simaudio just started making the ACE last year!  It's not an old Levinson transport that could be 20 years old.  Why is the unit for sale?   That ones obvious - I bought something even more expensive and now this is for sale and I want to sell it.   If I didn't like it I most likely wouldn't have bought it in the first place and taste is subjective anyhow.  The darn thing has great reviews everywhere online.   It's getting exhausting having to explain to fellow audiophiles that I'm a degenerate audiophile who spent 3x the money on something new.   

Maybe I should just auction it off on EBay and at least the "fun" will be over in a few days. 

My original post was more about the people who create profiles and ask these questions in the middle of the night.  Do you think there is a human on the other end or are they fishing?