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Struggling to spend 13k with three dealers

Is anyone else running into this? I've been trying to buy a used pair of Wilson from a couple of dealers in the NY area and from one in the Chicago area- each has a pair I've been interested in yet all are super slow to respond to emails, quote a final number, give a clear number on a trade I have etc. Each have their own wrinkle, high shipping charges, high pick up charges, avoiding doing a set up etc. Super frustrating - I've literally bought a car faster than trying to buy a pair of used speakers. I've thrown in the towel after a month of endless emails and conversations. Weird. I used to run a retail audio chain. We chased every deal, quickly determined if we could do it and made it work- or nicely declined the deal. Is business so good that there's no interest in selling 13k speakers that they're holding in inventory? 

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decooney
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@cowan217 Congratulations on securing a pair of Sabrinas and experiencing a good transaction.  Glad it worked out and you found a good dealer to work with. 

If you don't mind the ask, or I missed it, what amplifier(s) are you planning to use to drive the Sabrinas?

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cowan217 OP
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A pass 250.8, Pass xp10 pre amp, PS Audio DSD Jr set up. 

kebsch
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If you buy full price retail for the speakers your problem will be solved. 

I recently traded in my amps and my dealer really did not want them, but he took them as I have been a customer for twenty years. I am such a small client to him as he normally deals with deep pocket customers that have too much money. 

Business is way up for these dealers as well due to Covid and the holidays.

Best of luck.

 

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cowan217 OP
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I bought and received a pair of Wilson Sabrina from Larry Marcus at Paragon and hooked them up yesterday. Fantastic ! The right combo of musical and detailed with tons of new micro detail in music I've listened to for years - great soundstage and imaging - everything I'd read about. I've sold  all the trade equip privately with exception of the Klipsch Cornwall 4 and have someone interested in them and will probably sell them too. 

 

Thanks Larry for a great experience, thanks Wilson for some great speakers.

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