Jmcgrogan & Grannyring: Interesting comments about selling on A'gon as opposed to AA and Audiomart. I've been doing this for a very long time too and totally agree with you. A'gon needs to change their structure to allow phone numbers so people can talk to one another. People in the hobby are getting older and we want to be able to talk with one another when consummating an expensive transcaction.
Selling audio gear is just like selling a home. If its priced too high, it will sit. If it sits long enough, the ad gets stale. Removing the ad, waiting a few weeks or months and relisting it at a lower price makes it appear fresh again and if its priced right, it will sell. And just as in real estate, when a listing is new, your first offer is usually your best offer
Dave: I had a similar experience with a nut job seller on US Audiomart. I was selling something a few years ago and listed the reason for selling. It was to raise money for taxes and also to get other gear. The prospective buyer called me a liar, unethical and all kinds of other nonsense. When I explained that 1/2 of the $ was going to paying taxes, the other 1/2 was going to be used to buy other stuff, he continued on his rant calling me the worst of things. Now, I have been doing this (buying, selling, and even trading audio gear for 30 years and also sold audio at the retail level for 2 years in the early 90's and have never had a problem).....I soon realized that he was a complete nut job and told him to loose my email address and I stopped answering him.....but for the one night that we went back and forth with messages, it was very upsetting. I wonder if you had the same guy from the West Coast? I think he was really fond of Phase Linear and JBL gear?
Selling audio gear is just like selling a home. If its priced too high, it will sit. If it sits long enough, the ad gets stale. Removing the ad, waiting a few weeks or months and relisting it at a lower price makes it appear fresh again and if its priced right, it will sell. And just as in real estate, when a listing is new, your first offer is usually your best offer
Dave: I had a similar experience with a nut job seller on US Audiomart. I was selling something a few years ago and listed the reason for selling. It was to raise money for taxes and also to get other gear. The prospective buyer called me a liar, unethical and all kinds of other nonsense. When I explained that 1/2 of the $ was going to paying taxes, the other 1/2 was going to be used to buy other stuff, he continued on his rant calling me the worst of things. Now, I have been doing this (buying, selling, and even trading audio gear for 30 years and also sold audio at the retail level for 2 years in the early 90's and have never had a problem).....I soon realized that he was a complete nut job and told him to loose my email address and I stopped answering him.....but for the one night that we went back and forth with messages, it was very upsetting. I wonder if you had the same guy from the West Coast? I think he was really fond of Phase Linear and JBL gear?