Yes!!! Over the past over 20 years or so, I’ve purchased and also "SOLD" a ton of used audio gear online. Before the internet, as mentioned, we were mostly at the mercy of the merciless brick-and- mortar dealers who would try to steal your trade-in gear, and then charge top dollar for whatever used gear they had on hand in the store. I remember always searching for used gears in the last few pages of the high end audio magazines where the classified ads were, but if you saw something interesting that you wanted to purchase, you had to hastily make contact with the seller in order to make a deal before someone else beat you to the punch. Those were the days.
Thank Heavens For The Internet World Used/ Pre-Owned High End Audio Market!!!!
As a devoted audiophile from way back when, and definitely not one of our more well-heeled audiophiles, always looking to save a dollar or two, the single most and greatest blessing for me and audiophiles like me was the emergence of the "Internet" and online shopping. The internet gave us all access to a vast, marvelous worldwide marketplace of pre-owned high end audio gear that could be purchased in the comfort and convenience of our own homes while sitting on our couches using our own personal computers. What a godsend was the creation of all those wonderful used high end audio websites that emerged that gave us a virtual sea of new and used high end audio for purchase. Over the past over 20 years, I’ve purchased most all of my audio gear online, thereby saving literally thousands upon thousands of dollars off retail. Thanks to internet online high end audio shopping, I still believe in miracles!!!