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Wanting to sell speakers but don’t know how to price them......

I am thinking of selling a pair of B&W 804S; either that or my 803S.

The 804S: one is pristine, the other has a small chip in the back and a small blemish where it was bumped. I’d rate them at 8/10.

The 803S: both are pristine.  Overall 9.5/10

I’ve looked online for comparable examples but could not find any. It is currently January 2019.

I’d appreciate any feedback. :D
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austinbob
235 posts
 
No speaker is 10/10 unless they are new in box. I would say from my experience that most speakers are no better than 8/10 and the ones you mentioned first are 7/10 and the latter 8/10. I would not expect to recoup more than 50% of original list price. The B&W S models are at least a generation behind current models so 40% of list is more likely. 
joey_v
663 posts
 
The S generation are 4 generations old.

dont even expect 50%.
lazarus_long
13 posts
 
@jperry,  I just checked out the audiogon grading guidelines. I do not see anything that claims used speakers cannot be 9.5/10 condition. I dont see a reason that used speakers couldnt be 9.5/10. Please explain. 
joey_v
663 posts
 
Audiogon guidelines do not give a 9.5
jperry
2,448 posts
 
@lazarus_long
Items can only be rated in full point increments (10, 9, 8, etc.) on the Audiogon scale.

There are no partial point increments, so they can't, by definition, be rated at 9.5, 9.25, 9.375 etc. on the Audiogon scale.
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