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What frustrates you the most about seller’s for sale ads?

Audiogon has been in existence for over 20 years now, and if you are like myself, you probably have read thousands of for sale ads. When I read most of these ads, I always feel like the seller is leaving out vital information about the actual product (unit they own) they’re trying to sell. Some sellers are spot on when they sell something. They describe the unit in full detail, but most don’t. To me that’s a red flag and frustrating. For myself, the most frustrating thing is most ads leave out equipment age. If I’m buying something used this is vital info I want to know. If a seller doesn’t know the age of the unit don’t rate it 9/10 and later telI me I don’t know the actual age. One retailer, I will not mention names, always gives you 3-4 paragraphs of how great of business they are, and leaves one sentence at the end to describe the actual product being sold. LOL


 
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I hate it when lazy sellers simply copy/paste the stock manufacturer description & specs for the unit, especially when it’s lengthy. Anyone can easily look up the product specs in a second. I don’t want that, I want the SELLER’s history with, and description of, the particular unit for sale. Of course a good seller will anticipate the kinds of questions informed buyers will be asking, and answer them in the ad - cater towards the informed buyers, not tire kickers who don't even know what they're looking at.

And of course, lack of photos, or bad photos - bad lighting, dust caking everything, etc. You can be sloppy in private but at least try to conceal that in your sales ads.
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