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When buying used speakers are cosmetics important to you?

I have an opportunity to buy a pair of used Totem Element Metal speakers that retail at $20k for $5k.  They are flawless from a performance perspective but have  cosmetic imperfections such as surface scratches that are not visible from the listening position, thus the price.  
How important are cosmetics to your purchase of used speakers?

triton20trx

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triton20trx OP
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I agree with all said so far.

Additional information is I’m buying through TMR.  So they have been tested and have a 30 day return and 90 day warranty.

triton20trx OP
56 posts
 

@dekay 

those are the speakers but the Torrent woofers were upgraded to V2 from Totem in 2023 and installed by Gramophone, Totem dealer. 
Would be $20k to buy new now which was under consideration. 

triton20trx OP
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@dekay 

Yes I bought them. 
I felt the same as you on the scratches.  Were they worth $15k more for new?Absolutely not.
I’m 74. I don’t get OCD much anymore. But I do get anxiety waiting for UPS and FEDEX deliveries of audio equipment and vinyl. 

I have Totems now and one characteristic of their DNA is they disappear in the music

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