When buying used speakers are cosmetics important to you?

Yes …u betcha …..Big time …..

(1) If the speakers are beat up visually externally, one wonders if the drivers and crossovers etc are equally abused with the User carelessness  demonstrated on the cabinets FUHBAR.

(2) Without prejudice to the above, 95+% of the AGON Court of Public Opinion will likely quickly rule them out and just shun them in the resale market …REGARDLESS of any lowball fire-sale price..,,, you will likely be stuck with ‘em….full stop.

the fact that you felt compelled to to even float the question in the first place , kind of  .answered it. Ergo …Choose wisely.

”Price is what you pay. Value is what you get “

- WARREN BUFFETT

This is purely a personal choice.  If the looks bother you a lot, don’t make yourself unhappy.  But, if you value the sound a lot, and you cannot get that sound within your budget, it might be worthwhile to overlook the cosmetic flaws.  I tend to look at this as akin to buying a new car, the first scratch might make one quite unhappy, but over time, the significance fades. 

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.

The condition/appearance usually determines actual value/price so I'd say that's very important in general.

When I see speakers with scratches I wonder why/how they got that way. Improperly cared for. Were they mistreated in other ways?  Especially expensive speakers should have been cared for but the scratches show neglect.