When buying used speakers are cosmetics important to you?

Congrats, Enjoy

Return option is an excellent option when buying used, and TMR ought to be a safe source, and you already know you like the sound of that maker’s speakers.

I would have a plan to improve the visual condition before parting with $5k, then how much I was daily aware of enclosure damage, they might get ’fixed’ soon or never.

i.e. a scratch or ding on the passenger side of my car will wait until a ding on my side, then they get fixed.

Not these, but if wood veneer, a damaged enclosure, or perfect but ’not special’ i.e. common wood veneer, can help lower the purchase price and make it easy to have a local woodworker clad them in something special.

for someone who knows how amazing these sound when ’right’, this $750. can lead to a wonderful looking renovation, better than the fairly common walnut or oak veneers the factory used.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/156563883029?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5338381866&toolid=10001&customid=5d525352-8e66-11f0-85e9-343763653635

I'd change them to 1 rear wheel, centered, with anti-tipping blocks in the corners, that's more weight per wheel, and 3 never wobble, so movement, alternate toe-in is easy.

speaking of Tekton, TMR has these also

https://tmraudio.com/fresh-arrivals/tekton-double-impact-floorstanding-speakers-custom-light-blue-pair-w-upgrades/

Who has heard them?

they are evidently very efficient 98 db

https://www.stereotimes.com/post/tekton-designs-double-impact-loudspeakers/

https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/tekton-double-impact-loudspeakers/

Not to derail this but I have several tektons and consider them the best bang for the buck. They may not win the beauty contest but several major manufactures are putting Eric Alexander's array in their  speakers.thats how good that design is. Momentum is mass x velocity and because they are small and light they are quick start and stop transients. Fast responsive like ribbon speakers. Enjoy the music.

Minor imperfections like scratches I don’t see unless I look for them don’t bother me.  I bought a used pair of Revel Concerta2 F35 in gloss black.  They had a few minor scratches but nothing major.  They sound great and were only $500 for the pair.  I would not buy gloss speakers again though because they show everything and I hate dusting.