Why so many B & W Speakers on the used market?

according to speakerchoices.com, B&W is the largest/best selling speaker company - in revenue possibly only surpassed by Klipsch

I had many enjoyable years listening my old B&W 805s (these were the old Matrix series) and I loved them--until I didn't.

@mark200 I used to say the same thing about my 6 ft. Martin Logan boxes, but I was thinner then!

I had B&W CM6 S2, paired with a Rotel, so the "proper" pairing, as recommended by local high end shop. Once I got the Pearlacoustics Sibelius, the B&W did not sound particular treble forward, but rather had bloated smeary mids. 

I think B&W is pushed to many new people. Might be because shops make a good profit off them? At any rate, I think they are overpriced and underperform. So I traded in my CM6 towards a Pass XA25. Very happy with that combo.

I loved my b&w speakers purchase in 1991 and had for 12 years and gave to my brother when upgraded to 803s in 2004. Had those for 20 years before upgrading to 803d4 last year. First set did not sound as good in brothers system and he sold them. I used the speakers as the core and built the rest of the system around them and have always found them engaging, never fatiguing, and some of the most true to the natural instruments as I have found (and i have tested a lot of speakers in similar price ranges). But yes, depends heavily on the rest of the system. I think they pair poorly with mcintosh that they are often shown with. Due to listening to a wide range of music I have found some speakers that sound a little better with classical but lose the impact i need with punk. Others that have a little more edge but sound awful with acoustic instruments. So, results vary with your interests and taste. Also, with so many b&w options some will be a better fit for your system and interests than others... 802s sounded boomy to me and 804s anemic with the 803s wonderful...  But, all said I think they make outstanding products in almost every price range which is a true rarity.