An Audiogon buyer may not be exactly a Stereophile reader, but there must be some similarity. For whatever it is worth, 71% of Stereophile readers are planning to purchase audio equipment within next 12 months. They are planning to spend an average of $2400 on those purchases. $2400 really does not get you very far on Audiogon listings. No wonder sales are slow. http://www.avtechmediausa.com/mediakit.stph.pdf |
The new listing format if FUBAR! There is little distinction between a plain Jane Ad and one that a seller pays for all the frills...So for that reason I'm out. Not to mention the search engine they incorporated is ridiculous...That little faded out picture is childish and sophomoric. I tried to find GoldenEar Speakers and ended up in Golden records. And last but not least I recently sold an item to someone who clearly damaged it during set up (Fully packed and insured by FedEx) and AGon decided to give him a 100% refund (based on his good faith word) and DID NOT REQUIRE him to send them back...Soooo he gets free speakers and a 100% refund. I know that part is a tad off topic but the reason I brought it up is I buy more then I sell here on AGon and I am not doing either right now because of the above mentioned issues. |
Aolmrd, Yes certainly the lovely ladies with the cover art from Pink Floyds Albums painted on their backs are great attention getters. In this thread a few people has asked to buy the picture which I have framed hanging above my turntables. As mention this is readily available as a raw poster here https://www.abposters.com/posters/pink-floyd-back-catalogue-v157?gclid=Cj0KCQjwnZXbBRC8ARIsABEYg6C6E... There is also a article about how this painting came to be here https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/outtakes-storm-thorgerson-designer-on-pink-floyds-back-cata... I do think the price used as an attention getter too - has impact on the number of clicks the ad has garnered - however so far no-one has offered a reasonable price for any of the preamps. Im running a similar type ad for a CDTransport/DAC combo with a MSRP of $16K this one has not received as many clicks - possibly because of the Artwork used as the attention getter and also I believe Transports are clearly out of favor these days as most people stream. This ad has received 3 offers so far one for $450, which was possibly just to be a smart ass back at me, one for $1000 and then one that was half serious at $3000 which is half of what I'd be willing to let it go for. Good Listening Peter |
The Audiophile world is alive and well, at the same time the HEA world is declining (dying) fast. No surprise! What is a surprise though is how long the over priced market was able to hang in there, new and used. The decline actually started back in the mid 90's but the used market boom kept things going for the audio closet collectors. Keep in mind there's a difference between a high price trophy collector and an audiophile listener. What you don't see a lot of on these types of sites and forums are the hundreds of thousands who gave up the revolving door chase years ago as they settled into their listening enjoyment and canceled their membership in the amp of the month club (some would say amp of the month scam). A while ago there was a thread talking about the long lists of owned equipment members had over a period of time. Some of the lists were viewed as a badge of honor if you went through a gazillion brands and or models. But the ones that I found the most interesting were the lists where you could see a path of successful listening instead of the guy who changes out his products before his caps, resistors and other parts had enough time on them to even break a sweat. You know, you see many guys in HEA that say how long they've been doing this audio trading, never settling in to "their" sound, never truly even understanding stereo. If I was part of the next generation of Audiophile you wouldn't catch me taking advice from someone who has been doing this forever and still can't find their happy place. I don't see the next generation of listeners biting of the same apple. Thank God! mg www.michaelgreenaudio.net |
