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Why isn't better quality used gear being made available?

 

I've been scanning used gear for a while trying to look for an amplifier and a line stage pre-amplifier. To me it seems like quality higher end gear being made available is Limited.  Maybe it's a good thing that all this quality gear I'm looking for doesn't want to be sold .

I have never been able to find used cables that are what I'm looking for from transparent, cardas, ect,  or other worthwhile brands in the mid to upper price ranges. I guess people keep their old used cables in a box and don't even bother selling them . Maybe it follows that Quality used components sit on a shelf in someone's basement not being sold. It's tough giving up quality audio components even if you don't plan to use them and maybe keeping them around as back up or for a third listening room that never happens.

emergingsoul
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pindac
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Is the OP looking for advice on where to find ’Quality used gear’?

As it is to be ’used gear’, Which is the preferred era range of the production?

Obviously Quality and used can have a very broad range in purchase prices, does the OP have a budget constraint?

From the OP as their follow up posts, only conjecture seems to be forthcoming. I take such statements with a ’pinch of salt’.

Is one really going to part with $25K for any item used in a HiFi system, using the fantasy, the purchase is on par with a $50K used/new item.

I hope not.

 

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n0m1n4l
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Perhaps when you get to a point that tossing 50% of current to spend 100% for new that might be 5% better … you just stick with what you have

designsfx
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What was this thread about?

emergingsoul OP
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Ever wonder what happens to all the used gear being returned to dealers. They take trade-ins all the time and yet never seem to have anything available for sale used.  It's a quandary.

Maybe the manufacturers agree to take it back in some crazy financial maneuver to get it off the market. Clearly they much prefer to sell a brand new item and if the channel is clogged with used stuff the manufacturers suffer.

 

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