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What's up with the ridiculous offers?!?

Is it just me or are the high volume of low-ball offers surprising anyone else?

Example: I list an item at 60% off what a current, desirable  component sold for new, and I get an offer for half (or less) of what I am asking! I've have been buying and selling high end audio & video gear for over 40 years and I know the value of gear, but I have never experienced such an destructive trend. I expect it from Craigslst or at a garage sale, but not from Audiogon.

I understand an occasional low offer, and it's usually accompanied with an explanation or apology for the balz it takes to make such an offer, but I am getting absolutely offensive offers for more than 75% of what I list.  

Are there any other sellers that would like to commiserate with me? Am I missing something? Is it just me?

- REV
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jea48
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Maybe what is needed is a free online Blue Book site for used audio equipment just like NADA blue book or Edmunds blue book for used vehicles. That would establish a common baseline for both the seller and the buyer to start from.

To the OP, call a B&M dealer in your area and ask him what he will give you for your used equipment.

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geoffkait
14,147 posts
 
Just say no.  Or yes.  Whatever.
jl35
2,244 posts
 
not really an issue, just an annoyance and a reminder how much this site has changed...
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oblgny
738 posts
 
C'mon....ya gotta haggle!  (Monty Python)
knghifi
1,667 posts
 
Audio is my hobby, not my business.


When you list a component for sale, it's no longer a hobby but a business.

I agree with jmcgrogan2, negotiation starts from someone making an offer and negotiate from there.    I don't reply to "what’s your bottom line?" ... I don't negotiate with myself.
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