HAVE ALL SALES STOPPED ON AUDIOGON ???

The best solution for not losing money on our precious stereo systems through resale would be to save up for whatever dream system floats your boat..set it up,sit back and forget all the audio hype involved in this hobby and enjoy the pleasurable rewards of  'y-o-u-r'  high performance stereo system. It will never be perfect..there does not exist such an animal !

Oh !!!  And the most important part is to never visit this or any other audio site for fear that your dream system is no longer good enough for your needs [you know..all those bogus manufacturer claims out there that are blatantly false].

Lust is a very powerful mindset [ think.. audio,woman,cars or whatever ] and if you continue on a journey of that nature.. you will surely lose money 'every time' you go to fulfil that wanton desire.How many of us here have lost a ton of money over our desires of the flesh? As the song goes...'don't worry..be happy'.. and enjoy the gift of music that moves us all to want it so much in our very short lives. 

 

garebear said it all - "new format is confusing and not user friendly"

Audio products age....to dysfunction and minimal value.  Tube heat damages things. Caps age out..  Resistors crack.  Speaker composition ages.  I will buy great older equipment  IF it  is cheap enough to justify the parts and time for eventual needed restoration. 
But the state of the art of new "cheaper high end" ( not talking mass crap) really is great for the money. There really IS tech progress for the money. Just like with cars. So unless you just LOVE the old mojo of an old McIntosh (or Porsch/GTO), and this is a very tiny group at least with the bucks,  the prices aked just do not compute. Like others say, it is just the market.
Oh yes. The ridiculous claims and pseudo science are part of what has turned off potential newer younger audiophiles. I talk to them a lot in my job and hobby life. Comes home to roost.

May be a down trend in selling audio gear. However there will always be a market for mint vintage gear especially thr hi end or impossible stuff to find. A case in point would be the TOTL Yamaha CR 3020 Receiver at 170 wpc or the technics sa 1000 Receiver 330 wpc as well as the Kenwood supreme seperates  700 M amp 170 wpc and thr 700 C preamp. I believe the market especially for the hi wattage monster receivers will always be there. Oh yes forgot the Pioneer Sx 1980 and the Sansui 33000 G Receiver