Do people find the rating system useful?

Somewhat, as it depends on the seller's reputation & ability to grade with objectivity.

I have found a lot of seller's rate their stuff one grade too high & occasionally it's an outright lie.

Pictures do tell the story & in fact I recently decided a seller's rating of 9 was impossible because of several factors, the most important being I could see some marks. The seller claimed the unit was perfect but I'm going by what I saw.

Sidenote-gonna miss the next RAS

I would assume that the component functions with an 8/10 rating. I find people continually misuse the grading scale here on Audiogon. I find it upsetting because we are a small community and need to be far with eachother.

Chuck

Maybe Bush could legislate honesty in the sales of used audio components on the net?

I would assume that the component functions with an 8/10 rating. I find people continually misuse the grading scale here on Audiogon. I find it upsetting because we are a small community and need to be far with eachother.

I, too, would have assumed so, up until maybe a year ago or so. There seems to have been something of a "gold-rush" lately, expanding the "small community" and consisting of sellers out to make themselves some dough by hook or crook, and making themselves hard to distinguish from the honest and caring individuals from whom I could pretty much always count on dealing with in the previous past.

Wow another gem from Pbb. What's the matter, no ambulances to chase, eh???

Maybe AudiogoN will have to include the word "WORKING" in their description. This should not be needed, but some folks follow the letter of the law and ignore the spirit.