Bowers & Wilkins - B&W

I will eventually be listing a pair of CM9s as a normal for-sale item in the next few days if you're interested?

I'm interested in selling my B&W CM9s through audiogon, but as a new user to Audiogon, what's the general practice for establishing one's self here before selling a higher-priced item?

Halserad: I have been a member of Audiogon for ten years plus. I look for forum posts from folks with zero feedback. (this means they are actually an audiophile) An ad has to be well done, and the payment needs to be PayPal for most buyers to ever consider a first time seller, so the buyer is safe, though you should also accept USPO money orders.
as a seller, you should not allow use of the buy it now feature. Then you can look at the prospective buyer's feedback and decide if you want to sell. If you use the buy it now, anyone can make the offer you must accept, even if they are running the Nigerian scam... Unless you are willing to jump through a pile of hurdles to get out of the sale.
And remember packaging the product and getting it to the buyer is your responsability. (i just had ANOTHER bad experience with a seller using a UPS store shipper, where the UPS store deliberately broke an expensive toy Wowwee Roboraptor, to fit it into a box at hand!! what crap service)
Anyway you should consider all yor options, like email when selling a product. contacting the potential buyers and discussing the sale is one extra way to have a great sale. If you just do the minimum, errors and problems can arise. Think of the buyer or (if you are buying) a seller as a family friend, and get to know them at least enough to feel like the deal is more than just an exchange of money.

Thanks for the feedback Elizabeth.

Before you become completely swamped by B&W's listen to as many speakers as you can within your price point so that you will be sure of your purchase. So many "audiophiles" get stuck on a brand only to find disappointment in the end.

Blackmsport...one thing to keep in mind when you talk about 'deals'--the best deal is the one you're happy with.
Sounds trite? Not really.
In my 30 plus years of audio--I've, in tough times, practically given away the farm in terms of discount, only to have a dissatisfied customer, conversely, sold many times at full retail, and been blessed with eccstatic customers.
Do your due dilligence, find out which 'sound' makes you happy...then find a place that will service you, take care of any issues--ask them for a good price. If they, as Elizabeth indicated, will give you something off retail, AND you like the sound, AND are convinced that they'll be there after the sale, make the plunge. Then take them home and listen to MUSIC, not sound effects. (Reneé Olstead's music will do just fine).
The best price does not make for the best deal--the best deal is satisfaction. IMHO.

Good listening.

Larry