What is going on

Polk432, when an email offer is received, all you need is an option to click on, "Lowballer" and the sender receives this reply.

Don't know where you are getting your numbers, but IMO most of what really sells goes for about 50-60% of original MSRP. That's what I expect to pay, maybe a bit more if it's near new and vary much in demand, but otherwise 50%. I have bought and sold quite a lot of gear at that price!

Twb2 is correct,used gear generally sells for 50% of its new price. But lets keep its real, some of the asking prices I see on Audiogon lately are extremely inflated, as if the seller was trying to retire soon after the sale. Items that are familiar to most of us members that have been active for the past few years have noticed that these items are priced much higher than they used to be. Here is my advice, you want to sell in these tougher economic times try asking a more sensible price.

Also I believe that Unsound is correct and the newbies also contribute to inflated prices by their own perceptions.

So what Phd? Sure, there are high ball sellers and low ball buyers. That is not just Audiogon, or this hobby, that is life in general. The seller is allowed to ask whatever they want, and a buyer is free to offer whatever they choose. I guess there have been enough threads about lowball buyers, so a thread about highball sellers is due I suppose. The bottom line is as a buyer, you cannot make the seller offer what you want at your price anymore than the seller can make the buyer pay what he wants. So what is the point?

What is going on? Life. Nothing new here.