Is it too much to ask....

I agree 100%. It pisses me off to have to do an internet search to find out the power rating. A few weeks back I came sooo close to buying an amp that I really liked and thought would be a good fit. It was a very large piece of equipment so I thought for sure the amp was at least 150wpc or higher. After doing the internet search, I found the amp was only 60wpc, class a/ab. Thank God I didn't pull the trigger on it.

Guilty as charged, sorry I did fix it though.

I never list any of the salient aspects of the gear that I am selling, other than condition. The reason, simple, after many, many transactions, if someone has not done the research to know what they are buying, I really don't want to sell to them. I am a hobbyist not a retailer.

Now, you could make the argument that they are going to see that I am selling a 400 watt amp and then figure out if it is what they need, but my practial experience runs counter to this. BTW, IMHO the input impedance of an amp or the output impedance of a preamp, is going to be a much more salient bit of info than how many watts an amp puts out.

So yes, in my estimation it is too much to ask. And I understand that may preclude us from doing business, but it seems that we are both comfortable with that.

Wow, Viridian, I am surprised at your response. Certainly the items you mentioned are important. But, after all, an amp's main job is to amplify the signal. And how hard would it be to simply list the mfgr's output ratings?

-RW-