Add a Warranty section to Audiogon classified ads?

If you want to offer a warranty, then offer a warranty. You should be able to charge a little more because of it.

If the buyer expects a warranty, they should be buying new.

If the seller says or implies (by incomplete disclosure) that it works properly, it should on arrival. That's all. The buyer should take no more than a few days from delivery to contact the seller and report any problems. I'm sure there's a million excuses but it's a reasonable expectation that the buyer is prepared.

I should have been a lawyer.

If you're selling your car, are you going to personally warranty the drive train for 90 days? Another twenty thousand miles? Unless your a crack mechanic or you are on crack would you even consider this. Same thing, folks. Who among us knows enough about each piece of gear we have to know when trouble is ahead?

It's one thing if your equipment has an issue and you keep it quiet from a buyer (there's a special listening chair in hell, hopefully). But to expect the average schlub to guarantee something he owns is asking too much, especially if he's not the original owner. Why do you think the pros only offer warrantees to first-person buyers from a dealer - because the custody chain from factory to buyer is a known and can be attributed to the manufacturer.

The intention of this thread was not to debate the pros and cons of warranties, but to ask whether a warranty option should be added in the Audiogon listings.

An option. For those who choose to offer one...or not.

Thus far, almost no one has offered an opinion specific to the question.

If a question it is natural to induce debate and opinions and many just dont see a need for a policy or practice on Audiogon's part, it should be left to the two parties in the transaction. Further what's the use in trying to clear up a dispute when no negative feedback can be posted in the first place?