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Used Equipment Prices
For there to be so many studios going out of business, there do not seem to be a
lot of steals on used audio equipment. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place. An AKG C60 (untested) just sold for about $750 on eBay. The rare W60 windscreen went for $89. I'd love to have both, but I'm not willing to gamble $750 on an untested mic. Plus, the windscreen looked like new, but since it is plastic, wouldn't it likely be brittle after all these years? |
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mcp6453 wrote:
For there to be so many studios going out of business, there do not seem to be a lot of steals on used audio equipment. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place. It's a global vintage resale market, and hobbyist millionaires get there before you or I do. An AKG C60 (untested) just sold for about $750 on eBay. The rare W60 windscreen went for $89. I'd love to have both, but I'm not willing to gamble $750 on an untested mic. Plus, the windscreen looked like new, but since it is plastic, wouldn't it likely be brittle after all these years? -- shut up and play your guitar * http://hankalrich.com/ http://armadillomusicproductions.com/who'slistening.html http://www.sonicbids.com/HankandShai...withDougHarman |
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I buy and sell online all the time and the formula thats seems to work for me is buy on Craigslist and sell on ebay.... I deal with only stuff I know about ie Pro-Sound and Drums... Ebayers these days are looking for deals so that means you have to buy cheap and maybe be willing to repair something or clean it up. I do well and feel very blessed.... I see band / studio complete system selloff's all the time on craigslist. That's where you make the real money is by buying a big group of items at once in one big purchase and selling them separately. Don't give up man, it's a buyers market right now and if you keep your ear to the ground you will find the deals....
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On 12/7/2010 12:17 AM, hank alrich wrote:
mcp6453 wrote: For there to be so many studios going out of business, there do not seem to be a lot of steals on used audio equipment. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place. It's a global vintage resale market, and hobbyist millionaires get there before you or I do. That must be the case. |
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On 12/6/2010 10:42 PM, mcp6453 wrote:
For there to be so many studios going out of business, there do not seem to be a lot of steals on used audio equipment. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place. See the thread about resale value. If you want a Mackie d8b digital console, you can get one of those for about 15% of its original cost. It's not that it's worn out (though some faders and encoders are shot), but because there's little demand for it. Most people today do what a digital console will do (and more) on their computer. Things like Behringer mixers are so cheap to start with that they don't usually go much below 60% of their original cost - much less than that is just too little cash to worry about. On the other hand, there will always be people wanting mics, compressors, and equalizers that aren't easily replaced by cheap modern hardware. -- "Today's production equipment is IT based and cannot be operated without a passing knowledge of computing, although it seems that it can be operated without a passing knowledge of audio." - John Watkinson http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com - useful and interesting audio stuff |
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hank alrich wrote: mcp6453 wrote: For there to be so many studios going out of business, there do not seem to be a lot of steals on used audio equipment. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place. It's a global vintage resale market, and hobbyist millionaires get there before you or I do. Precisely. It's interesting to watch the prices on vintage microphones basically following the Yen. When the Asian Currency Crisis happened a few years ago, prices on RCA mikes dropped dramatically. An AKG C60 (untested) just sold for about $750 on eBay. The rare W60 windscreen went for $89. I'd love to have both, but I'm not willing to gamble $750 on an untested mic. Plus, the windscreen looked like new, but since it is plastic, wouldn't it likely be brittle after all these years? The people who are going to buy it are going to put it on a shelf in a glass case and look at it, so they don't mind. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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On Tue, 7 Dec 2010 11:15:00 -0500, Scott Dorsey wrote
(in article ): In article , hank alrich wrote: mcp6453 wrote: For there to be so many studios going out of business, there do not seem to be a lot of steals on used audio equipment. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place. It's a global vintage resale market, and hobbyist millionaires get there before you or I do. Precisely. It's interesting to watch the prices on vintage microphones basically following the Yen. When the Asian Currency Crisis happened a few years ago, prices on RCA mikes dropped dramatically. An AKG C60 (untested) just sold for about $750 on eBay. The rare W60 windscreen went for $89. I'd love to have both, but I'm not willing to gamble $750 on an untested mic. Plus, the windscreen looked like new, but since it is plastic, wouldn't it likely be brittle after all these years? The people who are going to buy it are going to put it on a shelf in a glass case and look at it, so they don't mind. --scott A friend just told me about a U 87 being used as a talk back mic in a studio in FLA. Regards, Ty Ford --Audio Equipment Reviews Audio Production Services Acting and Voiceover Demos http://www.tyford.com Guitar player?:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWaPRHMGhGA |
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