Need good source for used equipment pricing

[Robert Peirce]

I expect to be moving later this year and I won't be able to take some
of my equipment with me. Unfortunately, I have no idea what it is worth
or where to try to sell it. Any suggestions?

[Audio Empire]

On Mon, 6 Feb 2012 06:24:51 -0800, Robert Peirce wrote
(in article >):

> I expect to be moving later this year and I won't be able to take some
> of my equipment with me. Unfortunately, I have no idea what it is worth
> or where to try to sell it. Any suggestions?
>

I sell stuff on Craigs List all the time. Just sold a pair of VTL 140
Monoblock amps that I have had sitting around for several years, Got $1500
for the pair. Nice thing about Craigs List is that it's local. The buyer
comes and gets the stuff, brings cash, no shipping. As to prices look on
E-Bay. That should give you a rough idea what people are paying for used
audio gear these days. Worst-case scenario, if you ask too much on
Craigs-List, and nobody bites, you can always re-list it at a lower price.

[Robert Peirce]

In article >,
Audio Empire > wrote:

> On Mon, 6 Feb 2012 06:24:51 -0800, Robert Peirce wrote
> (in article >):
>
> > I expect to be moving later this year and I won't be able to take some
> > of my equipment with me. Unfortunately, I have no idea what it is worth
> > or where to try to sell it. Any suggestions?
> >
>
> I sell stuff on Craigs List all the time. Just sold a pair of VTL 140
> Monoblock amps that I have had sitting around for several years, Got $1500
> for the pair. Nice thing about Craigs List is that it's local. The buyer
> comes and gets the stuff, brings cash, no shipping. As to prices look on
> E-Bay. That should give you a rough idea what people are paying for used
> audio gear these days. Worst-case scenario, if you ask too much on
> Craigs-List, and nobody bites, you can always re-list it at a lower price.

I have a pair of Apogee Divas w/ DAX driven by dual 200w/c Classe amps.
I've used Craigslist and I like it but I'm not sure it is the best
choice for this. What do you think?

[Audio Empire]

On Wed, 8 Feb 2012 06:05:40 -0800, Robert Peirce wrote
(in article >):

> In article >,
> Audio Empire > wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 6 Feb 2012 06:24:51 -0800, Robert Peirce wrote
>> (in article >):
>>
>>> I expect to be moving later this year and I won't be able to take some
>>> of my equipment with me. Unfortunately, I have no idea what it is worth
>>> or where to try to sell it. Any suggestions?
>>>
>>
>> I sell stuff on Craigs List all the time. Just sold a pair of VTL 140
>> Monoblock amps that I have had sitting around for several years, Got $1500
>> for the pair. Nice thing about Craigs List is that it's local. The buyer
>> comes and gets the stuff, brings cash, no shipping. As to prices look on
>> E-Bay. That should give you a rough idea what people are paying for used
>> audio gear these days. Worst-case scenario, if you ask too much on
>> Craigs-List, and nobody bites, you can always re-list it at a lower price.
>
> I have a pair of Apogee Divas w/ DAX driven by dual 200w/c Classe amps.
> I've used Craigslist and I like it but I'm not sure it is the best
> choice for this. What do you think?
>

Well, I reviewed a pair of Apogee Signatures once and I'd hate to have to
ship them anywhere. They weighed a ton and the MDF "cosmetic" cases for them
were real fragile. So, I'd say that a venue that let you sell something like
that locally would be a real boon. They come to your place, they bring money,
they cart heavy speakers away. Sounds good to me.

Of course, it might depend on the area your from. Here in the San Francisco
Bay Area, I see sings like Magneplanar speakers, Threshold monoblocks, Linn
Sondecks, Empire 598 and Panasonic SP-10 turntables for sale all the time
(along with more prosaic stuff like Emerson receivers and Ion turntables). So
I guess you'll just have to check your local home electronics category and
see what turns-up there.

[Robert Peirce]

In article >,
Audio Empire > wrote:

> Of course, it might depend on the area your from. Here in the San Francisco
> Bay Area, I see sings like Magneplanar speakers, Threshold monoblocks, Linn
> Sondecks, Empire 598 and Panasonic SP-10 turntables for sale all the time
> (along with more prosaic stuff like Emerson receivers and Ion turntables). So
> I guess you'll just have to check your local home electronics category and
> see what turns-up there.

I live near Pittsburgh. We haven't had a high end store here in years
and most of the stuff on craigslist is pretty low end. Nevertheless,
you have an excellent argument. I couldn't begin to figure out how to
ship a pair of Apogees

[Bob Marcus]

On Feb 6, 9:24=A0am, Robert Peirce > wrote:
> I expect to be moving later this year and I won't be able to take some
> of my equipment with me. =A0Unfortunately, I have no idea what it is wort=
h
> or where to try to sell it. =A0Any suggestions?

Google "audio blue book." Should turn up some sources of info, but you
typically have to pay something for access. Audiogon is one site that
maintains a blue book database. Also, check eBay closed auctions. If
all else fails, try asking 50% of original list.

For selling, eBay or Audiogon are probably your best bets. The market
for the kinds of things you are selling is thinly spread, so the local
Craiglist is unlikely to yield good results unless you are in a major
city, and even then it's a crapshoot.

For shipping, a UPS Store or a Fedex Kinkos could help, for a fee of
course. Get an estimate before you list the items, so you can give
prospective buyers/bidders some idea of what to expect.

bob