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Wylie Williams" wrote:

Regarding the statement "IMHO, anyone these days would have to be nuts to
trade in or
sell used equipment to a dealer, when so much more profit can be had via
eBay."

Well, maybe some people would have to be nuts to do that, but in my
store experience I have found that many people just want to get rid of old
components with minimal effort. They may be nuts, but they are financially
independent nuts who deem the few dollars from the sale not worth the
effort. I seen and heard of many reports of home installers in a home to
install a new home theater being given old stereo and home theater
components by homeowners who just want the old stuff out of the house.
Right now I am using a 32 inch Sony TV that was discarded by a customer
because only the S-video inputs worked. Rather than repair it he bought an
new 40 inch XBR and asked us to dispose of the old set.

Point taken. Perhaps there is a bit of laziness involved, in addition to being
"financially independent". If money isn't the object, I would personally
rather donate working components to charity. But to each his own.

Jeff