Location: Dagenham Essex
Posts: 11,215
I'm Allen.
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
Location: essex
Posts: 145
I'm John.
+1
Location: Bristol, UK
Posts: 441
I'm Greg.
Hmmmm, remember this sorry thread?
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...highlight=sale
Now look at this.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NVA-TSS-Po...8AAOSwkd5YFf5n
£295 profit on a £75 item sold here (and don't forget the additional £50 postage).
Location: Torquay, Devon.
Posts: 5,684
I'm Shane.
No harm in making a little profit, IMO.
This year, I bought a Sugden A21a for £450 and sold it for £500. No guilt feelings about it!
S.
There's no harm in profit, but I'm pretty sure most people on here would rather someone that's a part of the community benefits from shifting gear on, rather than the (relative) bargains are swept up and sold on for a buck or two. I'm relatively new here, but have been the benefactor of the goodwill that the forum generates on a number of occasions because the person selling stuff is an enthusiast rather than a trader.
I'm a member of another forum (classic bikes - don't ask) where there was a 'dealer' that aggressively hoovered up the parts and bikes to the point that there was no advantage to selling through the forum.
It not like that here, and I am exaggerating to make a point, but I definitely understand the concern.
Greg you are right an AoS member did buy it for £75 and apparently sold it for a huge profit but both myself and Colin are not upset about it
However if it's working the other way round and AoS members are buying cheap elsewhere and consistently selling on here for a big profit then that seems completely against the spirit of this forum and I think it's a real shame if this is going on
I would much rather buy from someone on here than an eBay seller as I feel happier that people on here are more honest about what they are selling, and we have a nice Feedback Section as well
Bev
Mark Levinson N°390s CD Through:Atlas Elektra XLR's To: Mark Levinson N°383 To: Magneplanar .7's
So it didn't sell here (for understandable reasons). The seller then tried eBay, where it did sell for a profit - what is so wrong with that? A full and accurate description was given: the item wasn't working properly and was being sold for spares and repair. Any prospective and interested buyer would have presumably done some research on this item and have been satisfied the item was worth buying.
Barry
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!