Sell used stereo equipment ? Yes/No/Maybe/Nah/Yeah!

When people call or email me I can usually tell if they are serious about selling their vintage/old audio equipment. I have a hard time buying from people who have an emotional attachment to gear. Me, myself I don’t have an emotional attachment to material things. Material things have no soul or life and just because it belonged to your great uncle Boris doesn’t make it special in anyway. Well that’s my take on it. I have acquired many units from the families of deceased relatives. Stereo equipment isn’t even personal such as jewelry or garments. People who have emotional attachments usually don’t really want to sell their equipment. This was mine when I was 16 years old, or this record player belonged to my dad. You can’t keep everything that belonged to your loved ones.                                                                                                                                                            Some people call and the first thing out of their mouth is ” how much do you pay for a stereo.” They are also hard to deal with since all they care about is how much money they are going to get. Does it work? Cosmetic condition? Did it belong to a smoker? None of that matters to these people they just want the doe…many times extremely hard to deal with.                                                              The hardest people to make a deal with are those that have a tiny bit of knowledge. Knowing a little bit is a dangerous thing. These are the people who look the equipment up on ebay and see telephone #’s as asking prices. That’s all they see….”Buy it Nows” for exorbitant prices. Never mind how much that item actually sells for in completed auctions. Condition means nothing to these people, they saws it on da “Bay” for this, that, and the other thing. There is no dealing or talking to these characters. They know it all, lol. Unfortunately, they know NOTHING other then a smidgeon of misleading info. Again, what does that unit really sell for? What about all the work that goes into online selling? Taking pics, accurate description, Packing, shipping, dealing with difficult customers, returns, paying fee’s, servicing and repairing, buying replacement parts for restoration, 180 and 30 day money back guarantees, even % of shipping charges are double charged on ebay, the list goes on. So again a little information is dangerous, they see a ridiculous asking price for their item and that’s how much it’s worth. End of story, no deal. They don’t sell it on ebay or anywhere else due to the work and learning curve. They usually end up dying with their beloved stereo treasures and the family members discard it in a dumpster.  Or, sometimes they have an estate sale/yard/garage sale and sell it for $5.00 – $10.00. Which is not so common in 2019. As previously stated most of the vintage hi fi and stereo equipment you and I love ends up in the land fill. Sad but true…Ebay is a double edged sword…no it used to be. Now it’s a single edged sword.                                                         Again, many people do call or email me who want to sell their equipment. It’s not about making money or matching unrealistic retail price. They just want it gone and would rather sell it to someone line myself who maybe gives it a second life or resells it. I usually can tell when people are serious although there are some good actors who fool me. If you really want to sell your stereo equipment give me a call at 718 698-2428. If your fishing for prices I know I pay more then most of the people who even consider buying vintage stereo equipment. I know my competitors prices, so please don’t waste our time with unrealistic #’s. Again, some promise the moon and pay dust!