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04-22-09
That's in something... oh, right - "sane", it's i ... Dcrugby
04-22-09
I won't pay $500 to audition speakers. they exist to let us ... Audiolui
04-22-09
It is kind of a crappy attitude, but i can understand why it ... Kurt_tank
04-22-09
Most so called "audiophile" speakers sound so horr ... Viridian
04-22-09
A policy like that would be enough to push me out the door, ... Jb8312
04-22-09
Would not even consider it .............. take my business e ... Czbbcl
04-22-09
If he is in such economic trouble (or so fed up with looky l ... Tvad
04-22-09
I think he just said that cause you have been wasting his ti ... Usblues
04-22-09
I came across this with a dealer who sold a particular brand ... Markphd
04-22-09
I'm not too old to remember the day that customers came firs ... Grateful
04-22-09
I suspect it's only used against audiophiles. a "civil ... Onhwy61
04-22-09
Well.... i wouldn't pay a car salesman $500. to look at his ... Jgiacalo
04-22-09
Can you name the dealer? if not, what is the point of posti ... Amandarae
04-22-09
I might " rent to own" a pair of speakers for $300 ... Hi5harry
04-22-09
What is the primary income for the site we are now on. secon ... Mechans
04-22-09
Tell him you are going to buy the speakers used on audiogon, ... Macdadtexas
04-22-09
This is why brick and mortar and many businesses are in trou ... Weiserb
04-22-09
Would you buy a car without a test drive? over the last 8 ... Krauti
04-22-09
A local dealer here does the same thing like this: you must ... Entrope
04-22-09: Sidssp
If they are expensive speakers for in home audition, and they deliver the speakers to your home, unpack, set them up; than I think $500 is reasonable.
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04-22-09
As a dealer i welcome people to come into my home and auditi ... Buff
04-22-09
This guy is taking a whole new and creative way of driving h ... Theo
04-22-09
well i may be wrong but i would guess that if you really we ... Sounds_real_audio
04-23-09
That is one of the crazier things i have ever heard of. run ... Learsfool
04-23-09
The 500.00 he was asking for wasn't for a home demo. in fact ... Taters
04-23-09
As kurk tank says, the problem for high end dealers is the d ... David12
04-23-09
Viridian - perfectly said. this day and age, dealers shou ... Porschecab
04-23-09
No way! Panhead2
04-23-09
$500 for speaker listening? then, just tell him you wanedt ... Blindjim
04-23-09
I just visited some relatives in dayton ohio. as i always d ... Mt10425
04-23-09
Mt10425, i heard a similar story from another traveling a-g ... Reubent
04-23-09
In my opinion that is a deal breaker; i would even think of ... Rleff
04-23-09
Please let us know the name of the dealer so i can be sure n ... Oddiofyl
04-23-09
Take the $500 and invest it in a trip to denver this fall fo ... Seasoned
04-23-09
I would respond with: "while i will may pay you $500 fo ... Elizabeth
04-23-09
Some good points are brought up on mt10425's post. dealers a ... Jazzcourier
04-23-09
Would i pay to audition? no do i see where the dealer is co ... Johsti
04-23-09
When i purchased my first wattpuppies i went to the store an ... Mpit
04-23-09
It's only a "waste of time" of the salesman if the ... Nrenter
04-23-09
Agree with tvad. wait for the "going out of business, e ... Phaelon
04-23-09
If he had every speaker you could buy then it might seem les ... Giggsy
04-23-09
Hell no! nobody locks me into anything! cars, coins, stereos ... Polk432
04-23-09
Giggsy is right. if i had a nickel for every beer i ever dra ... Polk432
04-24-09
I could see charging your credit card as a damage deposit, a ... Knownothing
04-24-09
Knownothing, this thread has nothing to do about a home aud ... Taters
04-24-09
You had better choose that first speaker pair wisely or come ... Ohlala
04-24-09
No sir. Issabre
04-24-09
I bet he's got people standing in line for a deal like this ... Abruce
04-26-09
Maybe thats the only way,he can get rid of you.sometimes sal ... Jayctoy
04-26-09
He sounds like he should be in the transmission repair indus ... Cyclonicman
04-26-09
Give me a break....this is absolutely absurd to think the de ... Arbuckle
04-26-09
Arbuckle you have a point.some will take advantage of the au ... Jayctoy
04-26-09
"most people on this site use dealers to demo equipment ... Phaelon
04-26-09
I would pay $500 to audition a speaker in the 10-20k range, ... Fjn04
04-26-09
On the whole, dealers are their own worst enemies. how many ... Phaelon
04-26-09
How can any dealer assume that because he didn't make a sale ... Cyclonicman
04-26-09
Is it even legal? are there any lawyers here? if car deale ... Kijanki
04-26-09
Another point to remember is that in sales the object is too ... Weiserb
04-27-09
Weisberg - that's good point. the problem is that i won't a ... Kijanki
04-27-09
I would pay for real service - eg, if the dealer brought spe ... Aktchi
04-27-09
For me paying a small fee which refunded on buying is ok. af ... Vinylmeister
04-29-09
I wonder what this dealer's policy is with past customers wh ... Ohlala
04-30-09
Yes, some people do use dealers to demo, then buy used cheap ... Polk432
05-01-09
Taters, i was sounding off before carefully reading your pos ... Knownothing
05-01-09
Quite a few years ago i was looking for some video gear and ... Emailists
05-01-09
It might be worth it to pay for an audition in your stereo s ... Mrtennis
05-02-09
I kind of equate this to a car dealer asking to check your c ... Chris357
05-02-09
In retrospect, i can think of one instance in which it might ... Phaelon
05-03-09
After reading all your posts i've decided to pass on the 500 ... Taters
05-03-09
Taters, you are in la or southern california, aren't you? it ... Tvad
05-04-09
It depends. in a store enviroment, absolutely not. now if ... Cleaneduphippy
05-13-09
I have been in sales all my life and i wish i had a dollar f ... Mpit
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