If you don't mind, and I'm definitely wading in here.....
I have a few ideas here ( not necessarily bright ones )
1. Amps are like anything else for sale. People are always buying and selling. To ask " why are there so many amps for sale? " Is somewhat like asking " why are there so many cars for sale? " Don't you think?
2. People make mistakes and buy an amp that is not what they though they it would be. So they sell it, usually for less than they pay it. This to is a mystery to me. Sellers ( in general ) Think they should get close to new asking price. But the buyers on the other hand think, they should only pay 30 cents on the dollar. If you list a well known amp for 75 or 60 cents on the dollar of list, it ain't moving on agon! But if you list that same amp for 50 to 40 cents on the dollar, people are wetting their pants and hoping the thing is still for sale when they send you a e-mail.
3. We never seem to be satisfied. It never is enough! That seems to be the way Americans are. That is why there is such a thing as a pair of $1000, $20,000 or even a pair of $200,000 amps in the first place. This one really puzzles me. As a person that has been to countries where people will eat bugs for lunch an feel satisfied. We Americans seem to think that there is little that will to satisfy us. We have unsatisfiable desire to have more than we really need. Have we lost the meaning of contentment?
sorry just rambling I guess.......
I have a few ideas here ( not necessarily bright ones )
1. Amps are like anything else for sale. People are always buying and selling. To ask " why are there so many amps for sale? " Is somewhat like asking " why are there so many cars for sale? " Don't you think?
2. People make mistakes and buy an amp that is not what they though they it would be. So they sell it, usually for less than they pay it. This to is a mystery to me. Sellers ( in general ) Think they should get close to new asking price. But the buyers on the other hand think, they should only pay 30 cents on the dollar. If you list a well known amp for 75 or 60 cents on the dollar of list, it ain't moving on agon! But if you list that same amp for 50 to 40 cents on the dollar, people are wetting their pants and hoping the thing is still for sale when they send you a e-mail.
3. We never seem to be satisfied. It never is enough! That seems to be the way Americans are. That is why there is such a thing as a pair of $1000, $20,000 or even a pair of $200,000 amps in the first place. This one really puzzles me. As a person that has been to countries where people will eat bugs for lunch an feel satisfied. We Americans seem to think that there is little that will to satisfy us. We have unsatisfiable desire to have more than we really need. Have we lost the meaning of contentment?
sorry just rambling I guess.......