are we are own worst enemies?


Why do audiophiles sell their used equipment for 50% or more, off of the retail price. I feel that if a piece of used equipment is in mint condition, 65% of retail would be a fair asking price. Since most of the sellers on audiogon sell their equipment for 50% of retail, I am forced to do the same, if I want to make a sale. I find this practice strange, especially when dealers will only discount 10% of retail on new equipment. Anyone care to comment?
jazz_nut

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Thanks for all the interesting responses. My point is that lets say I purchased an amp new for $10000, kept it in pristine condition, and it is a current model, I feel that $6000 or even $6500 would be a fair asking price. Now I log onto a used audio web site and see the same amp advertised in mint condition for $4500 or less, I must now list mine at a comparable price, if I hope for a sale. I propse that us audiophiles increase the value of our used equipement by listing them at a higher asking price. If you go to your local high end dealer and price his used equipement (that he received on trade-ins), you would see that he is usualy asking 60 to 70 percent of retail.
Cornfedboy, where do you get 25% off? I will soon be in the market for an audio reseasrch vt200mk2 and a reference 2mk2. Can you get me 25 or 30% off retail?