Audiogon should be considered a welcome addition to all but the industry die-hards who would rather preserve their crumbling tower than see the industry grow.
Audiogon being a marketplace primarily for used goods (though that too is changing) is a real benefit. Those who would rather purchase new from brick-and-mortar stores now have a means of getting a better return on their used equipment and thus provide them greater buying power.
And the used equipment allows those of us on more limited budgets to experience this hobby in a way that could have been near impossible prior to Augiogon's existence.
-IMO
Audiogon being a marketplace primarily for used goods (though that too is changing) is a real benefit. Those who would rather purchase new from brick-and-mortar stores now have a means of getting a better return on their used equipment and thus provide them greater buying power.
And the used equipment allows those of us on more limited budgets to experience this hobby in a way that could have been near impossible prior to Augiogon's existence.
-IMO