Though I think we should make a tacit rule that the picture needs to be the ACTUAL picture of the item, and not simply a picture stolen from the manufacturer's web site/sale booklet, etc.
Caught in a squeeze
I'm putting together a system for my soon-to-be 10-year old daughter. So far I've found a Target TT2 rack, B&W DM303 speakers, and a NAD 513 3-disc CD player. To complete this modest system I need a reciever (with remote) for the young lady.
I searched AudioGon but there are very few receivers for sale on this site at a reasonable price. Stumbled across the new Classe all-in-one unit, lusted for a second than came to my senses. A 10 year-old sure doesn't need or appreciate something like that. This site is great for a lot of reasons but in searching Ebay a few things became apparent. I like pictures of the item for sale, Ebay makes it very easy for the seller to upload pics. AudioGon, how about providing the same service? I'm willing to pay a buck or two more to have the ability to upload pics. I also like the ability to search by location easily, reducing shipping costs.
I was chatting with a fellow 'phile who scored a nice Proton receiver on Ebay for $60 so I figured I'd hop on Ebay and see what's available. So Ebay is great, right? Wrong. 17 pages of receivers for sale, the items up for auction look like a really big warehouse (from the 1970's) full of bad low-fi gear blew up. Any decent brands (e.g. NAD, Proton) are of similar vintage and seem to draw a lot of bids. They end up unreasonably priced. Lots of pics, certainly gives you a great idea what the item looks like. The search continues, methinks it's time for a visit to my local dealer to see what he's taken in on trade lately.
I searched AudioGon but there are very few receivers for sale on this site at a reasonable price. Stumbled across the new Classe all-in-one unit, lusted for a second than came to my senses. A 10 year-old sure doesn't need or appreciate something like that. This site is great for a lot of reasons but in searching Ebay a few things became apparent. I like pictures of the item for sale, Ebay makes it very easy for the seller to upload pics. AudioGon, how about providing the same service? I'm willing to pay a buck or two more to have the ability to upload pics. I also like the ability to search by location easily, reducing shipping costs.
I was chatting with a fellow 'phile who scored a nice Proton receiver on Ebay for $60 so I figured I'd hop on Ebay and see what's available. So Ebay is great, right? Wrong. 17 pages of receivers for sale, the items up for auction look like a really big warehouse (from the 1970's) full of bad low-fi gear blew up. Any decent brands (e.g. NAD, Proton) are of similar vintage and seem to draw a lot of bids. They end up unreasonably priced. Lots of pics, certainly gives you a great idea what the item looks like. The search continues, methinks it's time for a visit to my local dealer to see what he's taken in on trade lately.