Is Agon becoming the eBay of audio?


I realize that this has been dissed before.
FWIW I'm a regular window shopper on Agon and have noticed a trend by sellers to misrepresent their wares and disregarding Agons condition rating guidelines in higher frequencies.  More listins stating item as"new" when item is obviously not and asking for top dollar. As of late for example an ad was placed for an item as "new" when owner admits that it is 1.5 years old and has at minimum 200+ hours of use. This in itself would be rated a 9/10 at best by the Agon rating system. Sellers are more defining and rating their product based on cosmetics than on functionality. For those buying it is increasingly important to do some deep research and close inspection of represenation pictures by enlarging available pictures to avoid disappointment. 
It is my opinion that buyers should not let emotions or immediate wants sway their common sense. At first sign of questionability be prepared to walk away.
Let the buyer beware

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K600r, I do agree as all my experiences on Agon have been superb to date, but then again I do have time and do my research diligently. Without actually saying but there is a seller on Agon right now selling a piece of equipment that is totally damaged and needs to be replaced. He/she is identifying it as MINT 10/10. Upon real close inspection and knowing what the part is supposed to look like it is quite noticeable defective but the pictures are small and it takes magnification to see the damage. There are those who will not inspect the item closely and will get burned. Seller will say that he did disclose via pictures and buyer accepted. Like I said before I spent a lot of time on Agon window shopping and I look closely. PS also this looks to be a first time seller and has 0 feedback.
Buyers beware and take your time.
I just had a bad experience with a seller with no feedback. After his failures to follow thru I got that warm and runny feeling and walked away. Glad I did.