ERICBEE -
I would agree with the economic turns, but that said, I did look at some of your recent pricing, and it also is paired with that. In a recent add you have listing a pair of Aerial 10Ts for $4,600 I wouldn't call aggressive. DON'T get me wrong, I own 10Ts and they are worth all of the $4,600 to me. I have noticed several 10Ts available in the past month for less than $4,000, some newer than others, some black, and some Rose Walnut. In the world of audio, people like to use the 50% off retail as a gauge (key word here) for the value of their preowned item. If I see 6 sets of Aerial 10Ts, relatively the same situation, which I would INCLUDE the rating of the individual and happily paying a touch more for feedback, that ranged from $2,850 (listed today with a crack in the head) to $4,000 with boxes in mint shape, you probably don't even get an email.
The point of that comment is the 50% retail is nothing more than a guess, the true value (of anything from cars, to stocks, real estate, or audio) is what the 'going rate' is. If all 6 were selling similar items for $3,400, your speakers are not worth more than $3,400.
The question I would ask, as I have noticed some of this myself, is why so many fire sales? Taxes, recession????
This is what brings the values down.
Now, if someone was ready to purchase a set of Rose Walnuts and there were no others being sold recently, you would probably get your $4,600 as that is a great valued speaker for this amount!
The bottom line, we all have it made to have the ability to buy, use, and sell items at our leisure!
Good luck with your Aerials. For what it is worth, I know someone looking for Rose Walnut, wants to buy, has cash ready, but doesn't feel more than $4,000 is the right value.
If you decide to sell those particular speakers, I will pass his email on to you and vica versa.
Dan
I would agree with the economic turns, but that said, I did look at some of your recent pricing, and it also is paired with that. In a recent add you have listing a pair of Aerial 10Ts for $4,600 I wouldn't call aggressive. DON'T get me wrong, I own 10Ts and they are worth all of the $4,600 to me. I have noticed several 10Ts available in the past month for less than $4,000, some newer than others, some black, and some Rose Walnut. In the world of audio, people like to use the 50% off retail as a gauge (key word here) for the value of their preowned item. If I see 6 sets of Aerial 10Ts, relatively the same situation, which I would INCLUDE the rating of the individual and happily paying a touch more for feedback, that ranged from $2,850 (listed today with a crack in the head) to $4,000 with boxes in mint shape, you probably don't even get an email.
The point of that comment is the 50% retail is nothing more than a guess, the true value (of anything from cars, to stocks, real estate, or audio) is what the 'going rate' is. If all 6 were selling similar items for $3,400, your speakers are not worth more than $3,400.
The question I would ask, as I have noticed some of this myself, is why so many fire sales? Taxes, recession????
This is what brings the values down.
Now, if someone was ready to purchase a set of Rose Walnuts and there were no others being sold recently, you would probably get your $4,600 as that is a great valued speaker for this amount!
The bottom line, we all have it made to have the ability to buy, use, and sell items at our leisure!
Good luck with your Aerials. For what it is worth, I know someone looking for Rose Walnut, wants to buy, has cash ready, but doesn't feel more than $4,000 is the right value.
If you decide to sell those particular speakers, I will pass his email on to you and vica versa.
Dan