A while back I was into tropical fish and decided to get out of the hobby to free up some space and time. I put the equipment for sale in the local penny saver. A young man (kid) responded to my ad and came over to the house to look over the equipment. He was just getting started in the hobby and really like my equipment but clearly he could not afford my asking price. To make a long story short, I sold him all the equipment for $300 which was $1700 less than my $2,000 asking price. He got a good deal, and I got a good feeling that I started a young lad with his hobby. It has been almost 10 years since I sold the equipment, and I still have that “good” feeling….now that was a good deal. Some things you cannot put a price on.
One's trash is someone else's treasure
I would be interested to find out what “treasures” you people have come across in your journey to audio nirvana on the used market. For me, it was in 1993 (I don’t remember if the internet was already at its early stages of development – I don’t think so), and I came across an ad in our local newspaper for a Linn LP-12. The second I read the ad, I immediately called the seller who happens to be this older fellow who obviously didn’t have the slightest clue what he’s about to relinquish. I drove to his apartment and there it was, a Linn LP-12 complete with an LVX tone arm, a K9 cartridge and the smoke dustcover – all in excellent condition. The asking price? $100!!!! While I was in his apartment checking the table out, the seller received about three phone calls regarding the LP-12 too bad for those prospective buyers but first come, first serve. Talk about someone’s trash being someone else’s treasure!!!! About three years later, I sold the table for $900! It was about this time when the digital front end was really taking off with the transport and outboard DAC options. Now, I’m back into vinyl (just recently got back actually) and have a VPI Scout Aries with JMW 9 arm and a Dynavector 10x5 cartridge. This time, my analog set up is a keeper!!!! What treasures have you come across??????