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Price increase

 Has anyone else noticed the price increase on used  B&W NauliLus speakers since the new B&W D3 speakers have come out?   They are asking more today  for the old NauliLus models that were made in the years 2001 to 2004 which is 14 to 16 years ago. The NauliLus 802 line was selling used four years ago for 3200.00 to 3800.00.  I think most sellers are trying to  up grade to the B&W D3 and this is why they have up the price on B&W  old models. But we have to think would I buy a 16 year old car and pay half the price for what it cost new ? I think not so why would we pay  such high prices for used audio gear this makes no sense at all unless we stop paying these  high prices it's just going to continue . After all ,All this audio gear is going to end up in the junk yard in the end just like  everything else .
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jmcgrogan2
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OP,

Please study the fundamentals of supply and demand and its effect on market value. It does not matter what the seller or an individual buyer feels the fair value to be, only what the marketplace will support.

Dave


+1 Dave. If the speakers were not selling, the prices would be dropping. That is how the market works.
Another factor is the devaluation of the USD. 1 USD today is not equal to 1 USD of 16 years ago.


The market has more high end gear now than ever before .

This is just not true. Nowadays, Audiogon has about 150-200 listings a day in their New Today category (185 right now). 10 years ago that number was 250-400 listings under New Today. As the price of the ads has gone up, the number of ads has gone down. Again, fundamental economics.
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jmcgrogan2
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There are a lot of dealers selling on Audiogon now.
Many private sellers have taken to other audio sites like:
US Audiomart
Canuck Audiomart
Audio Asylum Trader

There are still a few dealers on those sites, but not nearly as many as on Audiogon.
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