As someone who has sold, and tried to sell, brand new items I will argue that you are damned either way. If you list an item with a picture of a sealed box, buyers are going to insist on seeing a picture of the actual item. And if you open the box to shoot a picture of the unit, you get a reaction like that from the OP decrying the defilement of the virginal object.
As a buyer, I don't mind if an item is opened as long as the item is actually as described. I think that a little trust between buyer and seller is in order. After all, isn't that what Audiogon (or eBay, or AA) feedback is for?
As a buyer, I don't mind if an item is opened as long as the item is actually as described. I think that a little trust between buyer and seller is in order. After all, isn't that what Audiogon (or eBay, or AA) feedback is for?