Retail?

Is the OP really asking is it fair that the seller is only going to loose $300.00 from the sale of his item from what he bought it for new?

Lets put this in perspective. If you bought your house in 1965 for $22,000 and want to sell it now, would you put it on the market for $20,000 or would you put it on the market for current value?

For me, I don't really care what the seller puts in his ad for the original price. It's only worth what the seller gets for it.

"As as seller I would feel an obligation to not be deceptive, and that listing the current MSRP wich is several thousand more than it was when I paid for it used on Audiogon 3 years ago is deceptive in intent..........."

Intent to do what, try to sell it for the current market value? Isn't that all that matters, the current market value? Like Audiofeil says, put your emotions aside, feelings have no place in a business transaction.

You're really beaten this thing to death, it's sooooooo irrelevant.

" real estate appreciates "

Were have you been lately?