Kdude166:
My friend, if you are only gonna stay on the "buy" side of transactions, you will have a houseful of gear over time. Yeah, I say the same thing about drinking after having a couple too many the night before, then I come back to reality. I will drink too much again and I will buy and (consequently) sell audio gear again. I am powerless against both urges.
Tis a buyer's market, no question, in the aftermarket these days. I picked up an Ayre QB-9 DAC for $500 a couple of months ago... the best audio bargain I have ever gotten. I have taken a loss on virtually every piece of audio gear I have sold, and most of it was bought used to begin with. On some gear it was a loss of a couple hundred bucks and on some speakers as much as a grand. Frankly, it was all good fun. What I don't understand are the brutal beatings guys take on a uber high end gear -- particularly goofy expensive cables. I have never played in that realm of audio gear, but selling a pair of $10K speakers cables for $4500 would an experience I would not want to experience.
My view is that this is a brilliant time to acquire gear at great price via AG and the other audio forums. Some counterparties can be a PITA to deal with (i.e., ultra low-ballers), but I have made a ton of audio friends over the years buying and selling gear so net-net, it is a great way to connect with music lovers. Kicking issues like this about with folks like Kenny and others on this forum is always informative.
