Selling?

I like to check Audiogon listings for fun and maybe a purchase or three, but when I see someone who has valued their item badly--overvalued--I do chuckle, good luck with that!  

@austinbob , it's even funnier when they put "Priced to Sell" in the header!!!

Could have been a way to case your home for a future burglary. These days anything is possible! 

Just for giggles, now that you know what some informed people might pay, would you accept $4800 for the amp?

I regularly keep an eye on prices. I have been a home dealer for many high end products over the years. Quad. Krell, B&W .VPI And a lot of others. I just thought he was low balling me and so did my other experienced friends. I can"t remember getting an unsilisted offer and I go back to 1962. He couldn't fool me but I am experienced. He wanted to come down from Vermont before we even discussed price. The ordinary process is to bargain a little before the sale. I just bought an amp; I offered him $ 200 [10%] lessunselistedas asking and he took it and we were both happy.

I have been out of the hobby for a few years due to health issues. I didn't really want to sell it but recently bought a Gamut amp and since I am using Gamut speakers I didn't think I needed both. I also have 3 pairs of mono amps from my dealer days and a lot of other things. My other advice is to make sure you are getting the best out of what you are using now. Often a minor tweak is all you need. Read one of the set up books and experiment with placement. I once sold a pair of 801s and the buyer called in desperation that they didn't sound the same. I took the 30 miles to where he lived and he had one on a solid wall and the other on a glass wall. I told him to swap them and of course the sound switched sides. But then I am an honest dealer; I have known some that were not. Most are just ignorant, have been selling refrighters or something. I went in to show a friend an amp I didn't carry and they didn't have it. I went back and there it was on the shelf.