How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect sites like Audiogon?


One would think that with social distancing and shelter in place policies, there has never been a better time for upgrading and enjoying your audio system.   But is now the time to buy and sell?  The mass unemployment and economic distress accompanying the pandemic seems certain to undermine what is essentially a luxury market encompassing both gearheads and music lovers?  What effects on buying and selling audio gear — both short and long term — can we foresee?
merlin
Oh lordy
Yet again we get seriously off topic although I must admit my post was as well to a degree.

How will covid -19 affect sites like audiogon was the OP basis.

Do not think anybody got to that part yet.... lol.
nonoise, I am a very sensitive person, but the constant liberal drivel about how F. U. our response has been doesn't sit well with me.  I am an independent, so no bias one way or the other.  A month ago no one really saw this hitting the U.S. like it did, arm chair quarterbacking is always 20 20.  Otherwise a lot of us would have deep 6'd our stock holdings. 


I have read every post that stereo5 has written over a lot of years with interest, but when I read when anyone posts " The government cares more about propping up big corporations than ordering companies to start to manufacture what is needed to fight this."  I lose faith in the author. 

Again, sorry, and I am an independent.
I agree with Uber, this will create a buyers market. Personally I hope no one has to sell to raise survival funding. I really hope the real end game here is that, we are all safe, healthy and if facing additional time off. Spend it getting onto your music collection and rediscovering the real reason you bought that album. The drum solo, guitar lick, bass line or maybe the album cover👁

IMHO, we are all going thru this, rather than focus on the problems we cannot fix. So instead of worrying, enjoy as much as we can while taking the necessary precautions. Whether the flood comes or not, the only real option we have is to be mentally sandbagged in our most vulnerable spots.

and a little prayer never hurts