What frustrates you the most about seller’s for sale ads?


Audiogon has been in existence for over 20 years now, and if you are like myself, you probably have read thousands of for sale ads. When I read most of these ads, I always feel like the seller is leaving out vital information about the actual product (unit they own) they’re trying to sell. Some sellers are spot on when they sell something. They describe the unit in full detail, but most don’t. To me that’s a red flag and frustrating. For myself, the most frustrating thing is most ads leave out equipment age. If I’m buying something used this is vital info I want to know. If a seller doesn’t know the age of the unit don’t rate it 9/10 and later telI me I don’t know the actual age. One retailer, I will not mention names, always gives you 3-4 paragraphs of how great of business they are, and leaves one sentence at the end to describe the actual product being sold. LOL


 
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Putting time sensitive info in the ad, and not updating it when  rerunning the ad.  For example.

"Just Reduced" when the price has remained the same for 6-12 months.

"1 week old" when the ad has been running for months.

Putting the current retail price in New Retail Price when the item was bought 10 years ago, and the model has been revised substantially.

Ads ending in "...complete !!!!"
My favorite is when tube sellers offer NOS tubes that are supposedly new in a box and never mounted-- showing tube pins that are corroded and bent.  Nevermind the labeling having rubbed off...decades ago!

It's a great deal.
It's exactly what I have wanted for a long time.
It's 3000 miles away
It's local pickup only.
Dealer ads have taken over Audiogon.  Most ordinary citizens sell on US Audiomart.