Agree with what AKG-CA said in above post.
Personal experience with a famous dealer in Delware ,who accepted Mcintosh and AR in trade in but refused AVRs
"High end" store snobbery
Our county lies in a fairly remote part of the country.Our major city of 100,000 has one "high end" shop so to speak.
I visited them yesterday.The store has limited selection of decent stuff-a few McIntosh amps.Marantz.Paradigm ,Focal,Sonus faber etc.No Wilsons or Bel Canto category.
I asked then if they take trade ins-I want to upgrade my one year old Yamaha RX4 AVR,worth $500 retail.
They said they only take high end components for trade i.e.McIntosh etc.
After that conversation, the 3 store employees pretty will ignored my presence and I continued browsing their meagre inventory.
Lo and behold!
In a corner I spotted about 30 items-old Pioneer,Yamaha amps and even an equalizer from the 1970s.Prices ranged from $75 to $500.
I asked :"what are these"
response from employee:"oh, those are items we are familiar with as they were swapped out for upgraded gear by our customers."
Thanks for tolerating my rant...
Gabe
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Something worth $500 retail? At best, they may offer $200 on a trade. Hardly worth the effort. Maybe they didn't want to insult you with their offer? Their cables probably go for more. Just give the unit to your niece, nephew, or use it as a shop or garage unit. We don't have a lot of choice in stores locally here either, so I feel your pain. |
@hifihandyman Just to be clear are you refering to the store in Billingham?
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