Does it bother you when you see inflated MSRP’s for used gear on AG?

It does bother me...I'm fine with paying a premium (relative to eBay or craigslist) for gear sold on the site, but I expect honesty from the seller even if I can do my own research. I will say that 90% of the agon buyers and sellers I've dealt with are straight.

listing hi legal

offering low legal

rite of seller and same for buyer.

good luck

Any used gear was manufactured in the past. Each sale makes the exisging ones more rare. The rarer valuable things become, the more the existing ones cost. What do you have to pay for a 1927 Siver Dollar? Considerably more than $1. Is this surprising? There is lots of fine new gear available now that will outperform the old sttuff. Spend wisely, enjoy the music!

A little context I’m Scottish, audio prices in my eyes are way over priced so right there I walk away from most new gear. Knowing Audiophiles are audio restless consequently there will be many pampered units in the used market.

Now I have a rules I buy within one hour driving range ( Philly NYC), never pay more then 50% of the new price, this percentage goes down as the gear ages. I just wait until my price points are reached. I have purchased my current system this way and saved a couple thousand. I purchased an integrated amp, main speakers, subs and speaker cables all used from different sellers. I did buy my cd player new. In all cases the seller came down in price. I also got lucky on timing and age of gear. Luck does have its place buying used. Oh I look but never bought on Agon. 

My favorite "ad copy" nowadays (and it cracks me up that nobody even TRIES to be original, they just retype what has been used a thousand times before):

"RARE Vintage (fill in the blank piece of gear -- usually Realistic, BIC, or White Van Speakers).  No lowball offers -- I KNOW WHAT I HAVE!!!"