Focal Scala Utopia V1

Thank you all for the help I really appreciate it lots of good information. A little more context is my father is heavily visually impaired and he listens to an old pair of Klipsch WF-35’s all day long. I am trying to surprise him and upgrade his setup since that is one of the few things he can enjoy. I took him to the rocky moutain audiofest once and he loved the Focal speakers, I realize its kind of crazy to jump into this head first but I’m trying to get him the best set up I can afford. My plan was to power these with a Gen 2 Emotiva XPA-2 until I can find him a better amp. 

That would be a very nice treat for your father indeed!
You should negotiate & shipping could be costly. All the best. 

That's awesome, I'm sure your Father will really appreciate the surprise upgrade and joy he'll get from listening to his system.  Based on the comps for recent sales and the condition of the speakers, the dent, you can likely negotiate on price with the seller.  They are priced at slightly above fair market based on the condition, small dent.  High End electronics are like cars, they depreciate exponentially and the really high end gear depreciates by the largest percentage.  Like a high end car, high end speakers like these have a smaller customer base and that base is more likely to buy a new set of speakers than aged.  Hifi speakers like these are more work, wrong room, wrong electronics can make for a really disappointing experience.  Right room, right gear which can be pricey, kind of like the difference in maintenance on a high end car vs a more economical car.  Good news is your Father likes the Focal sound, that's key, be sure to account for his listening space, that it's big enough to let these speakers shine.  The electronics, you can grow into, swap new gear if needed. Another speaker you might look at that's a cheaper option and is easier for room placement is the Focal Electra 1038BE, there are a couple used pairs in the 6 k range, the 1028BE's if you could find them likely are a couple grand less.  They have the same driver medium and use the same tweeter type.  They aren't in the same class as these but still sound amazing and will be easier to dial in, more forgiving overall.  From what I was told, Focal discontinued them because they were too close to their higher end speaker lines, the law of diminishing returns was eating into higher end sales.  With the $$ you can upgrade other components.  I had a set, paired with some nice gear, with the right recordings, they were magical but for me, they were too bright, could be harsh with rock and poorer recordings.  I sold them, the guy that bought them also bought an old Yamaha HT receiver I had lying around, he loved the sound, even with the lower end Yamaha.  Good luck! 

That emotiva amp is nice for the money it can also go mono mode at 600 watts in 8 ohm and 1kw in 4 ohm. Again look at hifishark under sold for past prices.  Enjoy the search.

This is really cool of you to do for your father. I love my Focal's. And take care of your family folks!