The Music Room is Slipping


I cannot recommend doing business with them any longer. They DEEPLY lowball you when you sell them gear and then forget all about the mass profits they made on you when you are looking to buy something from them, They offer to stand behind a purchase, yes... but the reality is that it is all about max profits on used gear and lack of any sort of support or consideration going forward. They are nothing more than a pawnshop for audio gear and I am done with them.

 

nooshinjohn

I've had four transactions with TMR and every one has been positive.. OP is right that they deeply discount offers to outright purchase gear. Consigning gear to TMR typically produces a bigger return, but you have to wait, of course, until the unit sells.

In the case of an outright sale, you get immediate cash. Consigning items to TMR gets you the testing of your equipment to make sure its in order and advertising on one of the most watched sites by potential purposes. You also get-this is big from my perspective-finality. If there are problems after the sale-buyer claims the unit isn't as it should be, etc., its TMR's problem, not mine. That's worth something to me.

On the buyer's side, you get the comfort of knowing the unit has been thoroughly checked, a 30 day return window, and a 90 day warranty. That's worth something to me.

So, my experience with TMR has been really good and, for me, they bring added value that's worth some bucks to me. Of course, TMR's pricing and terms is known up front and for some the services may not be worth the cost, but TMR seems to be very good at what they do.

I've had only good experience with TMR (and this includes recently), both as buyer and seller, and especially when trading. 

Op so far buying is ok with me not cheap. Trade in and selling , I got offer some fair , some lower. I decided not to trade and sell. But I do like them.

Almost all new audio (my wordle starting word some days) gear takes a big ding when, like a car, you drive it off the lot. As it tends to last there’s an abundance of it. 

Our gear is precious to us but to resellers/ flippers it’s buy low, sell high. If it is a desirable rare item it will get a good price coming and gojng. Same as always. 
 
@nooshinjohn What item(s) were you offered little for?

Not so ironically when we buy we try to buy low and when we sell we try to sell high but lament othets/ stores for doing the same.