The Music Room is Slipping

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. 

tmr has done right by me on several transactions, big and small

they are a business and (partly) live off the spread between the purchase and sale of used gear

if you don’t like their bids and offers, then don’t engage

My experience is totally different. 
You should just sell yourself and see how that works.  
I am totally pleased with TMR

I have had good dealings with TMR, both purchases and trade ins. This whole hobby is overpriced for what you get. Used is the best way to go or direct from the manufacturer. The middle man will cost you a lot, new or used.

Sell on our own, I do thru USAM all the time. Another alternative selling or buying new/used with or without trades is echohifi.com. I’ve been dealing with them for decades. Inventory isn’t as big as TMR but they do carry some good stuff. If you live in the Portland area, go inn and listen to the gear before you buy

I can understand the frustration when selling anything used. I have used TMR and other similar audio resellers plus Amazon and eBay which I classify as generic resellers.

The simple rule is the used value is the price someone will actually pay for a used item, not a percentage of new price (including shipping costs and taxes). For that very reason a number of high end audio retailers I used won’t touch trades or used transactions. It's a totally subjective business.

I have had nothing but reasonable, clearly understood transactions with TMR.