I have have been treated fairly by TMR
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.
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Nobody is wrong on this thread. TMR is a business and they have to make sure their business stays afloat. Yes, TMR does lowball on items and sometimes shockingly, but it all really depends on the item and how in demand it is. The people who are the most upset with TMR offers are the ones that paid full MSRP price on the component at an authorized dealer, tax, shipping and all… and a month later expect 80% or more of what they paid. You will not be happy because they will offer you approximately 50-60% of the preowned price which means you could be getting maybe 30-35 % trade value. Ouch! Also it depends on the item. Popular things that move fast on the market, they are likely to give you more value. Obscure brands and certain items they’ll definitely lowball you cause it just takes them so long to sell that they need to recoup their opportunity cost. Personally, I traded in a cable to them 8 months ago and they’re still trying to sell it, albeit at 180-200% more than they gave me value for. That was a good trade for me as they had something I wanted. That, and I acquired the cable for the same trade value a couple of years earlier. More recently, my last TMR trade offer was really low, so I walked. |
I’ve done several deals with TMR over the years. As they’ve gotten bigger and become a seller of new equipment, their offers have gone down. But, I always think of the absolute pain it is to sell on my own. And, when I determine the value of the equipment I’m selling/trading, I still think they offer a fair deal, especially with providing free shipping to them, I’m trying to get off the “buy new gear merry go round” so I hope I won’t need their services for a long time - or any other store for that matter |
@jjss49 +1 "I second that emotion" The "used" business is a way for us hobbyists to cut our losses. If you want to make money at it, good luck knock yourself out. If you want to stop losing money at it, stop buying and selling. |
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