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Audiogon purchase: too good to be true?

Gang,
Need your advice: there's a power conditioner - top-of-the-line....being offered, brand new, unused, for half-price....with box, manual. Seller says he's a dealer, and warranty would be good. Seller's in Canada...I'm in the US; sounds to me like it's too good to be true: a $4,000 piece of gear for $2,000. Am I missing something here? Am I being too cautious?

Thoughts?
Thanks,
Jeff
arcamguy
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marakanetz
5,473 posts
 
if it's sold for $2k than perhaps its actual price is $1k
foster_9
1,638 posts
 
If you exercise your due diligence as suggested, it should be easy to verify the legitimacy or not of a dealer.
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jmcgrogan2
6,346 posts
 
Elizabeth is correct. I have had several dealings like this over the years, though normally, the dealers prefer this to be a discretionary transaction, so I do not publicize it publically on the internet.
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mapman
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Also make sure the device is actually worth whatever you pay.

Discounts off advertised retail prices are often not a good indicator of actual value in the end. Retail price may be set mainly for marketing reasons. Then when real value of product becomes known, it appears to be a great deal where in fact it is not necessarily any better or worse than any other.
jea48
4,268 posts
 
Arcamguy,

How about a Link to the ad.....

If you are interested in the item and the seller does not accept payment by Paypal or Credit card contact the seller by using the Agon message system only. That is the only real way of verifying the username on the ad is that of the person who listed the ad.

The ad may be bogus.
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