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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2019 23:24:31 GMT
A thread for all that's mental with HiFi pricing on ebay or anywhere else for that matter.
Show us the most ridiculously priced gear!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2019 23:25:03 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2019 23:26:51 GMT
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Post by antonio on Aug 12, 2019 5:13:34 GMT
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Post by Bigman80 on Aug 12, 2019 6:38:33 GMT
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Post by nonuffin on Aug 12, 2019 7:38:44 GMT
Any ebay listing with the word "rare" included in the title needs to be avoided like the plague.
I interpret that word being used as: "I searched on ebay this morning and couldn't find another one" or, "It has always been a bag of awful sounding unreliable shite back in the day so nobody bought any back then, hence the lack of examples around today".
Sums it up well methinks.
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Post by Bigman80 on Aug 12, 2019 8:13:39 GMT
Any ebay listing with the word "rare" included in the title needs to be avoided like the plague. I interpret that word being used as: "I searched on ebay this morning and couldn't find another one" or, "It has always been a bag of awful sounding unreliable shite back in the day so nobody bought any back then, hence the lack of examples around today". Sums it up well methinks. I kinda feel the same about “stunning”. It begs the question of “why are you selling it then?” |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2019 12:28:10 GMT
Upgraded by RFC. That's the chap who also upgrades crossovers for Tannoy's. He used to post on AOS. S. |
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Post by macca on Aug 12, 2019 12:32:28 GMT
They're almost certainly better than the originals then. Trouble is you don't get your upgrade cash back when you're selling.
Fundamentally flawed speakers IMO. Not worth spending money trying to make them better.
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Post by Bigman80 on Aug 12, 2019 13:35:36 GMT
Upgraded by RFC. That's the chap who also upgrades crossovers for Tannoy's. He used to post on AOS. S. He may be good, but few people want something that’s so far from stock. I actually love the originals and so paying my 3-4 times their value for something so far removed seems pointless. If you spend that sort of money on bespoke, you have to accept you are unlikely to get it back. The seller needs a reality check. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Aug 16, 2019 19:23:23 GMT
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Post by antonio on Aug 17, 2019 5:38:12 GMT
What a strange ad, business address Australia, item location USA?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2019 19:07:53 GMT
Hard to get European items sell for a boat load of dosh in Japan, look at tannoys etc. Thats probably quite a rare piece over there. |
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Post by antonio on Aug 23, 2019 5:25:24 GMT
Take a look at how much it costs to buy British made hifi in the USA (Naim, Linn, Michell)
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Post by Bigman80 on Aug 23, 2019 10:35:27 GMT
Sonneteer best seller, but definitely not their best product. It’s up there with the competition and it’s still a great product, but the amps and CD replay are better IMO,
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Post by macca on Aug 24, 2019 13:02:21 GMT
I'm going to raise the bar pretty high here: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/123883350382So you've got a budget amp, speakers and cd player that all bundled together would usually fetch maybe £400 on a good day but add in some Russ Andrews tat and some 'Ghost Tunning (sic) Studios' whatever and now it's worth £10800. Apparently. If ever there was a prime example of how not to spend your hi-fi budget this is it. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2019 16:23:09 GMT
Russ Andrews = Snake oil.
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Post by Bigman80 on Aug 24, 2019 16:49:43 GMT
Russ Andrews = Snake oil. S. I thought that was Rudi! So does Russ lay floors? Really confused now lol. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 1, 2019 14:22:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2019 14:38:10 GMT
Some people are just plain stupidly low IQ. S. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2019 14:52:04 GMT
What's not to like? Cheapo drivers, vinyl wrap chipboard boxes and dismal sound. Charity shop or boot sale fodder, £20 tops! |
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Post by macca on Sept 1, 2019 15:22:03 GMT
I wouldn't have them if they were free never mind twenty quid tops! I'd maybe give him ten bob for the tweeters. The rest he can skip.
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Post by antonio on Sept 1, 2019 15:43:11 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2019 15:46:13 GMT
That's Charlie selling that thing. He's got a very expensive Hi-Fi system. Bit pretentious for my taste.
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Post by macca on Sept 1, 2019 21:06:25 GMT
I think it's a fair price. I have the identical machine and it was what I would want for it if I sold it. They don't tend to hang around on the used market.
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Post by antonio on Sept 2, 2019 8:27:39 GMT
Wow, I never realised RCM kept their value to thjis extent, can't think of another piece of hifi that does so well, especially since an RCM has moving parts. I've always gone, and this maybe not true for every item, but a loss of 40% every 3 years.
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Post by antonio on Sept 2, 2019 8:31:52 GMT
And just to prove my point, Macca has just posted Gazjam's Edindales for sale at AoS, on another thread.
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Post by macca on Sept 2, 2019 8:44:09 GMT
Sorry, but what is your point?
For highly respected kit in good working order 50% of original retail is about the norm for an asking price. Doesn't matter how old it is, it will never depreciate down to nothing Added to which most people want a proper RCM but won't fork out £500. Which does seem a lot. So the second hand market for them is very strong.
Also Moths are built like tanks, nothing like the inferior Okki Nokki or Project efforts. They'll do tens of thousands of hours of LP cleaning without missing a beat. All you have to do is replace the felt pads occasionally.
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Post by antonio on Sept 2, 2019 9:33:24 GMT
We will have to agree to disagree on whether kit depreciates on a yearly basis. I would not buy anything with moving parts for 50% of it's original value when the item is 10 years old. It was just that I was looking for a RCM, and I thought that might be for me.
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Post by macca on Sept 2, 2019 9:35:35 GMT
You won't get a better RCM for the money. I really wouldn't worry about the age of it. And Charlie is 100%.
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