The anti- Polk Speaker sale

PSOVLSK
PSOVLSK Posts: 5,201
edited August 2013 in The Clubhouse
I guess these great Polk deals are driving up prices on the used market.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ele/3995845808.html
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited August 2013
    Frys used to have those on sale often, new for $65 or $69 apiece.

    Good luck to him getting $400 for the pair! :rolleyes:
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited August 2013
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Polk-R50-Main-Stereo-Speakers-Price-Pair-PICKUP-ONLY-/231019417385#vi-content
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,630
    edited August 2013
    teekay0007 wrote: »
    Frys used to have those on sale often, new for $65 or $69 apiece.

    Good luck to him getting $400 for the pair! :rolleyes:
    @ 69.00 a pair. Wow that pretty cheap. Never heard these. But seems like a steal
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,630
    edited August 2013
    Opppps i ment a piece
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,201
    edited August 2013
    I was totally tongue in cheek about used prices being driven up. Just posted this because I thought it was hilarious that someone would be asking $400 for a pair of R50.
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,630
    edited August 2013
    Crooked sellers.
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited August 2013
    PSOVLSK wrote: »
    I was totally tongue in cheek about used prices being driven up. Just posted this because I thought it was hilarious that someone would be asking $400 for a pair of R50.

    Yeah, I did get a new pair (cherry) of these several years ago from Frys for $138 - might have been like $15 for shipping too - and the MSRP at the time was $199 apiece. They actually sounded pretty darn good and weren't bad looking at all. I had them in a garage/workroom setup and they impressed pretty much all who heard them. I ended up giving them to my nephew to take to college with him. Last I heard, they (along with a PSW10) were still delivering nicely for him. They were his first real speakers and he is now hooked on Polk for life.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited August 2013
    Pricing does seem strange. According to an Amazon review, the Polk list price was $635.

    "If you go to the Polk website the list price is $635 for the pair so getting them brand new for $50 bucks is an outrageous deal."

    http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-Two-Way-Floorstanding-Loudspeaker/product-reviews/B000EHHOOE
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