RTA 12c fair price.

kauai82
kauai82 Posts: 7
edited January 2014 in Vintage Speakers
I am thinking of selling my Polk RTA-12c as it looks like I will be downsizing my living situation soon. They are set up in my office which is my second system and since I retired is not being used much anymore. I have owned them for 11 years and they have been well cared for in that time. All drivers work and the tweeters are SL-2000. There has been no modifications to the drivers or the crossovers. The cabinets are in fair shape. The grills are in good shape, but two of the top hats posts were broken when I bought them. The right speaker pedestal is held together by two zip ties (were like that when I bought them ). I was wondering what a fair price would be for them. I was thinking in the range of $175 to $200 for the pair. I am located in Southern California and would not ship them as they weight a ton and I do not want to ship. Is that a fair price ? Thanks in advance for your responses. Matt
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited January 2014
    kauai82 wrote: »
    I am thinking of selling my Polk RTA-12c as it looks like I will be downsizing my living situation soon. They are set up in my office which is my second system and since I retired is not being used much anymore. I have owned them for 11 years and they have been well cared for in that time. All drivers work and the tweeters are SL-2000. There has been no modifications to the drivers or the crossovers. The cabinets are in fair shape. The grills are in good shape, but two of the top hats posts were broken when I bought them. The right speaker pedestal is held together by two zip ties (were like that when I bought them ). I was wondering what a fair price would be for them. I was thinking in the range of $175 to $200 for the pair. I am located in Southern California and would not ship them as they weight a ton and I do not want to ship. Is that a fair price ? Thanks in advance for your responses. Matt

    As a RTA 12C (early ones with the SL 1000 tweeters) I think you're range is in the ball park. As with anything else, it's what a buyer is willing to pay.
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited January 2014
    I sold mine in excellent condition for $225.

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  • HTguru1982
    HTguru1982 Posts: 1,066
    edited January 2014
    Come on, this guy is practically advertising his speakers here. Why else would he list his location? Sounds like he's trying to go around the rules to post his ad. Hope it gets removed. Sheesh!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    edited January 2014
    ^Agreed^

    So, who's going to report him?
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited January 2014
    Hats r almost impossible to find and the cond dosent sound good sooooo that is high for your pair, zip ties and all! 75.00 imho
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  • kauai82
    kauai82 Posts: 7
    edited January 2014
    I am sorry did not mean to break the rules. I would gladly delete the post, but I don't see a way to do that. If somebody could tell me how to delete it I will do so. Matt
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