Audiogon has lost their minds...
nooshinjohn
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Have you guys seen the listing fees there? Holy cheet Batman! They are outrageous if you want to list anything anymore.
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“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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I don't know John, doesn't seem bad to me. There's no transaction fees. The listing fee for selling between $1500 and $3499 is $50.00, which is 3.3% and 1.4% respectively. You'd pay a lot more at eBay.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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Ebay runs 10 percent but offers a lot more functionality and gets more eyeballs on items for sellers. What's AGons fee for listing under 1500.00?
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I thought it was a $4 list and 2% transaction. Is that not the case anymore?
Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!! -
Ebay runs 10 percent but offers a lot more functionality and gets more eyeballs on items for sellers. What's AGons fee for listing under 1500.00?
Ebay sure does get more exposure....but half of them are d-bags....imho. Audiogon caters to a certain audio crowd.....and dealer demo's/closeouts. Your chances of a good transaction and receiving a product as described is 10 times better on a dedicated audio site.
If you go to third party sellers on ebay, like those Ebay stores you bring your stuff to and they list it.....the cost can be as high as 30%. Still, lots of free sites to list or buy audio gear.HT SYSTEM-
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I thought it was a $4 list and 2% transaction. Is that not the case anymore?
NO.
Now its a flat listing fee based on price range, which you pay whether or not the item sells. Then there is no transaction fee.
Last time I listed it was $10 to list an item selling for a couple hundred bucks, which as stated, is a LOT more expensive on eBay.Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
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Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
Ebay runs 10 percent but offers a lot more functionality and gets more eyeballs on items for sellers. What's AGons fee for listing under 1500.00?
Ebay sure does get more exposure....but half of them are d-bags....imho. Audiogon caters to a certain audio crowd.....and dealer demo's/closeouts. Your chances of a good transaction and receiving a product as described is 10 times better on a dedicated audio site.
If you go to third party sellers on ebay, like those Ebay stores you bring your stuff to and they list it.....the cost can be as high as 30%. Still, lots of free sites to list or buy audio gear.
There are pros and cons to both sites, but I have never had a problem selling on ebay. Sure. there are folks scouring the site looking to jack you I'm sure, but I haven't encountered them yet.
Buying is almost completely risk-free on eBay, as their policies clearly protect the buyer. 45 days to file a complaint, and eBay will almost always side with the buyer. That can become a problem as a seller, but if you are a high-volume seller you just have to be willing to accept returns and realize that you will take some losses. But I am a very small volume seller, and like I said I have never had a problem.
Bottom line is that you will often make more when it's all said and done on eBay due to the increased exposure, even after the extra fees. I sell on both because they both had different clientele and different advantages, just depends on the item and how big a hurry I am in among other factors...Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
I thought it was a $4 list and 2% transaction. Is that not the case anymore?
NO.
Now its a flat listing fee based on price range, which you pay whether or not the item sells. Then there is no transaction fee.
Last time I listed it was $10 to list an item selling for a couple hundred bucks, which as stated, is a LOT more expensive on eBay.
What happens at the 30 day mark if the item doesn't sell. They used to allow 1 roll over for an extended 30 or do they whack you with another fee?Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!! -
It gets listed again, no extra fee.
You can look on Audiogon to find all this.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
It gets listed again, no extra fee.
You can look on Audiogon to find all this.
One more outburst out of you and you'll be wearing me as a hat!
I'm going to sit on your head...that's the point i'm trying to make here.
This is what i found;
http://support.audiogon.com/customer/en/portal/articles/227697-feesWhere’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!! -
Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
If you sold electronics on eBay these used to be the rates:
8% of the initial $50.00
plus 5% of the next $50.01 to $1,000.00
plus 2% of the remaining final sale price balance ($1,000.01 to final sale
price)
So if you were to sell something for $3,499 on eBay, the fee would be:
$4.00 + $47.50 + $49.98 for a total of $101.48 which is 2.9%
But now they have gone up and it isn't nearly as attractive.
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No problem. Either complain about it and get nowhere or move elsewhere John.
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I guess I was taken aback by the 500.00 bill I would have if I listed a few items I have to sell. That is a pretty sizable chunk of coin. I just remember back in the day it was quite a bit cheaper. Times, they are a changin'.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
John did you offer up here first then head south? Just curious. I would offer here first.
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Long story short is I am after top dollar for some of these items. I need to pay down some debt so I can build a solid foundation for my son.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
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nooshinjohn wrote: »Long story short is I am after top dollar for some of these items. I need to pay down some debt so I can build a solid foundation for my son.
I hear you John, the used market seems to be soft these days, plenty of lowballers lurking. Makes selling a PITA.Basis 2200 Signature, Vector 4, Transfiguration Proteus, Allnic H3000, Meridian 200/563, CJ ET5, McIntosh 501's, Thiel CS6, 3.6, Polk SDA SRS 2.3tl, MIT EVO, KS/Wywires PC's -
I lost my mind too, if anyone should find it...destroy it please as I'm having more fun without it!
See? I encrypted mine, so I wouldn't have to worry about it! But I seem to have forgotten the danged password. -
mhardy6647 wrote: »
Passwords!!! Sometimes you need passwords to get your password which then takes you to your password which you have to verify with your password. And if you forget there are always security questions you can't remember. Yikes!Basis 2200 Signature, Vector 4, Transfiguration Proteus, Allnic H3000, Meridian 200/563, CJ ET5, McIntosh 501's, Thiel CS6, 3.6, Polk SDA SRS 2.3tl, MIT EVO, KS/Wywires PC's -
nooshinjohn wrote: »Long story short is I am after top dollar for some of these items. I need to pay down some debt so I can build a solid foundation for my son.
Top dollar eh ? Then ebay is the place for you. I've seen some pretty mediocre stuff go for more than it's worth.....even more than retail in some cases.
Take those ebay fee's you would pay, subtract that and offer it on audio forums.HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's -
nooshinjohn wrote: »Long story short is I am after top dollar for some of these items. I need to pay down some debt so I can build a solid foundation for my son.
Selling that TT, ehPolitical Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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nooshinjohn wrote: »Long story short is I am after top dollar for some of these items. I need to pay down some debt so I can build a solid foundation for my son.
Why not advertise it on here for free in the classifieds, unless you already have?
I am willing to pay top dollar for nice stuff however I do see a lot of cheapskates out there. I prefer to buy used stuff from the original owners and will pay a premium to them rather than deal with a flipper who just buys stuff to resell at twice what they paid for it. As a seller you want to avoid the flippers too unless you are in a hurry to just dump the stuff for anything you can get. -
mhardy6647 wrote: »
Passwords!!! Sometimes you need passwords to get your password which then takes you to your password which you have to verify with your password. And if you forget there are always security questions you can't remember. Yikes!
Yeah, huh? I keep trying to remember my first pet's maiden name...
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Yep... that alone will wipe out my credit cards.nooshinjohn wrote: »Long story short is I am after top dollar for some of these items. I need to pay down some debt so I can build a solid foundation for my son.
Selling that TT, eh
The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
A good karmic foundation is a great place to start, your son will grow up proud of you. In with 98.afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
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nooshinjohn wrote: »Long story short is I am after top dollar for some of these items. I need to pay down some debt so I can build a solid foundation for my son.
Selling that TT, eh
Ha...I was thinking the same thing. That darn TT is probably what contributed to the making of junior to begin with.
HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's -
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Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
...and if you have any comments to say about the site? You can communicate with the owners directly. Problem solved.
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afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk
