Sometimes you have to be quick on Audiogon

del44

About a week ago there was a listing on a'gon for a complete Revel Ultima system. I didn't see it until the 2nd day. I sent an e-mail to the seller about 2 Sub 30's that he had for sale at $1900 each. Man, these would really finish off my setup. And a great deal to boot. Later that evening I get an e-mail stating that they are sold, damn too late. A couple of days later there is a listing for 2 Revel sub 30's for $2850 each. The zip codes between the 2 listings are almost the same. Yep, some guy buys the subs at a great price and puts them on the back up for sale. The dude didn't even take them out of the boxes for pics. I would guess that there is alot of that going on, when there are good deals to be had. Oh well, I guess i'll have to get the SVS PB-13 ultra then.

billbillw

Should be titled "You always have to be quick on Audiogon". I can't remember the number of times I responded to something within the first few hours of being listed only to find out that it was sold already.

I-SIG

billbillw wrote: »

Should be titled "You always have to be quick on Audiogon". I can't remember the number of times I responded to something within the first few hours of being listed only to find out that it was sold already.

At least they are kind enough to respond to y'all! Me, on the other hand...

Wes

Early B.

Everyone wants a deal, and there are plenty of deals to be had. Problem is, you gotta check Audiogon, the Polk Flea Market, etc. several times per day for a chance at grabbing most of these great deals.

And, of course, this rule almost always applies -- you'll always find something when you're not looking for it.


P.S. --

Del, if you want those Revel subs and they are still available, make the guy a reasonable offer and just buy them, even if you have to pay a few bucks more than you wanted to. Once you hook them up and they sound fantastic, you'll quickly forget about what you paid.

del44

Early B. wrote: »

P.S. --

Del, if you want those Revel subs and they are still available, make the guy a reasonable offer and just buy them, even if you have to pay a few bucks more than you wanted to. Once you hook them up and they sound fantastic, you'll quickly forget about what you paid.

I know. I've been thinking about making him a offer. But at the same time I hate giving him the satisfaction.:)

danger boy

del44 wrote: »

I know. I've been thinking about making him a offer. But at the same time I hate giving him the satisfaction.:)

buy them from him. then kick him the nad's for sniping you on that Agon deal.

I have NO problem what so ever walking away from a deal. other's will come up.. patience is key

billbillw

I-SIG wrote: »

At least they are kind enough to respond to y'all! Me, on the other hand...

Wes

Actually, I don't usually get a response. I just figure things out when they change the status to SOLD.

wingnut4772

Audiogon needs to get some sort of 'Buy It Now' system in place like Ebay.

Early B.

wingnut4772 wrote: »

Audiogon needs to get some sort of 'Buy It Now' system in place like Ebay.

Agreed. The website needs a lot of re-vamping.

I'd like to see a sort by price feature and a better search functionality. For instance, I'd like to be able to search only for preamps with remotes. I like how you can conduct only local sales, but many people probably aren't aware of it.