advice on where to sell a pair of Monitor 10s

charliemc
charliemc Posts: 4
edited September 2009 in Vintage Speakers
Hello, I bought a pair of Monitor 10s in 1985 or 86, hooked them up to a nice Sansui amp, periodically played my jazz collection on them for 10 or 12 years, then put them in the shed. One has a little damage where some of the walnut vinyl scraped off the top -- otherwise they are in great condition. Any experience on the best way to get these guys into a loving home? Ebay?
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited August 2009
    Can not post them here until you have 25 post and must are leary of people that don't hang around and contribute. Might post on Craigslist, eBay or Audiogon.

    Where you located ?
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited August 2009
    Take them out of the shed and invite them inside the house. Boom, problem solved.:p
    Living Room Rig:D
    Rotel RSP-1069/Rotel RMB-1095/Rotel-1072/Polk lsI15's W/modded xoverW/DBsubs/Polk LsiC/lsI7's/Klipsch sub-12"the weak link"/DLP Mitsubishi 65"
    Xbox360/PS3/WII
    M.Br. setup:)
    Emotiva MMC-1/Rotel RMB-1075/Polk BlackStone TL350's/Velodyne SPL1000/Samsung 51" Plasma
    Computer Rig:
    Rotel RB1050/Tannoy DC4's/Klipsch RW-10d/ImodIpod/HK AVR230 for now....
    Headphones-Ultrasone-HFI780's w/LittleDot MK Vamp Portables Panasonic HJE-900's
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited August 2009
    classified advertisements
    also check your local colleges
    back to school supplies ... stereo gear is one of those essentials
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited August 2009
    thsmith wrote: »
    Can not post them here until you have 25 post and must are leary of people that don't hang around and contribute. Might post on Craigslist, eBay or Audiogon.

    Where you located ?

    Welcome to the Club!
    Try those places for your sale.
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,134
    edited August 2009
    Sell them here. Those are great speakers.
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  • charliemc
    charliemc Posts: 4
    edited September 2009
    This is a phenomenal forum. Thank you. I'm in La Canada, California, where the fires are raging. If you look closely, you can see ashes on the ground next to the speaker. (We took the speaker outside just to photograph it.) We're novice sellers on eBay (our rating is "1", earned just a couple weeks ago with our first sale), so maybe one of these many suggestions is better than eBay for us.
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  • Hamatym
    Hamatym Posts: 269
    edited September 2009
    Those are interesting, can you please take a pic of the back terminal and nameplate...just curious as they look different than a standard Monitor 10
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  • CLPolk
    CLPolk Posts: 133
    edited September 2009
    They look like my Monitor 11's
    • SDA SRS 2
    • SDA 1A
    • Monitor 11
    • Monitor 7B
    • CS350lsi
    • RM-6600
    • FX500i
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited September 2009
    charlie,
    Take a piece of tape and gently pull out the dented cap and re-take pictures and post them somewhere else. Use Duct Tape but be careful not to dent them even more. Gently apply tape to the center of the dent and lightly apply pressure and allow adhesion to build for a minute and pull the dent out. Tape has a pressure sensitive adhesive which builds adhesion with pressure and time.
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  • charliemc
    charliemc Posts: 4
    edited September 2009
    Here are pictures of the speakers. Thanks CLPolk for seeing that these are monitor 11s. Right?

    I got them in '85 or '86, at Bryn Mawr Stereo, in Bryn Mawr, PA. They moved to California in 1997, and they've been in my shed in La Canada, for 5 years or so.

    http://www.findinsurance.com/polk_monitor_11s

    There is a link to a hi-res version of each picture, to the right of each picture.

    NJPolker, thanks for the duct tape advice. The second speaker also had a dent. I fixed them both.

    I took a picture of the back, and you can see that the serial number tag is falling off. I don't know if there was one on the other speaker, but there is not one now.

    I don't see much on the 'net about monitor 11s, except that they are rare (in the sense that there are not many, but not in the sense that they are extremely valuable) but they seem to fetch a little more than 10s, from what very little I can see.

    Charlie
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited September 2009
    Yep, those are Monitor 11's, with SL-2000 tweeters. As you said, they are harder to come by than the 10's, but aren't really a whole lot more valuable.

    Those ones look like they're in pretty good shape.

    As far as value goes, I've seen them sell for around $125-175 on average, but I've seen them go for as cheap as $80, and as high as $275ish.


    Ebay or Audiogon would be your best bet for selling them. Craigslist would also work.

    If you stick around for a while and contribute 25 posts, you could also list them here.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • kcoc321
    kcoc321 Posts: 1,788
    edited September 2009
    Charlie,
    Nice speakers...they have been well taken care of.
    Just start engaging in some of the discussions and yo will be at 25posts before you know it.
    Shame to see those go to someone who would not appreciate them as much as someone from here would enjoy them.
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  • charliemc
    charliemc Posts: 4
    edited September 2009
    Ok, after all this, my 15-year-old caught wind of how cool these things are, and he's appropriated them. As anyone who has a nice 15-year-old kid knows, that's that. I feel better about this route, after hearing all this enthusiasm here. Thanks folks, for your help and advice!
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  • kcoc321
    kcoc321 Posts: 1,788
    edited September 2009
    polkified at age 15...priceless :D
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  • Bobsama
    Bobsama Posts: 526
    edited September 2009
    kcoc321 wrote: »
    polkified at age 15...priceless :D

    Not as priceless as "polkified" from birth (more or less). :p Been listening to CRS+'s for the past ~18 years.
    polkaudio Monitor 5 Series II
    polkaudio SDA-1 (with the SL1000)
    TEAC AG-H300 MK III stereo receiver
    beyerdynamic DT-880 Premium (600 Ω) headphones
    SENNHEISER HD-555 headphones
    Little Dot MK IV tube headphone amp
    Little Dot DAC_I balanced D/A converter
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited September 2009
    charliemc wrote: »
    Ok, after all this, my 15-year-old caught wind of how cool these things are, and he's appropriated them. As anyone who has a nice 15-year-old kid knows, that's that. I feel better about this route, after hearing all this enthusiasm here. Thanks folks, for your help and advice!

    Awesome! I'm sure he'll enjoy them very much!!

    Those are some great speakers, I'd hate to sell them if they were mine. Sounds like this is a much better option.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,393
    edited September 2009
    I had my eye on Monitor 7s from about age 12. It took me 14 more years until I actually bought a set of Polks. I looked at the 7's then my thoughts moved up to the 10's then the RTA8TL and finally I bought the RTA11TL when they were being discontinued.

    Enjoy them well
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited September 2009
    charliemc wrote: »
    Ok, after all this, my 15-year-old caught wind of how cool these things are, and he's appropriated them. As anyone who has a nice 15-year-old kid knows, that's that. I feel better about this route, after hearing all this enthusiasm here. Thanks folks, for your help and advice!

    Lucky punk ;)

    Make sure he treats them right... Or we'll come get him...
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  • rmc57
    rmc57 Posts: 27
    edited September 2009
    right here when you get 25 post
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