SRS for $1995 WTF?

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har_navalta
har_navalta Posts: 957
edited May 2003 in Flea Market
I don't wanna see someone will bid on them. :mad:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3020833676&category=14993


Starting bid for $1995 :supermad:
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,640
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    This is the same guy that was selling them awhile back, then dropped the Ebay auction...........strange, but WOW!!
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  • etrigan
    etrigan Posts: 160
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    http://clubpolk.polkaudio.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9198

    Higher starting bid this time.

    CHEERS ! jefff
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  • kelley
    kelley Posts: 287
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    I don't understand. They didn't sell for his 18xx last time so he ups the starting bid.
    SDS-400, SDA-1B, SVS 20-39pc+, B&K Ref 50, Denon 2900
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,640
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    He pulled the auction before it was completed.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • axeman
    axeman Posts: 170
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    Divorce will warp a mans thinkin won't it??

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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
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    what is the right price to pay for a pair of SRS's? certainly not $1995
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  • har_navalta
    har_navalta Posts: 957
    edited April 2003
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    Ok let us know the suggested resale value after 10 years+
    1. SDA SRS $______
    2. SDA SRS 1.2 $______
    3. SDA SRS 1.2TL $______



    :)
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  • MxStYlEpOlKmAn
    MxStYlEpOlKmAn Posts: 2,116
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    Well Bubba my Dad is talking to saler about a straight sale. If he accepts we ship out tonight!
    Damn you all, damn you all to hell.......
    I promised myself
    No more speakers. None. Nada. And then you posted this!!!!
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
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    Just posted over in the older thread about reason seller pulled them the first go-round.

    As for har's question...
    Originally posted by har_navalta
    Ok let us know the suggested resale value after 10 years+
    1. SDA SRS $______
    2. SDA SRS 1.2 $______
    3. SDA SRS 1.2TL $______
    :)
    ...based on a few ebay watches, the answers for mint pairs are respectively:
    1. $1900 - 2000
    2. $2000 - 2200
    3. $2300 - 2500
    One pair of tl's went for just over $1800, but they less than pristine.
    More later,
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,301
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    I have seen the 1.2TL's go for $2900.00.
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
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    Sorry for the stupid question. How do you tell the difference between SRS, SRS 1.2, SRS1.2TL.

    Thanks
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
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    For the history go here.... nice, old write up.
    http://clubpolk.polkaudio.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7139&highlight=history
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
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    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
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    Thanks for the history thread Tour2ma.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
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    You're welcome and no such thing as a stupid question... especially in here ;)
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    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
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  • Big Dan R
    Big Dan R Posts: 131
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    FYI - There are two pairs of the SRS 1.2's for sale on Audioweb.com for $1,500.00 per pair. They are in Houston Tex.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
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    Only see one pair and they're SRS's... maybe the 1.2's sold in the last 45 minutes?

    There are two pair of fx 1000's...


    http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/srch_fs.pl
    More later,
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    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
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    Apparently he didn't learn his lesson............yet another audtion ending without him selling the item............
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,301
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    I fail to understand why some people are having such a problem with this guy and his asking price, it is after all , a fair price to ask. I have the feeling that if he started the auction at $500.00, but had reserve of $1995 you would all feel better. That is just fuzzy logic!!! If you owned them wouldn't you want to get what they are worth? And they are worth every last penny of the $1995.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
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    F1,

    I'm not saying that his price is unfair. But if you have an auction end because people don't match your price, and you then try to resell them as another auction for more money, maybe I'm the one that doesn't get it.

    The lesson that he should learn is that if you sticker shock your audience, you're going to see your auctions fail (as his have).........
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,301
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    brett,

    That's a fair statement and could very well be the reason they didn't sell, but he also says that he will not ship which I think is foolish and could be the reason they didn't sell. Maybe we should send him a email to tell him what he's doing wrong.
    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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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
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    I agree that his auction tactics are not very good. High starting bids and/or reserves just turn bidders off.

    IMO start modest, let the bargain hunters drive up the price and let the snipers take it home and you should get a good result.

    BTW Big Dan, finally saw that you wrote audioweb not audiogon... there are two SRS's on audioweb, but that's what they are, not 1.2's. Kinda funny that the same guy has two pairs up.
    More later,
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    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
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    F1,
    Chances are by now he's reading this in the Club. I told him about it in an e-mail exchange.
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,301
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    Originally posted by Tour2ma
    High starting bids and/or reserves just turn bidders off.

    I hear ya, but it's fuzzy logic. ;)

    That was good of you to tell him about this place. After he reads all the comments about how good his speakers really are, he'll probably keep them.
    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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  • Big Dan R
    Big Dan R Posts: 131
    edited May 2003
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    Hi Gents,
    I am on a mission to find for purchase a pair of Polk 1.2TL's or 2.3TL's. If anyone knows of such please let me know..BigDR4497@aol.com. I live in MA.
    I recently bought some Carver stuff, M1.5, C-1, and TX11 so I am anxious to start rockin!
    Thanks,
    Dan
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,640
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    You came to the right place Big Dan..... :)
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  • wangotango68
    wangotango68 Posts: 1,056
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    Originally posted by Big Dan R
    Hi Gents,
    I am on a mission to find for purchase a pair of Polk 1.2TL's or 2.3TL's. If anyone knows of such please let me know..BigDR4497@aol.com. I live in MA.
    I recently bought some Carver stuff, M1.5, C-1, and TX11 so I am anxious to start rockin!
    Thanks,
    Dan

    a newbee with some money! is that really what this hobby is about?
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
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    Big Dan,
    Welcome to Club Carver. Glad to see you bagged an M-1.5 t. Power is no longer an issue. Will look forward to your thoughts on it and the C-1.
    Did you ebay them or other?
    More later,
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    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
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    Originally posted by wangotango68
    a newbee with some money! is that really what this hobby is about?

    Anyone else shudder when they read that considering who posted it?

    Big Dan....just as an FYI...don't do ANY deal with Scott (wangotango68). The phrase "Crash and Burn" comes to mind when it applies to Scott and the way he screws people over here and on other boards with sales transactions. Other than that warning....Welcome to the boards......:)
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
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    Originally posted by brettw22
    Anyone else shudder when they read that considering who posted it?
    I did also...
    Tried to go the e-mail, PM route to Dan, but he's blocked.
    Chose to stay with the "ignore" approach as long as no deals are offered to him by wt68.
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • Big Dan R
    Big Dan R Posts: 131
    edited May 2003
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    Thanks doro, tour2 and brett....
    Music is one of the loves of my life and quality sound reproduction is a passion and without recorded music we would not have a true need for these "toys". For most of us, getting the best sound for the buck is a challenging quest and what makes it fun is learning stuff from the people in this club, F1, who are also technically proficient offering valuable info, guiding us based on their experience...
    Tour2, I got the Carver stuff from ebay:
    M1.5- $355.00, s&h $12.00
    C1- $162.00 s&h $25.00
    TX11-$150.00 s&h included
    Info from Club Polk-$Priceless

    Im replacing my"old system", Yamaha RX 100u, Polk SDA 2A's, which Im handing down to my 14 yr old son, with older stuff. So now I need the Polk's I mentioned earlier. I have a Sony CDP 515 cd player that is not responding to the initial reading of the disc. Any feedback on the Carver players, the DTL 100?
    Thanks again guys,
    Dan
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