how to price speakers?

jimbo79
jimbo79 Posts: 2
edited February 2010 in Speakers
Hey there guys. i know some one who has a monitor 70 AM702523066 speakers and a Velodyne DPS series M-DPS-10.....662851253 sub. i believe he had purchased them in '07. i asked him if he 'd sell them because they are not being used . i was told to make an offer. i don't know a whole lot about them and neither does he. he had a roommate in the buisness that set it up when they lived together. So he doesn't not how much they had coast. I would like to know how much to offer him for each. If i could get a responce i'd apprietiate it. thank you![
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  • BAD ASP
    BAD ASP Posts: 361
    edited February 2010
    Go to Audiogon.com and do a search, they may have like units for sale through that auction service. Same with ebay. Audiogon also has a blue book service but I believe it has a cost attached. I am not familiar with the items you have mentioned, good luck.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,372
    edited February 2010
    Free is always good if he is a friend.
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  • lectronicjunkie
    lectronicjunkie Posts: 299
    edited February 2010
    If they are mint condition, offer $600 and go from there. By looking at Ebay prices, that seems fair. Just my two cents.
    It's all in the detail.
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited February 2010
    jimbo79 wrote: »
    Hey there guys. i know some one who has a monitor 70 AM702523066 speakers[

    As in Polk Monitor 70s? If so you can see what they're going for right now @,

    http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=polk+monitor+70+speakers&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=2834726335&ref=pd_sl_23oomq7j3h_b

    In "general", figure 3/8ths of the M.S.R.P. for a used speaker.
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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited February 2010
    If you do check out, recommend going to the advanced search menu and search on completed auctions. It helps to give a feel for what the unit actually sold for.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2010
    Monitor 70s have sold as cheaply as 340 a pair 'new' on newegg.com

    So you can take it from there. A price for 2 used Monitor 70s...less than 300.....250 would be reasonable (price for both)? Originally 915 a pair, they usually sold for around 399 each at the now defunct CC..and were often on sale there for 299 each. But now you can get them for at least 400 a pair NEW from jr.com

    Good luck..they are a nice speaker!

    cnh
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited February 2010
    Welcome to CP jimbo79!
    I hate buying stuff like this from friends... like someone said earlier, a good friend who apparently got them cheap and also has no use for them... IDK, I think he should be offering you a deal. Perhaps you can offer him something you're not using in trade? Otherwise, like others suggested, search google, eBay, Craig's list, etc... to see what they're going for. Best of luck. If you end up with them, let us know what you think.

    P.S. Try not to post the same thing in multiple parts of the forum! ;)
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  • lmacmil
    lmacmil Posts: 122
    edited February 2010
    jimbo79 wrote: »
    Hey there guys. i know some one who has a monitor 70 AM702523066 speakers and a Velodyne DPS series M-DPS-10.....662851253 sub. i believe he had purchased them in '07. i asked him if he 'd sell them because they are not being used . i was told to make an offer. [

    Here are a couple data points on the Monitor 70s.

    Brand new from Newegg: $230 each with free shipping.

    Refurbs from the Polk Audio Ebay store: about $400 including shipping.

    If they are in excellent condition, I would offer no more than 75% of the Polk Ebay price of $400, iow $300.
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  • josephclemente
    josephclemente Posts: 14
    edited February 2010
    On the Polk Audio eBay store, polkdirect, the average price for the last 90 days (79 pairs sold) is $297.49 plus $60 shipping. Lowest price in December was $227.50.
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