Brand New R50 Black Pair, $199.99, Retail for $399.98 ( pair )

woweu2006 · April 2009

Hi, I have a pair of R50, brand new, original sealed.
Retail price for $399.98 per pair, or $199.99 single.

I am asking for $199.99 per pair, plus shipping.

They are in Black color.

I am in Bay area, fremont, ca 94536. Local pick up is welcomed, and free shipping for local pick up.

Email to woweu2006@hotmail.com if interested. thanks.

:D:D:D:D

pacificoastbear · April 2009

Good post Kex. Welcome to the Polk world Wow.

The Egyptian Fry's in Campbell is my favorite.

shadowofnight · April 2009

Actually, he is on the low side for someone trying to make a few bucks on a Polk R50/R30/R300 Frys purchase.....there is always at least 2 or 3 craigslist postings here in the bay area showing those speakers with their HUGE retail pricing from the Polk website.

Normally they offer them for around 300 bucks for the pair...so he is actually a hundred or so below the norm. ( The really funny part is when they show the proud clean undamaged sealed boxes in the craigslist ad...you can usually see the white Frys price sticker right in the photo

)

I picked up a pair of R50's for my nephews surrounds at the Fremont Frys last year for 59.99 a piece...coming out to a whopping 119.98 for the pair.

Polk really should put a realistic retail website price on those if they are going to move those through Frys by the thousands at 119.98 a pair. The scammers...I mean sellers....ALWAYS link to the Polk website showing the 639.95 a pair price http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/products/recent/r50/ ....and I am sure a lot of unsuspecting people go for what is basically an online white van speaker scam. ( Not Polks fault in the least....just some people have found this vast difference in actual vs retail price and are exploiting it for monetary gain )

Kex said it perfectly, rethink your introduction...throw a fair price on those puppys...and stick around and become an active Polk member. You will learn a lot here....lots of good folks.

shadowofnight · April 2009

I was cruising craigslist for Polks this morning ( As usual ) and came across this

This was interesting...

" These speaker sounds great, I have a pair of cherry R50 in my living room for 3 years, they sounds like a pro, even better than the $2000+ flagship speakers, such as LSI25 or LSI15.. "

That should kickstart your threads here on the forum ....nobody here thinks highly of the LSI series either

L@@K Polk Audio R50 Floor Standing Speaker NEW Black ( Pair ) L@@K - $199 (fremont / union city / newark)

Reply to: sale-9ddwp-1127914853@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-04-17, 10:31PM PDT

Hi, I have a pair of R50, brand new, original sealed.
Retail price for $399.98 per pair, or $199.99 single.

I am asking for $199.99 per pair.
They are in Black color.

These speaker sounds great, I have a pair of cherry R50 in my living room for 3 years, they sounds like a pro, even better than the $2000+ flagship speakers, such as LSI25 or LSI15..

Items are new downtown Fremont, ca 94536.

call 510-****-xxxx or Email to woweu2006@hotmail.com if interested. thanks.

Ken

R50

Three-speaker, two-way loudspeaker
Incredible Sound/Affordable Price

36-3/4" H x 7-3/4" W x 11-7/8" D
( 93.34cm H x 19.68cm W x 30.16cm D )

R50
Larger Image
(click to enlarge)
black

MSRP:
639.95 per pair (US)¹

woweu2006 · April 2009

haha, the economy is down, could I have my right to make some bucks?

lol

pacificoastbear · April 2009

shadowofnight wrote: »

I was cruising craigslist for Polks this morning ( As usual ) and came across this

This was interesting...

" These speaker sounds great, I have a pair of cherry R50 in my living room for 3 years, they sounds like a pro, even better than the $2000+ flagship speakers, such as LSI25 or LSI15.. "

That should kickstart your threads here on the forum ....nobody here thinks highly of the LSI series either

L@@K Polk Audio R50 Floor Standing Speaker NEW Black ( Pair ) L@@K - $199 (fremont / union city / newark)
Reply to: sale-9ddwp-1127914853@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-04-17, 10:31PM PDT

Hi, I have a pair of R50, brand new, original sealed.
Retail price for $399.98 per pair, or $199.99 single.

I am asking for $199.99 per pair.
They are in Black color.

These speaker sounds great, I have a pair of cherry R50 in my living room for 3 years, they sounds like a pro, even better than the $2000+ flagship speakers, such as LSI25 or LSI15..

Items are new downtown Fremont, ca 94536.

call 510-****-xxxx or Email to woweu2006@hotmail.com if interested. thanks.

Ken

R50

Three-speaker, two-way loudspeaker
Incredible Sound/Affordable Price

36-3/4" H x 7-3/4" W x 11-7/8" D
( 93.34cm H x 19.68cm W x 30.16cm D )

R50
Larger Image
(click to enlarge)
black

MSRP:
639.95 per pair (US)¹

Now that is freakin' hilarious right there. Wow is more than just a name, it's a new way of online marketing.

comfortablycurt · April 2009

Wow...I'm really loving the extra special Polkie deal he's offering here.

Better than the LSi15/25? I've never heard the R50's before...but I don't need to hear them to know that they don't sound better, or even as good as the LSi series towers.

Make your price a little more realistic instead of trying to rip someone off.

I also noticed that you offer "free shipping for pickup". What does that mean? You're not going to charge any additional fees if someone picks them? Wow...how considerate of you.

Ron Temple · April 2009

woweu2006 wrote: »

haha, the economy is down, could I have my right to make some bucks?

lol

Not here, buddy. The FM is a place to offer great gear that you want to pass on at Club Polk friendly pricing. Most everyone who posts items for sale here offers members much deeper discounts than you can get on the street. If you want to make a buck, do it elsewhere. If you didn't pick up the vibe during your race to sell...now you know.

steveinaz · April 2009

I'll take them.

Send them to:
1313 Mockingbird Lane
Owings Mills, MD 12345
Attn: "Norm"

is an I.O.U. Ok?

woweu2006 · April 2009

i paid my pair of R50 in 2006, $100 each.

Now Fry's dropped the price to $70 each, but you cannot get it at frys.com, they sold out.

Now the price is up again for $199.99 each at local Fry's store.

So, my price is still competitive and reasonable.

If you want it, get it before i return it to fry's.

lol

Knucklehead · April 2009

return them 3 years later?....I dont think so...BTW, I paid $90.00 for 2 black R50's 3 months ago from a friendly CP member.;)

McLoki · April 2009

woweu2006 wrote: »

i paid my pair of R50 in 2006, $100 each.

Now Fry's dropped the price to $70 each, but you cannot get it at frys.com, they sold out.

Now the price is up again for $199.99 each at local Fry's store.

So, my price is still competitive and reasonable.

If you want it, get it before i return it to fry's.

lol

How hard did you try? I was able to add them to my cart, select my shipping option and it asked for my credit card.

Return them - its the only way you will get rid of them for that price.

Michael

AsSiMiLaTeD · April 2009

woweu2006 wrote: »

haha, the economy is down, could I have my right to make some bucks?

lol

Not by taking advantage of Club Polk members...

Gempler · April 2009

i love you guys.
you don't mess around. you keep everyone on the straight and narrow.
it really is like a family here!
but i also admire a guy comming to the defacto authority on used polk gear pricing and asking more than the current retail pricing. i thought that is what craiglist was invented for, right?

i don't know what internet he is using, but my internet tells me that they are indeed still in stock at fry's and selling for just $69 each ($138 for a pair) until 4/23/2009 with free pickup.

http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4005092

and speaking of incredible prices, has anyone noticed the deal at neweg for a pair of monitor 50's (aka m50) for just $199 including shipping to anywhere usa (and no tax coleclted to most states).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882290013

maximillian · April 2009

christophermuto,

Those are cherry. The black ones are more expensive but go on sale occasionally for less than one they are being sold here. But I agree with everyone else here, these are priced way too high for what they are, even if they are black.

Menasor · April 2009

tsk tsk. -1!

dpowell · April 2009

I'm so happy to see this got bumped back to the top of the forum instead of being allowed to die as it deserves..........

Menasor · April 2009

dpowell wrote: »

I'm so happy to see this got bumped back to the top of the forum instead of being allowed to die as it deserves..........

Just wanted to get my thoughts in. :P

ESavinon · April 2009

comfortablycurt wrote: »

Wow...I'm really loving the extra special Polkie deal he's offering here.

Better than the LSi15/25? I've never heard the R50's before...but I don't need to hear them to know that they don't sound better, or even as good as the LSi series towers.

Make your price a little more realistic instead of trying to rip someone off.

I also noticed that you offer "free shipping for pickup". What does that mean? You're not going to charge any additional fees if someone picks them? Wow...how considerate of you.

I would not be surprised if he tried to charge for pickup. I recently won an item on ebay, I email the guy asking if i can pick up the item he said sure, I would only have to pay half his asking price for shipping which happened to be $80. I told him i was not going to pay shipping for an item i was to pick up.
He said he could do that and that now i have to pay the full amount since he will not allow pickup anymore. I refused to give this thief/extortionist my home address for shipping since he refused to provide a shipping method. Ebay of course took his side saying shipping charges are not ebay's concern.

ESavinon · April 2009

F...k ebay. I'm done buying there. No more big ticket auctions for me.
As for that transaction, I took a strike but i left appropriate feedback to that seller.

ESavinon · April 2009

The item was never paid. We did not come to an agreement over how to have that item shipped.

mrbigbluelight · April 2009

bump

:rolleyes:

ESavinon · April 2009

I dont think he would have stepped into tha bronx anyway.

shadowofnight · April 2009

Lasareath wrote: »

You should have told him you were gonna come over and break off his arm!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMEZyS2pjE4

That you wait down the road for my friend...remember served cold ( His wife tells the authorities he just had an Ebay deal go bad...not good ) ......after all you have his address after inquiring where to send the money order

motohead1 · April 2009

I sold my pair of mint R50's in the bay area 2 years ago for $75 on craigslist after frys had dropped the price on them. But hey, a sucker is born every minute right? Who knows, maybe some sucker would buy it for $199 + shipping...just not on a polk website!!!

Gempler · April 2009

ESAVINON wrote: »

... Ebay of course took his side saying shipping charges are not ebay's concern.

shipping charges are not of ebay's concern unless they are excessively high as a way to circumvent payment of ebay final value fees. you can report the sellers active auction (when relisted) for circumvention of fees and they will likely cancel it. when it costs them money you can bet it gets their attention.

that said, had you asked the seller before bidding if pickup was ok and free before then you would not have had to get into this with him. but after the fact it doesn't make sense for the seller to have fought you about it; he should have just say to consider the deal null and void since you didn't want to pay a pickup fee and you both could have avoided the negitive feedback (and he could get his fees refunded).

ESavinon · April 2009

It's water under the bridge for me. My ebay record speaks for itself.
Check it out it's esavinon.

woweu2006 · April 2009

SOLD

A guy in Bay area, he bought it. He is happy.

thanks

gtu2004 · April 2009

woweu2006 wrote: »

SOLD

A guy in Bay area, he bought it. He is happy.

thanks

for 200 bucks for the pair?

woweu2006 · April 2009

yes.

$200 a pair, he is very happy. Because he cannot buy it from Frys.com, they only sell Cherry, while he want black, and frys.com will charge him $52 shipping plus Tax. that will be more expensive.

Pauly · April 2009

woweu2006 wrote: »

SOLD

A guy in Bay area, he bought it. He is happy.

thanks

Good for him

Pauly

Brand New R50 Black Pair, $199.99, Retail for $399.98 ( pair )

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