Amp/Preamp Asylum

Looking for a new Amp or Preamp? If you're after tubes, post over here.

Return to Amp/Preamp Asylum

Message Sort: Post Order or Asylum Reverse Threaded

I hate it when this happens (Agon)

98.145.163.72
Posted on November 14, 2014 at 15:20:26
mbnx01
Audiophile

Posts: 7956
Location: Eagle, Idaho
Joined: October 22, 2004
 Just sold my Croft pre and power in three minutes..... to a guy with bad feedback and who I've had bad experiences with in the past.

Now I'm waiting for Agon to get my ad back up.

PITA. I hope they don't take too long.


'A lie is halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on'. -Mark Twain

 

Hide full thread outline!
    ...
RE: I hate it when this happens (Agon), posted on November 14, 2014 at 16:29:31
airtime
Audiophile

Posts: 11287
Location: Arizona
Joined: February 4, 2003
 I've have some buyers that would make you toss out your audio gear in the trash rather than sell it! One BIG reason my wife made me "kool it" in audio. Some real nut jobs out there. I actually had in my ad "no bidders from California"

 

RE: I hate it when this happens (Agon), posted on November 15, 2014 at 05:05:34
fantja
Audiophile

Posts: 15518
Location: Alabama
Joined: September 11, 2010
 Still missing the 'old' Audiogon...

 

RE: I hate it when this happens (Agon), posted on November 15, 2014 at 07:37:34
Sprezza Tura
Audiophile

Posts: 4585
Location: New York City
Joined: August 24, 2012
 What am I missing here? You knowingly did business with a POS buyer...? Why?

 

RE: I hate it when this happens (Agon), posted on November 15, 2014 at 07:40:56
Sprezza Tura
Audiophile

Posts: 4585
Location: New York City
Joined: August 24, 2012
 BTW. Why selling? I have read the Croft pieces are very nice...

How was the preamp?

 

I don't get it...., posted on November 15, 2014 at 08:22:55
mitch2
Audiophile

Posts: 1521
Location: Great Lakes
Joined: August 28, 2001
 Just because someone has cash or makes an offer doesn't mean you have to sell to them. If you don't use the "Buy it Now" option, you can set your own conditions such as; must have good feedback, at least one year with Audiogon, no overseas, no money orders, etc.
There is no reason a seller cannot protect themselves, even with the "new" Audiogon.
The only possible benefit I can see to the "Buy it Now" option is to capture folks who decide on the spot they want something before thinking it through. I don't want to sell to them anyway.

 

RE: I hate it when this happens (Agon), posted on November 15, 2014 at 08:52:08
mbnx01
Audiophile

Posts: 7956
Location: Eagle, Idaho
Joined: October 22, 2004
 It's wonderful stuff but I found a NOS ARC SP-17 recently - factory sealed box from a dealer who had recently closed down his shop and didn't know he had it.

So I did the big upgrade.



'A lie is halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on'. -Mark Twain

 

RE: I hate it when this happens (Agon), posted on November 15, 2014 at 09:20:36
kathrynatrand@hotmail.com
Audiophile

Posts: 73
Location: St. Louis
Joined: December 25, 2007
 It seems to me, the new Audiogon is making sellers have a credit card on file?

Maybe there is more to it? On valuable gear, it is better the eBay.

 

RE:Too bad they don't have a block feature, posted on November 15, 2014 at 12:11:09
BCR
Audiophile

Posts: 2444
Location: connecticut
Joined: April 7, 2009
 like Ebay so you can keep all the deadbeats away. Way too many tire kickers out there!

 

you mean the first owner of Audiogon, then came the game changer clowns that ruined a good thing~nT, posted on November 15, 2014 at 15:10:48
Cleantimestream
Audiophile

Posts: 7550
Location: Kentucky
Joined: June 30, 2005
 ~!
The Mind has No Firewall~ U.S. Army War College.

 

RE: I hate it when this happens (Agon), posted on November 15, 2014 at 15:47:00
Sprezza Tura
Audiophile

Posts: 4585
Location: New York City
Joined: August 24, 2012
 So the ARC is clearly superior to the Croft? Also it has a remote, and I believe the Croft does not.

 

RE: I hate it when this happens (Agon), posted on November 16, 2014 at 10:11:54
AbeCollins
Audiophile

Posts: 46278
Location: USA
Joined: June 22, 2001
Contributor
  Since: February 2, 2002
Do you use the BUY IT NOW button? I never do. I always want to see who is making offers on my stuff before I decide to sell. If the guy has negative feedback, no feedback, or otherwise raises some concerns, I can decline his offer or just wait for it to expire and move to the next.



 

Yeah, that's *exactly* what I was thinking..., posted on November 17, 2014 at 06:53:17
rlw
Audiophile

Posts: 3347
Location: Near West Palm Bch, FL
Joined: August 29, 2006
 Why would you deal with a known bad buyer?

-RW-

 

RE: Yeah, that's *exactly* what I was thinking..., posted on November 17, 2014 at 08:37:40
Sprezza Tura
Audiophile

Posts: 4585
Location: New York City
Joined: August 24, 2012
 Well I kind of figured out that it seems there is a "buy now" button on Agon which means you can't reject an offer or refuse the sale at the time of the transaction. I'm almost sure that is the deal.

However it was one of those "read my mind" threads.

 

RE: Yeah, that's *exactly* what I was thinking..., posted on November 19, 2014 at 04:46:02
TaylorE
Dealer

Posts: 9
Location: North Carolina
Joined: March 1, 2012
 As mentioned above, just don't use the "Buy It Now" option when posting your item. This gives you the option of who you sell the item to (after reading their feedback).
Taylor

 

RE: I hate it when this happens (Agon), posted on November 23, 2014 at 13:10:36
timind
Audiophile

Posts: 59
Location: Indy
Joined: September 16, 2006
 I stopped using AudioGon for sales unless all else fails. And this is after more than ten years of selling there. In fact, I am beginning to think ebay may be a better place for sales.
Like I say, unless all of the other sites, including this one, don't work.

 

RE: I hate it when this happens (Agon), posted on November 23, 2014 at 18:40:48
pictureguy
Audiophile

Posts: 22597
Location: SoCal
Joined: October 19, 2008
 I resent that! I'm from California and I assure I NEVER bid on anything I didn't complete.
Which is NOT at ALL saying I don't understand how you could come to that.

Me? I was selling a ROTEL RB1070 power amp on Craigslist. What a mistake with nothing but deadbeats and lowballers. the guy from BACK EAST who offered me 'more than I was asking', but I had to 'ship it right away' on receipt of a POSTAL MONEY ORDER was a real scam. Good Times.

I too have GIVEN stuff away rather than put up with 'people'. My NAD1700 tuner/pre was treated that way and I GAVE AWAY a a TEAC A4010S reel to reel, an Akai R2R and a Sony TC355 R2R.
I kept my Tandberg and the DBX compressor/expander.
Too much is never enough

 

Page processed in 0.030 seconds.

[ Top Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]