No new A'gon ads for eight days in 100 mile radius

RE: No new A'gon ads for eight days in 100 mile radius, posted on October 18, 2014 at 09:02:13
TWB2 Dealer Posts: 316 Location: N. California Joined: July 10, 2004	How did you determine this? And what has been the norm?

here in europe if you want to sell something fast..., posted on October 18, 2014 at 11:17:29

Tom Schuman
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...use ebay. MUCH more exposure than the other boards like audio-markt, where the prices are usually too high, and the ads disappear from the 'newly listed' front page every 5 minutes.
of course, the whole bidding war thing is corrupted by secret software bidding nonsense.
trademe in new zealand avoids that by extending auctions until people stop bidding. which is still open to corruption of course if you can write a software program to snip.
to me, it's amazing how many different audio companies stay alive for even a year. thank slave labor in china and 'supply side' (i.e., voodoo) economics. and ignorant consumers who are slaves to advertising.

Zip code search, posted on October 18, 2014 at 12:55:35
Jay Buridan Audiophile Posts: 10271 Location: Michigan Joined: January 21, 2004	Norm was new ads each day "Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. " ― W.C. Fields

RE: Zip code search, posted on October 18, 2014 at 13:12:35
TWB2 Dealer Posts: 316 Location: N. California Joined: July 10, 2004	What I really was asking is how many new ads/day were there before the recent changes, and thus how much have the number of new ads declined. If their new policies are actually having a major negative impact, then perhaps there is reason to hope that the owners will be forced change their policies.

Maybe you should expand..., posted on October 18, 2014 at 13:21:41

musetap
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your search radius if you're actually interested in, what? buying? selling? trading? browsing? or just looking for a topic to post about?

100 miles? Are they in the middle of any measurable urban center or densely populated area?

THAT might mean something, or otherwise indicate something of significance worth mentioning.

Otherwise, who cares where audiogon is physically located OR what is or isn't happening in their own backyard?

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure

I agree the last minute bidding kills any interest in eBay for me.. an extender would be great. nt, posted on October 18, 2014 at 19:33:42
Nuit	.

I like being able to go pick up items when I can off Audiogon.. nt, posted on October 18, 2014 at 19:35:04
Nuit	.

I check A'gon daily out of curiosity, posted on October 18, 2014 at 21:07:32
Jay Buridan Audiophile Posts: 10271 Location: Michigan Joined: January 21, 2004	Things have gotten so bad that even vacuum tube scammers are jumping ship. It has been years since I bought much there, but I visit daily to monitor asking prices in my locale, which is Rochester, Michigan. "Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. " ― W.C. Fields

RE: I check A'gon daily out of curiosity, posted on October 18, 2014 at 21:42:05
artmaltman Audiophile Posts: 52 Location: No. California Joined: February 5, 2003	Where do you go instead to buy used gear, if not Audiogon?

Far fewer listings than they used to have, posted on October 19, 2014 at 01:01:53

J.Mac
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A number of years ago I created about 15 Agon searches for various manufacturers whose products I was interested in and saved them as bookmarks. I can easily launch the whole folder of searches and see the results of each one in a separate browser tab.

Following the disastrous site redesign a couple of years ago, the number of listings returned for each of those searches became a small fraction of what I had been seeing before. And it's never recovered.

RE: Far fewer listings than they used to have, posted on October 19, 2014 at 06:55:50
The Dill Audiophile Posts: 2197 Location: Portland, Oregon Joined: July 1, 2004 Contributor Since: February 3, 2016	Well, I just checked the AudiogoN page and it said 11,980 new ads in the last 30 days or about 400 ads per day.

It's not just the policy changes..., posted on October 19, 2014 at 07:19:05
genungo	I think that loudspeaker hifi, and the portion of the population that once supported it, is dying off. Things might be better for loudspeaker hifi in the far east than it is here in the western world today.

RE: No new A'gon ads for eight days in 100 mile radius, posted on October 19, 2014 at 07:43:05
Kloss	Harder to sell on audiogon I noticed a great decrease in ad hits and replies to such. Seems folks are more interested in buying new gear. Lots of great values in new and its effecting used values to some degree.

My system is pretty much set for life, Art, posted on October 19, 2014 at 09:08:27
Jay Buridan Audiophile Posts: 10271 Location: Michigan Joined: January 21, 2004	These days I only buy recordings, vacuum tubes, capacitors, etc., and the Audio Asylum Trader and Audio Circle are places I look for gear. But I hope the current owner of Audiogon sells his moribund trademark to an entrepreneur who can resurrect and manage it with due respect to the audio community. "Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. " ― W.C. Fields

RE:the last minute bidding kills any interest in eBay for me.. , posted on October 19, 2014 at 10:25:52
genungo	Thats why "Buy it Now" pricing exists.

RE: My system is pretty much set for life, Art, posted on October 19, 2014 at 11:31:54
middleground	Well said.

12 days and counting -- no ads in 12 days, posted on October 21, 2014 at 18:51:03
Jay Buridan Audiophile Posts: 10271 Location: Michigan Joined: January 21, 2004	Audiogon is in a world of hurt "Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. " ― W.C. Fields

RE: 12 days and counting -- no ads in 12 days, posted on October 21, 2014 at 19:39:53
The Dill Audiophile Posts: 2197 Location: Portland, Oregon Joined: July 1, 2004 Contributor Since: February 3, 2016	No ads in your zip code, big fizz.

There are 31,410 square miles in a 100 mile radius, posted on October 22, 2014 at 06:51:07
Jay Buridan Audiophile Posts: 10271 Location: Michigan Joined: January 21, 2004	A few weeks ago there were some ads within that radius from my residence in southeastern Michigan. My point being that Audiogon has been committing suicide with its foolish policies. I may be wrong; time will tell... "Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. " ― W.C. Fields

RE: It's not just the policy changes..., posted on October 22, 2014 at 09:34:12
Hi-Fi Hokie Audiophile Posts: 120 Location: Hillsborough, NC Joined: April 19, 2005	I wouldn't be so sure of that... Jim J.

17 days into the A'gon death spiral, posted on October 27, 2014 at 10:31:15
Jay Buridan Audiophile Posts: 10271 Location: Michigan Joined: January 21, 2004	The owner's pucker factor must be approaching 10 by now. "Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. " ― W.C. Fields

RE: No new A'gon ads for eight days in 100 mile radius, posted on October 27, 2014 at 11:46:27
Hi-Fi Hokie Audiophile Posts: 120 Location: Hillsborough, NC Joined: April 19, 2005	I bought an ARC preamp from an Audiogon ad; turned out the guy lived 10 miles from my folks' house. Went over, had a beer and a listen to his main system (BAT amps and Vandersteens, IIRC). Left with a good deal on a preamp. If only all transactions went that way... Jim J.

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