In Reply to: Beware AudiogoN Forcing Credit Card Payment posted by JerryS on January 17, 2017 at 10:19:19:
As an experiment, I listed a bunch of audio cables on several sites- Ebay, AA, Audiogon, US Audiomart, HeadFi. The listings, prices and terms of sale were identical across all sites. 22 items total. Items were cables and accessories ranging in price from mid 2 figures, to upper 3 figures.
My results were 1 sale from AA, 1 sale from Headfi, 20 Sales from Ebay.
My experience was repeatable. After doing the above, I have listed other items (tubes, tube amps, LPs) on all of the sites and Ebay. Ebay generated sales, the others sites did not.
Ebay, AA and Audiogon provide the number of "views" per item. In all cases, the number of views on Ebay was significantly higher than the number of views on AA or Audiogon. Love them or hate them, they are the largest venue around, with the most eyeballs and the most wallets.
Best,
Ross
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