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In Reply to: RE: The on-line shopping versus the brick - and - mortar shopping: USED.... posted by wangmr on August 20, 2014 at 23:37:45
You fail to see the real problem. Before the internet there was not a huge marketplace to sell and buy used audio equipment. Before the internet most people bought new at the local B&M store.
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so no used equipment was around? no newspaper classifieds, no hobbyist newsletters with back page ads, no hobby mags with back page ads, no estate sales with the occasional jewel of a component, no . . . .?
in addition there was the surprise that could come your way - an older sibling hands down his or her hi-fi system, a buddy or neighbor tires of their system or it breaks down and you're handy with DIY, etc.
an added bonus: in the above places - talking USED stuff only as in my original post - there was more trustworthiness [except local newspapers] from the seller than in today's wild wild west of craig's list or amazon.
an added added bonus: you could meet the person or knew the person or knew of the person as they're in your area/family/block.
thanks for interest
roger wang
so no used equipment was around? no newspaper classifieds, no hobbyist newsletters with back page ads, no hobby mags with back page ads, no estate sales with the occasional jewel of a component, no . . . .?
Sure there was but no where near the inventory/selection that is found on the likes of AudioGon.
Yes you could run an ad in your local paper and if the Newspaper was State wide you pay a substantially higher fee and run it State wide.
And of course Stereophile had a classified section in the back of the magazine. Not a big deal.
The only thing that even came close to AudioGon was a members only ad publication called Audio Mart, if my memory serves me right on the name. Great way to sell/buy used audio equipment. AudioGon eventually ran the ad publication out of business.
Bottom line I wouldn't be surprised if used sales of audio equipment far out numbers the sales of new audio equipment. And like it or not that has not only hurt the manufactures of high-end equipment but also has hurt B&M audio stores.
Edits: 08/21/14 08/21/14
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