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In Reply to: RE: Why use Audiogon... posted by Vinyl Valet on November 08, 2015 at 06:02:03
The folks I'm interesting in buying and selling from aren't advertising or looking on craigslist, and AA trader isn't much better. Why waste your time trying to post ads where there aren't many buyers looking?
As far as I'm concerned, there are still some advantages to using Agon. In recent years they have improved their process and made buyer's and seller's obligations and expectations more clear, and they have put effort into preventing scams. Mainly I want to deal with reasonable people who actually want to buy and sell stuff with minimum hassle. Agon's fee and policies help separate the people who are serious from those who are not. Really my only complaint with Agon these days is that there's too many dealers trying to use it as their primary store front.
Audio Mart is starting to become a viable alternative to Audiogon. I don't know how they would be for dispute resolution though.
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I'm selling high end home audio, pro audio and rare LPsSACDs/CDs. I haven't had any trouble selling on CL, AA and Audio Mart although eBay usually works best for the higher priced LPs, SACDs and CDs. Scams are easy to avoid if you have any common sense.
I'm glad Audiogon is working for you. In my experience, it offers no advantage. I've sold just about all the gear I need to since we returned to the US. Now that the weather in Phoenix is cooler, I'll be focusing my attention on selling LPs on eBay.
I don't buy much, just sell. Since I'm an honest seller, I don't have disputes. As a buyer, Paypal has never been a problem for dispute resolution.
I don't think Agon is the best place for selling silver and vinyl disks, just gear. For what they offer, the 1-2% fee doesn't seem unreasonable to me. But xx Audio Mart has a lot more action than it did just a year or two ago, so it may be worth trying both. If you have a piece of gear to sell and you want to list it at $2000, put up an add for $2k on US Audio Mart and a Premium listing for $2050 on Audiogon and see what happens.
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