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What's best for selling Sony SCD-1?
Robert C. Lang
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The other person has to approve any feedback now on audiogon. No one ever approves negative feedback when it is posted against them. Also you have more protection with paypal if you go through ebay. I have always used audiogon. However a recent transaction went very sour, The buyer was a real jerk and tried to take his money back via paypal when he wife became upset at his new purchase. He just refused to approve my negative feedback. My suspicion is that this buyer would have a lot of negative feedback if it could be posted. I have the same thing happen with another guy. I recieved an amp that he poorly packed and it was damaged. He was able to get UPS to pay the claim. It was about 375.00 to have the amp repaired. Well the seller kept the money he got from UPS. I was not able to post anything negative about him on audiogon. He still buys and sell on audiogon with perfect feedback. Guess he only approves the good stuff!
That's why my negative comments at Audiogon about American Theater never showed up. How useless and 'undemocratic'.
Robert,Certain pieces sell for more on Ebay, i.e. Carver, B&W and a few others. You should fetch more on Audiogon and have less tire kickers. And as Sgb mentioned Audiogon's fees are lower!!
I prefer Audiogon for audio gear. Especially high end stuff like the SCD-1. The eyes are better targeted.
I think it was your reviews very soon after the SCD-1 was introduced, as well as the write-up in Positive Feedback, that made me take a closer look.
-------------"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
Thank you.I will never forget the unabated firestorm that accompanied my initial comments (18,000 words) in January 2000 on SACD and the SCD-1 that I posted at rec.audio.high-end subsequently at audioreview.com. (see link below)
The anti-SACD objectivist zealots (none of whom had even heard SACD but who argued that CD was as good as humans could possibly resolve)came out firing with both barrels blasting with a furious lambasting that lasted for weeks. I literally had to hang on for dear life. I have never had to write (Internet posts) so much from a defensive posture as I did in early 2000. But hang on I did and actually posted a 18,000 word follow up reaffirming my impressions of the SCD-1 in April of 2000 that can also be found at audioreview.com.
Those were the good old days.
Robert C. Lang
Reading those old posts was a blast from the past. Rich even posted a review there.I always find it interesting that some people have a need to attack what they have not heard. I thought the best one was when Anthony Michaelson dissed SACD in Sam Tellig's column, then came out with his own model six months later.
While we are talking about getting attacked, I remember when Jazz went over to the Blue Note forum to urge them to publish SACDs. You'd have thought he joined the Taliban.
-------------"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
...somebody had the temerity to ask a question of the pro's there regarding the Korg M-1000 DSD(x2) recorder, and serveral of the most noisy objectivists on usenet jumped in to demean not only SACD, but DSD in general.
Harry
It should sell rather quickly on Audiogon, Robert; the fees are a lot lower too.
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