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In Reply to: Re: I've been losing lots of auctions on eBay pre-recorded RTR's posted by Sour milk moon on January 13, 2007 at 18:05:05:
And price doesn't matter.
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Hey, I have noticed that Ebay in general drives prices for vinyl, tape, CD and whatever way the heck up! It also has created a culture of thrift store and garage sale looting, not out of love for the music and collecting, but to flip it for a buck on Ebay. Why don't we stop whining and just stop using "the Bay." Sale your stuff to other audiophiles at realistic prices. Or if you are so inclined trade, or give the stuff away! Ebay may have its place for some items, but it is surely ruining this hobby in many ways. I think its up to us to maybe take an intial loss with a sale or waiting longer for a purchase in order to make things better in the long run.
About 8 years ago,I posted on rec. audio.tubes-to the same effect-namely that supporting ebay is driving up prices of vintage equipment.I suggested "withstanding the temptation" to buy and sell on ebay.
I received such vehement response-a great deal of it from sellers,that I received my first initiation into the unique experience of "making waves" on the net.
My personality is not such that I can weather responses coming from unpleasant people that easily.
So,I learnt a lesson.While I have bought quite a few things on ebay across the years-things that are not to be found in my part of the world-I always prefer to sell things on Audiogon.
Ebay is a fact of life,additionally,I have seen ONE glowing mention of an obscure product by an anonymous person cause prices to double on ebay within days.
Might be a good time to sell out, if I could only wrap my arms around another format
I tend to agree with this opinion that there are a lot of "newbies" out there with deep pockets who are willing to play/pay "catch up" on desirable reel tapes. There are those who discovered late that analogue reel tape sound is better than CD. But there is a new generation coming on with good ears who can also tell the difference, and they are snapping up a lot of the old RCAs, Mercuries, Everests, etc. (2- and 4-track) that have become part of yard and estate sales.But I don't agree with the opinion that ebay is driving up the prices of reels in general. If people are ticked off about ebay prices, then they should look in the classified ads of audio hardware and software magazines for sellers of recordings who offer reel tapes in mail-order catalogues, auction-style or fixed-price. You either pay the fixed price first-come-first-served or bid at or above the minimum bid price in an auction by a given date. I think these catalogue dealers are the ones to look to as far as what a fair market price for a reel tape is. Most of them are reliable and have been in business for years, otherwise, bad marketing practices would have put them out of business a long time ago. In ebay, sometimes, you get a defective tape (caveat emptor).
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