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Hey Mike, I've been trying to unload a marshall half-stack and acoustic guitar on CL for a while. I haven't listed it on fleabay simply because I'm not willing to get into the shipping and receiving nightmare that comes with music gear, especially a heavy amp.. best to keep it local, although, there is a huge scam going on in my area, that I suspect is a local pawn shop-
for many *desirable* listings, like brand name stuff - let's say you post a sale for a metallic blue / white 1995 american strat, great condition, and a fair price at $1000 (**dunno if that's accurate, so gear snobs please don't correct me 
Just using that price as an example!)
The next day another seller just HAPPENS to have a 1994 american strat green white or whatever.. but CLOSE to the same descript as yours.. for $600 !! pic too! How resourceful!
Last time I listed my ovation, THREE ads for almost the identical guitar popped up, for HALF the price I was asking.
Over the last six months, as I've posted my marshall half-stack, either a higher wattage ro better model marshall has popped up the same or next day, and at a slightly lower price.
In every case, they ensure you don't get ANY real offers on your gear, so where do you go to sell your gear when you get desperate?
Occam's razor.
(edit) just realized my posting in my sig expired again argh.. I'm never gonna sell this stuff.
Just using that price as an example!)
The next day another seller just HAPPENS to have a 1994 american strat green white or whatever.. but CLOSE to the same descript as yours.. for $600 !! pic too! How resourceful!
Last time I listed my ovation, THREE ads for almost the identical guitar popped up, for HALF the price I was asking.
Over the last six months, as I've posted my marshall half-stack, either a higher wattage ro better model marshall has popped up the same or next day, and at a slightly lower price.
In every case, they ensure you don't get ANY real offers on your gear, so where do you go to sell your gear when you get desperate?
Occam's razor.
(edit) just realized my posting in my sig expired again argh.. I'm never gonna sell this stuff.
Last time I listed my ovation, THREE ads for almost the identical guitar popped up, for HALF the price I was asking.
Honestly, I think a lot of times people have stuff lying about, and forget about selling it. Your ad reminds them, and they realize they can take a bigger hit on price, so why not under cut you? Happens all the time on the DC CL.
I can't sell gear to save my life around here these days, and the regional unemployment rate is ~6.5%. For someplace more private business dependent, or being rocked by the housing dive, it's gotta be even worse. I AM doing a lot of horse trading though. Some times I come out ahead, sometimes I take a bath, but I usually at least getting rid of something I have tried but am dissatisfied with for some thing new I want to try (and quickly get dissatisfied with all over again
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It's funny, I still have my Fostex DMT-8vL 8-track that I bought for $1,100 in '98 and still use it for monitoring input levels and recording audio from Reason, as well as some scratch tracks. Of course, unfortunately no USB, so there's the tedious task of unplugging and reconnecting patch cables.
USB killed a lot of tech items and then later USB2 put the nail in the coffin.
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I just joined here and noticed this thread.
I too have equipment, amps, cabs mainly, that are pretty much brand new.
I'd like to try CL but I live in a small condo apartment and can't have people trying out 100w heads/cabs, plus I'm real paranoid about having strangers come over.
What I'd like to do is deliver the stuff myself to a buyer that knows the product and thats the specific item they're looking for to buy.
Because, I don't want to run into a situation where I'm hauling this stuff around to peoples homes just to 'browse'.
For example, I have a amp head that I guarantee is mint and like new. So I need to find that person that is already sold on that particular amp and wants to buy.
Think this can be accomplished?
No one in their right mind would buy gear without trying it first. I don't buy shoes without trying them on.
I've been trying to sell a Yamaha electronic kick drum -- their top of the line model -- for 50% of what it's selling new. I've had it listed for almost two months in various places; I've tried eBay (even with a Best Offer button), Craigslist, Harmony Central, and other local resources. It sells online for about $400 and I'm listing it at $240 with shipping included. The box hasn't even been opened yet. Never used a single time.
I haven't had one response yet, from any of those resources, in those two months. Well, not one response that wasn't from a scammer on eBay or Craigslist, anyway.
After fees and shipping I'll be making $200 on the thing, tops. It's not even worth it to sell it for any cheaper than that. I'd have killed for one of these at that price before!
Obviously the first question that comes to mind is why would you want to sell this anyway?
That's another thing I've learned to do when writing my ads; I always list the reason for selling. eBay ads where the seller has simply pasted in factory spec/marketing data drive me crazy! I can look that shit up myself, post some personal information about the product!
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