What I learned on Craigslist

Old HiFi Guy · May 21, 2015

Roboturner91 said:
http://louisville.craigslist.org/atq/4998098908.html

Comes with extra cartilage, if you need some

But it is going to need a complete going over probably costing a fair amount of money. Audio equipment like cars have a lot of parts that age whether they are used or just sit. And old dried up grease is just the beginning.

HiFi in WYO · May 21, 2015

In today's second lesson, I've learned that lean times on CL lead people to ask for ridiculous amounts of cash for items of little value.

Case in point:

"Great little stereo 5 CD changer with MP3 capability, and 2 cassette players, the sub is amazing and speakers work fantastic, bought for $750 asking for $500 obo."

https://wyoming.craigslist.org/ele/5033615737.html

not mine, no affiliation

toxcrusadr · May 21, 2015

KiM3Ce said:
But they say: "I do need to sale it."

Or, "It is for sell."

:dunno:

2011etec · May 21, 2015

HiFi in WYO said:
In today's second lesson, I've learned that lean times on CL lead people to ask for ridiculous amounts of cash for items of little value.

Case in point:

"Great little stereo 5 CD changer with MP3 capability, and 2 cassette players, the sub is amazing and speakers work fantastic, bought for $750 asking for $500 obo."

https://wyoming.craigslist.org/ele/5033615737.html

not mine, no affiliation

now now ,lets not be too hasty here the poster just forgot the decimal after the first number.:scratch2::scratch2:

Valveglow · May 21, 2015

HiFi in WYO said:
At first I thought it was a new brand of white vans ...

Pevley Speakers & Bose Equalizer Amp

"I have 2 Pevley Speakers and a Bose Equalizer Amp 400 watts for sale. Asking $300 for all. Could use to DJ or personal use. Sounds great and works great. Please text or call if interested."

http://decatur.craigslist.org/ele/5023974767.html

not mine, no affiliation

I think originated by none other than Pelvis Pevley...

HiFi in WYO · May 21, 2015

Pelvis Pevley? I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything. Hilarious!
And the decimal? Well, at least he can spell.

DonQuixote99 · May 22, 2015

Wow. Their sense of market value is matched by their sense of how junky stuff looks in a junky dirty setting.

rvatfhunter · May 22, 2015

2011etec said:
now now ,lets not be too hasty here the poster just forgot the decimal after the first number.:scratch2::scratch2:

Very close. Ouch.

Roboturner91 · May 22, 2015

http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/showthread.php/53252-Panasonic-SA-AK320-Stereo-system

Put the model number in. Couldn't find a retail price, but in 2005 somebody was trying to sell theirs for $120 when it was a year old. Safe to say it was never anywhere in the $750 range. LOL

69sixpackbee · May 22, 2015

Roboturner91 said:
http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/showthread.php/53252-Panasonic-SA-AK320-Stereo-system

Put the model number in. Couldn't find a retail price, but in 2005 somebody was trying to sell theirs for $120 when it was a year old. Safe to say it was never anywhere in the $750 range. LOL

Where did he bring it from?
He says he "brought" it six months ago. Probably brought it home from the swap meet parking lot out of the back of a white short bus [emoji38]

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toxcrusadr · May 22, 2015

rvatfhunter said:
Very close. Ouch.

Yow! $23 + $42 shipping! :drunk:

Valveglow · May 22, 2015

toxcrusadr said:
Yow! $23 + $42 shipping! :drunk:

It depends. To me, it's only $20.33 shipping!

gladiator335 · May 23, 2015

Like if I didn't know already that CL has it's own share of ignorant and delusional people... Here is one more:

Technics SL-1210M5G Quartz Direct Drive TT - $2500 (Somers)

I have a Technics SL-1210M5G Quartz Direct Drive TT for sale. It has never been used. The cartridge, tonearm, and needle are in brand new condition. This turntable has been sitting in my basement for almost 10 years. Everything is in perfect working order. All it needs is possible cleaning on the power cords or new power cords. Power cords work pefectly fine, but they are a little dusty from being in a basement for so long. Asking $2500

Besides ridiculous price he can't even wipe the dust and make a picture or two???
Yikes!

DonQuixote99 · May 23, 2015

gladiator335 said:
Like if I didn't know already that CL has it's own share of ignorant and delusional people... Here is one more:

Technics SL-1210M5G Quartz Direct Drive TT - $2500 (Somers)

I have a Technics SL-1210M5G Quartz Direct Drive TT for sale. It has never been used. The cartridge, tonearm, and needle are in brand new condition. This turntable has been sitting in my basement for almost 10 years. Everything is in perfect working order. All it needs is possible cleaning on the power cords or new power cords. Power cords work pefectly fine, but they are a little dusty from being in a basement for so long. Asking $2500

Besides ridiculous price he can't even wipe the dust and make a picture or two???
Yikes!

I think it's part of some branches of flipper culture than you never clean anything nohow. Probably a combination of the 'antique' market norm that you can destroy the value of a thing by removing the original finish/age patina, and laziness.

As for the $2500, there's a potential customer born every minute.

mchriste · May 24, 2015

Nice picture

This drives me insane. I'm actually interested to know what is actually for sale here. But I'd rather eat a light bulb than attempted to reach out to the type of mouth breather who would actually post this.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ele/5039317419.html

DonQuixote99 · May 24, 2015

Oh come now. Two rather nice pics, no misspelled words or anything ... heck, he's showing super-competence compared to most ads that make this topic. He's not a mouth breather just because he didn't post a bunch of details, he's just not an audio hobbiest. Most people aren't. Go ahead and text him and ask for model numbers.

mchriste · May 24, 2015

it's fixed

oh you've seen it since the picture was fixed. there was only one postage stamp sized picture until recently... now I look like the a-hole.

faber12 · May 24, 2015

mchriste said:
oh you've seen it since the picture was fixed. there was only one postage stamp sized picture until recently... now I look like the a-hole.

I saw it. It was even smaller on a phone. I could not enlarge it either.

Old HiFi Guy · May 24, 2015

The background looks rather nice in comparison to a lot of Craigslist ad photos. No dirt, dust, funny stains, holes in the wall or unmentionable objects strewn about. Looks almost too good to be a Craigslist photo.

tyella · May 24, 2015

rvatfhunter said:
Very close. Ouch.

I'm creeped out by the assortment of things sitting on the stereo. Lotion, baby powder, a couple of colognes (Drakkar Noir? Brut?), and a lighter in front. Gotta have a lighter for the candles.

Smelling good, no friction, Al Green on the stereo.... and candles. Ladies go crazy for the candles.

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