Brian
An Old Geezer
I started in this hobby the smell way and even went further buying and selling to generate profits to fund the hobby. It turned into a business when I worked deals buying weekly entire lots of tradeins from audio dealers who really did not want to sell used equipment. Ended up buying and owning 4 stereo stores. Seems I never do things half way. My problem was I was never satisfied with my own system. Finally one day brought sanity into my life when I said enough, settled on a long term final system that was maybe not the most "accurate" but reliable and very enjoyable to listen to. Sold the stores, went back to school to become an accountant and for some decades changed noting in my system. I did slip a bit when I became controller of Genesis Physics.
I think most of the negative vibes relate to flippers, those who could care less about the equipment, good sound or accumulating a high end system just buy and sell for profit caring less if it is a receiver or a comic book. They then come here to data mine us and try to get a handle on prices without doing their own research. This is why with some requests there is no negative reaction but with others there is. An almost immediate way to hit the list is to ask in post #1. Sets the person up as a flipper and usually not easy for him to overcome. The other person is one who tends to buy and after playing with it only a short time seeks the information. If he bought it why is he asking for the value or pricing? This over times seems to be one falling between a flipper and hobbies. But again similar irritant.
Your count is fairly low with a fairly high amount of data searching after buying. Possibly more feedback as to the units as to what you hear, like, etc. will yield a less suspicious feeling as to your goals. Hope this helps.
