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Factory sealed AR-MST

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There are many mistakes in that listing that are going to hurt traffic!
 
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What mistakes?
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I'm not sure what himm is referring to, but I would say the lack of any pictures of the actual speakers, especially if they are a rare speaker as winters suggests (I have no idea, but assume he is correct). If the carton specifically being factory-sealed adds hugely to the value--and again, here, I'm not sure, though I do see people selling NOS out of the box--then I would recommend trying to find pictures of the speakers that are not your own, and of course disclose that, but to give potential bidders an idea of what they look like.

Other useful information would be the speaker dimensions and stats (rated ohms, output, range, etc.). For a relatively high-reserve item (up to $455 and still not met), I suspect many bidders interested in spending that much or more would be much more likely to do so on a better described and documented item.

It really couldn't even hurt to throw in a paragraph about AR, this history of this model, it's rarity, and why I, as the potential buyer, should care enough to give you my money for them. As it currently stands, I agree with himm that this is unlikely to attract the attention it seems to deserve.

It would be great if you didn't have to do that every time you sold something, but it's just a fact that it's in the seller's best interest to do that front-end work to reap the maximum back-end profit.
 
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Hi Guys !! What are we talking about ?? lol I did look for some info these, and did find a pic, they look like the LST's, and then the CSP shut down for improvements, so what is one to do ? (and I would love to break this box open catch a whiff of that 1975 factory fresh aroma, and hear these baby's but......)
 
Here's a couple of pics of the MST (not mine) with woofers that have been replaced but you get the idea of the design. An 8" two way with three tweeters in each cabinet.
 

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ARguy said:
Here's a couple of pics of the MST (not mine) with woofers that have been replaced but you get the idea of the design. An 8" two way with three tweeters in each cabinet.
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Yet mine are original !!! Worth $$$$$$$$$$$$$ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I will try to verify this tomorrow but I am pretty sure that the MST has 3 tweets and the MST/1 was an improved model and has only 2 due to problems with the three tweeter design. I could be remembering it backwards though.
 
ARguy said:
Here's a couple of pics of the MST (not mine) with woofers that have been replaced but you get the idea of the design. An 8" two way with three tweeters in each cabinet.
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They've always reminded me of an AR-4ax in an interesting cabinet.

Of all the speakers I've ever enjoyed, I would most like to have a pair of LSTs.
 
If it was me.... I'd pull them carefully from the cartons and shoot some pics. Then, I'd test them to see how they work. Even though they've never been opened, people still like to see what they're bidding on. That way they can see if the speaker surrounds are intact and what great unused shape they're in. I'd first show the factory sealed boxes and explain that they were opened only for testing, inspection, and pictures before returning to the original boxes. Then, I'd watch the bids fly in.:yes: Just my $.02. Brad
 
They will need to be refoamed as living in the original box will not have saved the foam surrounds from dry rot...
 
I suspect that if he had opened up the box, just as many people would have assumed that the speakers were actually used and a box added to them to make it look like they are NOS. They way he did it at least provides reassurance that they are actually new.
I also assume that anyone interested in the auction would already know what the speakers were, and that the seller was willing to forgo the bids of those unacquainted with them. Certainly the price suggests that he expected bidding by the truely committed, not the casual ebay viewer.
The reason I asked 'what mistakes' is to me, that means incorrect information, and since there was so little written, I wondered if the photos were fake.
Obviously he could have done much more to entice bidders, but I think the reason no one bid was not the lack of information etc, but instead was simply the unrealistic opening bid. The MST was a very nice speaker, and I yearned for them (though I wanted the LST even more (and who didn't?)). But there is no way that they were worth that much, in my opinion. Apparently others agreed.
 
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