JBL Century 100 Value
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Luckyorleans
Super Member
Ebay sold will give the range. Looks like a pretty wide range of $1k to $2k+. It would be best to read the descriptions of the sold ones and compare to what you have and get a feel for the value. Then how quick do you want to sell? If not in a hurry, price at the higher end and wait it out to see if you can get that price. If a need to sell quick, pick a mid-range price and start an auction at that price and see if there is any more upside.
I know ebay prices set a retail value not local, no hurry to sell, no shipping outside the US... Thanks, I will see.
Sold pretty quick locally above $2k, Thanks!
I did this once for a Mcintosh preamp that I completely refurbished. I got completely burned. NEVER AGAIN. I will pick a BIN price and run with it.
BMWCCA
Addicted Member
And we never even got to see the driver condition beyond the one side, or ask who supplied your cheap foam grilles with the incorrect Quadrex profiles. Congratulations on the sale. You know what PT Barnum said!
I have an original pair of first-generation L100 Centuries and know very well how much better a JBL you can buy with less than half the money you got for those! What's next for you, a MegaMillions ticket? You're on a roll.
markshan
Sir Thrift a Lot
Someone didn't pay 2k for the sound. They paid it for their youth.
XplicitActs
Super Member
I had a pair for years on my "Grail to find" list. Found a pair of 1 owners, no grills, and they NEVER get played. Lol. I have too many other sets that I feel sound much better. However I was able to place a check mark by that item.
Congrats on the sale.
Congrats on the sale.
BMWCCA
Addicted Member
Like most of you experienced with the L100 Century, mine are in my collection for reasons of nostalgia. The fact that mine are also the first pair I ever heard back in 1971 and are the original Gen-1 versions is a bonus, though nothing really helps their sound! Stuffing ports, Trol's network upgrades, still really lipstick on a pig. And I say that fondly—but of course I didn't pay over two-grand for them, either!
Here they are with their original in-line drivers, no foam around tweeters, and wooden grille pegs:
Here they are with their original in-line drivers, no foam around tweeters, and wooden grille pegs:
audiocrzy
Super Member
I've been selling on EBay since 1997. Most of the things I list I use BIN and I consider my prices to be fair. Occasionally I offer "Make offer". Everything I list eventually sells but some times it takes a long long time. Patience is my friend.
The only time I list as an auction is if the item is very collectible and not listed by other eBayers. Timing is very important to get the auction prices high.
freeisforme
Member
There was a set on CL around here a couple months ago, they were a bit a drive for me so I didn't bother, the seller was asking $250. The grills were rotted, just the frames remained, and the wood showed signs of maybe being stored in a basement. They sat for weeks being relisted several times.
I finally was in that area and went to look, they were in better shape then I had expected, but with some light mildew on one cabinet. The seller had no way to demo them, I had no clue if they worked or not. After some haggling I got them for $75.
I cleaned up the cabinets, gave them a listen, ordered new foam grilles, and they are sitting till I get back to them. A buddy listed a minty pair which he had since new there over the holidays for $400 but got no takers. His look brand new. He sold his dirt bike instead and put the speakers back in the attic.
In all fairness though, I think the max for a CL sale around here is about $25, regardless of what your selling. Even then you have to field dozens of scam emails and those just mining email addresses in hopes of finding a real buyer.
I finally was in that area and went to look, they were in better shape then I had expected, but with some light mildew on one cabinet. The seller had no way to demo them, I had no clue if they worked or not. After some haggling I got them for $75.
I cleaned up the cabinets, gave them a listen, ordered new foam grilles, and they are sitting till I get back to them. A buddy listed a minty pair which he had since new there over the holidays for $400 but got no takers. His look brand new. He sold his dirt bike instead and put the speakers back in the attic.
In all fairness though, I think the max for a CL sale around here is about $25, regardless of what your selling. Even then you have to field dozens of scam emails and those just mining email addresses in hopes of finding a real buyer.
superdog
AK Member
I never do that either.Its a gamble I'm not willing to take.
