Dublin, that is called an opportunity to negotiate. You end up with a much cheaper set of speakers than the market normally bears, as long as you are patient and reasonable. A new tweeter diaphragm is $35, maybe a little higher, and ten minutes of careful removal and soldering - but most guys with a family don't have the time, ability to source the diaphragm, soldering iron, and gumption to do it - so there they sit.
Older, scuffed up, needs a tweet diaphragm, with unremarkable veneer all invite a market offer in the low four figures. Having the bills in hand to lay on the table also aid in a transaction, if the seller is willing to negotiate. Time will tell him that a $3K figure is out to lunch on a less than pristine example.