The 4x is the only old AR I like, I think it's pretty good. I don't like the bigger old ARs and I heard them often when back they were new.
The swindle continues...
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The 4x is the only old AR I like, I think it's pretty good. I don't like the bigger old ARs and I heard them often when back they were new.
Daunia 70
Lunatic Member
No doubt about it,charity shops have become very greedy especially in the last couple of years. Here in the UK,it's impossible to find a bargain anymore as they look everything up on Ebay before it even hits the shelves.
Sadly,even then they go by the ridiculously high "Buy It Now" prices (they never take the average sold price via bidding or even condition into account).
E.G.,Today there was a Mike Oldfield "Incantations" LP up for £12,I could get a better copy across the road in the second-hand record store for £2 (but I didn't as I've already got it).
Also,some are so greedy nowadays that they won't sell anything for under £1 or even £3 (probably ends up in the recycling skip),and a few like British Heart Foundation sell their most valuable sought after donations on Ebay... they even advertise this fact in-store with posters like "visit our Ebay shop"... sad,but very true.
'Tis a bit sickening as they get super low rent on the premises because they're a charity and the managers get big wages,plus the recycling companies get to make a big profit too!
A lot of very old poorer folks (who no internet access) visit and buy from these stores (clothes etc),yet they're gettin' ripped off... sign of the times I'm afraid!
Sadly,even then they go by the ridiculously high "Buy It Now" prices (they never take the average sold price via bidding or even condition into account).
E.G.,Today there was a Mike Oldfield "Incantations" LP up for £12,I could get a better copy across the road in the second-hand record store for £2 (but I didn't as I've already got it).
Also,some are so greedy nowadays that they won't sell anything for under £1 or even £3 (probably ends up in the recycling skip),and a few like British Heart Foundation sell their most valuable sought after donations on Ebay... they even advertise this fact in-store with posters like "visit our Ebay shop"... sad,but very true.
'Tis a bit sickening as they get super low rent on the premises because they're a charity and the managers get big wages,plus the recycling companies get to make a big profit too!
A lot of very old poorer folks (who no internet access) visit and buy from these stores (clothes etc),yet they're gettin' ripped off... sign of the times I'm afraid!
nexus
Super Member
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Whose truth?
beatcomber
AK Member
I would not expect a charity/thrift shop to stay open very long if they routinely over-price their wares. They are a business and need to know their market, just like any other business, if they want to stay afloat.
At the store with the $499 white van speakers, I scored a bunch of nice LPs (including a rare 1956 Oscar Pettiford jazz LP) for a buck each, so I'm a happy customer!
Seriously?
This thread started about a pair of white vans priced ridiculously high, and for some reason you decided to interject your opinion of the sound quality of AR speakers (again).
Let it go Tom.
beatcomber
AK Member
What the heck is "polypropolene?"
Flexable plastic, Infinity used it as well as others.
Polypropylene (PP), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications including packaging and labeling, textiles (e.g., ropes, thermal underwear and carpets), stationery, plastic parts and reusable containers of various types, laboratory equipment, loudspeakers, automotive components, and polymer banknotes. An addition polymer made from the monomer propylene, it is rugged and unusually resistant to many chemical solvents, bases and acids.
In 2013, the global market for polypropylene was about 55 million metric tons.[1]
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The material in question (that's easier than spelling it) is an excellent material for driver cones because it combines adequate stiffness with very good self damping.
beatcomber
AK Member
I think BC was mocking the misspelling on the "AR" badge. The typo in the first sentence of Steve's reply was therefore unintentionally (?) quite funny.
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I think BC was mocking the misspelling on the "AR" badge. The typo in the first sentence of Steve's reply was therefore unintentionally (?) quite funny.
I didn't catch the spelling on the badge, good thing they abbreviated the other big words on it.
Joseph Jove
Member
I got a good deal on some white van poly-formaldehyde towers not long ago. I must admit, the sound emitting from them is intoxicating.
jindra
Well-Known Member
I'm all for thrift stores making money, but they need to remember that the people coming to these stores aren't looking for a specific item, but a good deal. Why would anyone shop around at a bunch of thrift stores when you can get the same thing for equal or lesser value elsewhere? (and many times even retail is cheaper)
Lately they've started putting more and more toys in the auction section. I just can't be bothered with that anymore since the locals here overpay like no ones business. Oh well, good for the thrifts I guess :/
I've seen one of my local thrifts have the white van DaVinci surround set for around $800, they obviously didn't do much research besides looking at the scam site. Then they also had a white-van projector for around the same price which they again got from the crappy white-van front website with no mailing address.
It's really off-putting seeing these kinds of prices especially considering they get all this stuff for free. Still though, someone will make a mistake eventually.
Lately they've started putting more and more toys in the auction section. I just can't be bothered with that anymore since the locals here overpay like no ones business. Oh well, good for the thrifts I guess :/
I've seen one of my local thrifts have the white van DaVinci surround set for around $800, they obviously didn't do much research besides looking at the scam site. Then they also had a white-van projector for around the same price which they again got from the crappy white-van front website with no mailing address.
It's really off-putting seeing these kinds of prices especially considering they get all this stuff for free. Still though, someone will make a mistake eventually.
