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Vintage in Iowa - several items - $$

Dingman

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Priced more than I'd pay, but it is nice stuff.

Posting just in case someone simply has to have a Beo TT or a Pioneer silver...
http://desmoines.craigslist.org/ele/4921573473.html

Pioneer SX 1050 - very near mint condition....completely gone through, everything works perfect - power house at 125 watts per channel continuous $600

Pioneer SX 850 - very near mint condition....completely gone through, everything works perfect - power house at 65 watts per channel continuous $400

Klipsch Heresey II Speakers - absolute MINT - with original boxes - theres not a mark on them or on the grills....came from a 1 owner , smoke free / pet free home - VERY RARE FIND IN THIS CONDITION - $1000

B&O 4004 turntable- complete with box, packing, manuals, completely serviced - new belt, all moving parts lubed - works perfect $475 - rare find like this!!

Pioneer CS 88 speakers in MINT condition - all drivers work and the cabinets are gorgeous !!!
lattice grills and these look more like a piece of furniture - hard to find in this condition $300

Technics SU 8600 integrated amp - mint condition power house 85 continuous watts per channel
w/ wood cabinet - beautiful $350

Pioneer PL 115d turntable - excellent condition - completely serviced - $200

Marantz 6300 turntable - near mint - completely serviced - - $825

Pioneer pl 600 - Pioneer made 2 versions of the PL 600, this is the older silver version not the cheap later one that was all plastic , this was and IS a true audiophile table , super heavy!! - mint condition - $300

AR turntable - very nice condition - completely serviced -$200

Technics sl 1650 turntable - completely serviced - mint - $250

Paradigm Monitor 3 speakers - mint - $325

Denon 52f turntable -completely serviced - mint condition!! - $450

Thorens td 166 mkii - completely gone through and numerous upgrades - $625

Thorens TD 145 - completely gone through and numerous upgrades - also brand new dustcover - $800
 
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Falstaff said:
Yeah...but I agree he is a bit high in his pricing.
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I'm not sure, but here in Iowa, I think there are fewer people willing to pay top dollar for audio than in large metropolitan areas.

Making it harder for this seller to actually sell. Most of those items, he's been trying to sell for over a year, at least. Maybe longer.

I think he doesn't need the cash, and so is willing to sit on it until he gets his price.

The Klipsch, he's just added.
 
I talked to this gent on the phone (I believe its the same seller) quite some time back. He seems to be a nice guy but like you guys say, I think his prices are high and he isn't really willing to come down on them.
 
Yep, I've e-mailed with him a few times. He's courteous and does respond quickly, but I think the prices are indeed firm, and high. May do some business with him down the road on some B&O cartridges though, we'll see. He must have quite a lot of storage space, and/or a patient spouse...
 
FWIW the Klipsch Heresy pair formerly owned by Waylon Jennings have been on Phoenix CL for a while at $1000 (no affiliation). $200 for an AR turntable (presumably the old version) is also silly.
 
Many of his pieces have been on Clist for months. His prices are just too high (sometimes double) for the little demand that is out there in Iowa.
 
Yes, I agree with you guys on the prices, but I try not to complain about prices people ask, it's their business, not mine.

However, I can promise that that Marantz 6300 won't sell locally for $850. Never. Not going to happen.

And I got a NICER set of HeresyII's (and mine are KP-201's) locally for $400. So, I'm going to say those Heresy's II's aren't going to sell locally at $1000.

I hadn't thought about it, someone in this thread said he's just trying to show off. Maybe that's right.
 
There is something to be said about really clean and serviceable gear. It should comand a premium how much that is seems to be the problem.
 
CL in Central Iowa is pretty awful for audio - it's either very low end that makes average 80s BPC look good, or this kind of stuff or even higher occasionally. Almost nothing mid-range. (There was a nice NAD amp/pre combo the other day that sold in about 4 hours, he was only asking $100, but it was early 80s gear; I am still trying to find a NAD pre, but a more recent one.) I did get a really nice set of Advent 5002s for $75 once, and a good condition Nak CD-2A cd deck for $15. Slim pickings, both on CL and at the thrifts, for the most part.
 
J English said:
CL in Central Iowa is pretty awful for audio - it's either very low end that makes average 80s BPC look good, or this kind of stuff or even higher occasionally. Almost nothing mid-range. (There was a nice NAD amp/pre combo the other day that sold in about 4 hours, he was only asking $100, but it was early 80s gear; I am still trying to find a NAD pre, but a more recent one.) I did get a really nice set of Advent 5002s for $75 once, and a good condition Nak CD-2A cd deck for $15. Slim pickings, both on CL and at the thrifts, for the most part.
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Most likely moving back to Iowa within the next 6 months...not looking forward to this part of it! It's home, though. Asheville Craigslist is okay, there's almost always "something" worthwhile here...nothing like the big cities though, especially the Northeast and California, it seems.
 
There are occasional gems among the cornfields here in Iowa. although, there seems to be long droughts between finding one then another.
Over the past few years
I've picked up Advents OLA/smaller OA for between $20 and $40
Klipsch Heresy's with poor finish for $5
Infinity Q Jr (needed work for $20)
several Boston Acoustic A (60/70/150) for between $0 and $20
JBL L19 for $40

Electronic gear is a bit harder to find than speakers (often needing re-foaming)
(especially since I can repair most speakers but don't do electronics)

I check thrift stores about once every week or two
and garage sales when the season comes
C-listers generally ask too much or the stuff sells in minutes
 
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