Does anyone know any dealers that buy second hand kit?

[matengawhat]

Does anyone know of any dealers in the yorkshire area thay buy second hand goods - i have two pairs of speakers that i am keen to sell and would much prefer to take to a shop than sell on ebay.

With thanks

 

[John Duncan]

They will pay you less than eBay though, unless you're trading in........

 

[matengawhat]

i will probably be trading in for another set

 

[John Duncan]

Most would then, I'd have thought (unless they've changed in this post-ebay world). Vickers is the only one I know in York........

 

[Anonymous]

Out of interest - which speakers are you selling?

Lee

 

[matengawhat]

Well initially a pair of mint RS8s in Oak and then probably a pair of Focal 908s Classic on the original matching stands filled with atacam atabites which i recently bought on ebay - i love the sound of them but miss the bass or the rs8s a little so was thinking of selling both and buying something else.

 

[drummerman]

If you 'love' the sound you could add a sub.

 

[matengawhat]

have thought about trying that but not had the time - i have an arcam logo sub as part of my home cinema system and had thought about hooking that up to the stereo with the focals and giving that a blast

 

[drummerman]

If you like focal sound it would make sense short of perhaps buying a larger pair of the company's products. Just make sure you try it with a good one or you'll probably never try again. My experience in the past until recently. Now I'm convinced that, if well integrated, a quality sub has many advantages and relatively few negatives.

 

[matengawhat]

well the arcam sub goes pretty deep and is pretty fast and well thought of for music so maybe that should be my first test - i was going to keep the rs8s as well because i do like them but gf says lounge has to many speakers in it now and looks like a hi fi shop!!!!

 

[drummerman]

Decisions

... I'd get shot of the MA's too, no offense.

 

[Anonymous]

Moorgate Acoustics in Sheffield do trade-in / buy secondhand. Give em a bell.

jules.

 

[matengawhat]

i think the simple answer from my quick research is sell them on ebay!!! shops were offering a tiny proportion of their real second hand values - i apreciate they have their costs to cover but was beginning to look like a 100% mark up for sale