ProAc Response Hexa speakers

[SJT318]

Hi
I have been asked by my dad to help him sell his ProAc speakers …. He is having to downsize and has no hifi system to listen to them now.

He has had them for years and they are in excellent condition but I’m struggling where to sell them.

I did list them on eBay but no joy and I have no idea about speakers but my 80 year old dad just keeps telling me how good they were in their day and I’m not really sure if anyone has any suggestions where I could look so I can sell for him.

I did ring a local hifi shop but they weren’t interested in buying.
Thank you

 

[daytona600]

Cant you buy your dad a Fosi/Wiim etc streaming amp + Phone/Ipad & keep this Proacs
My mother was 84 when she 1st started streaming from her Mobile

 

[twinkletoes]

Hi
I have been asked by my dad to help him sell his ProAc speakers …. He is having to downsize and has no hifi system to listen to them now.

He has had them for years and they are in excellent condition but I’m struggling where to sell them.

I did list them on eBay but no joy and I have no idea about speakers but my 80 year old dad just keeps telling me how good they were in their day and I’m not really sure if anyone has any suggestions where I could look so I can sell for him.

I did ring a local hifi shop but they weren’t interested in buying.
Thank you

You have 17 watchers you'll sell them if you knock 50 quid BUT they'recollection only so it will take longer than normal to sell. wait till pay day im sure they'll go

Write a better description!

 

[Al ears]

I can understand your frustration.
I have the equivalent Quad set-up that I have been trying to sell for ages with no replies.
Can I suggest your local Gumtree?

 

[Entrigo]

Hi
I have been asked by my dad to help him sell his ProAc speakers …. He is having to downsize and has no hifi system to listen to them now.

He has had them for years and they are in excellent condition but I’m struggling where to sell them.

I did list them on eBay but no joy and I have no idea about speakers but my 80 year old dad just keeps telling me how good they were in their day and I’m not really sure if anyone has any suggestions where I could look so I can sell for him.

I did ring a local hifi shop but they weren’t interested in buying.
Thank you

Also I would try on Facebook Marketplace - there are also a lot of hifi groups, including vintage hifi, you can join and post to. And also sites like Pinkfishmedia and AVforums.com, they have classifieds.

 

[SJT318]

Thank you for the replies ….. I will look at some other hifi selling pages.
I do have them listed on eBay also but have them as collection only due to selling stands too.
Thanks again

 

[RoA]

You need to be patient, price fairly in the first instance, take great photos and write a good description and you will sell on ebay.

Reducing price is no guarantee of selling, quite the opposite. If someone wants an item they will pay the advertised price as long as it is commensurate with the market at the time.

I have never used auction bidding and always have a fixed price. Never failed.

Conversely, if sellers keep reducing prices and ebay sends me the offers, I rarely buy (I think I may have done once). I just don't like it and (to me) it screams desperation and need to sell fast or the item was priced wrong in the first place.

 

[Entrigo]

You need to be patient, price fairly in the first instance, take great photos and write a good description and you will sell on ebay.

Reducing price is no guarantee of selling, quite the opposite. If someone wants an item they will pay the advertised price as long as it is commensurate with the market at the time.

Good advice. I am a very impatient seller and always think my stuff will "fly off my shelf" in a week or two, get twitchy when it doesn't and start lowering prices - then unfailingly regret it, but once you reduced the price, there's no going back.

 

[Entrigo]

Thank you for the replies ….. I will look at some other hifi selling pages.
I do have them listed on eBay also but have them as collection only due to selling stands too.
Thanks again

Another idea for writing the posts is using AI chatbots, if you use any. I do as I have never been good at selling and I find having an eye-catching listing helps - as long as you steer clear of overly sales-y language_...

If you do, give it clear parameters and let it work its magic - you can always tweak after. I normally use something like:

"create a description of xxx for an eBay posting, including technical specifications. Use a friendly tone and make message engaging but without making it sound too sales-y"

Just don't use eBay AI assistant as it's cr^p.

But as a minimum, you want to have the tech spcs for the speakers in it.