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More Odd or South of Normal than Shady

Posted by Lee of Omaha (D) on May 6, 2011 at 06:37:59

Vernon Vogt, who does business as ArchaicAudio in the AA classifieds and asks from way above retail to stratospheric prices, posted an ad for a broken Pioneer SX-1980, without photos or further description. Here is the email exchange that followed (directly cut and pasted without editing):

Ad: Title: PIONEER SX-1980 BIGGEST BADDEST 270 WPC RECEIVER
Body: LOOKS LIKE NEW-NOT WORKING. IF I GET IT REPAIRED THE PRICE WILL BE $2K. SO YOU DECIDE.

Me: Do you have photos? What are the symptoms? What is the lowest price you will take for the receiver?

ArchiacAudio: $1k firm pickup in 22043

Me: Are you serious? No photos, no description of symptoms? $1k, take it or leave it? Guess which I'm going to do.

ArchaicAudio: LEARN TO READ ENGLISH-PICK UP ONLY

(End of transcription)

Sure, I'd love to do business with a cranky guy who doesn't communicate well and wants too much.

It is an interesting business model, and one followed by most used test equipment dealers: Ask exorbitantly high prices, sell little, but every sale is a home run.

Note that I am not accusing Mr Vogt of being underhanded or dishonest, just as having the qualities noted here and readily apparent from our interchange. I wonder what percent of his listings sell.

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