$3500 for 2 515' Bs ?

[cradeldorf]

Isn't that kinda high or am I missing something.
Pair of Vintage Early Altec Lansing 515B 15" Speakers | eBay

Jeeze, then I see these are $4350!!!! I've always felt that I was 416 man myself since they go lower in frequency than the 515's
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Earl...item2eb7aefb1a

[bowtie427ss]

Isn't that kinda high or am I missing something.

All you're missing is witnessing what a pair of original 515's with red, white, and blue Hollywood labels will bring, those are the expensive ones.

[Nipper]

I cant understand why this surprises anyone in this forum. If I didn't have the means to get a set of Altecs any other way I would pay it. There are folks who do not know about GPA or they might want the originals just because. Given the choice between some newer $3500 speakers and the Altecs I would much rather spend my money on what I think is the best. Nothing less will do for me when it comes to audio.

I would really like to see someone make a better sounding speaker so I could have them but in the 40 years I have been listening, it hasn't happened for me.

Its not about money now as much as it is FINDING some. They have been increasing in value for years and unless someone makes something better, they are going to go higher.

[Panomaniac]

And you should see what some guys will pay for a collectible toaster! Desire = inflated price. That's the marketplace.

[gearfreak]

High asking price, but at present it's just that, no bid, and not bought. (original link).

The truckload of sets in central PA with the monitor cabs (last year?), went for a mint. Would be good for comparison.

I sold a single, nice 515B, along with a single multicell, 288, and some XO's not too long ago, for the princely sum of $~600 iirc.
Hah. Guess I should have paid for that storage after all.

[magnarc]

These are plain old simple 515Bs. The inflated asking price is just because they have been stored and not used. IMHO that means the cones may have sagged. Honestly a figure of c $1200-1500 is more realistic, as if they have been rotated/upended regularly to eliminate sag, then they are almost NOS, thus desirable.

[zelgall]

I'd like to keep the price up. I'm planning on selling a few pairs of mine that are just sitting there awaiting use. The extra bucks could fund another snowboard trip this year.

[magnarc]

515Bs generally don't command prices above US$1200-1500. That's assuming mint pair and worldwide shipping.

Recent sales

515B S Good req recone 170 175 2011-01
515B P Good req recone 16" 650 665 2011-01
515B P Exc 1100 1110 2011-02
515B S Good req recone 225 235 2011-02
515B S Good 16" 350 355 2011-02
515B S Good 370 380 2011-02
515B S Exc 16" 450 455 2011-02
515B S Good 550 560 2011-02
515B P Exc 1250 1260 2011-03
515B P Exc 1675 1675 2011-03
515B S Good 440 445 2011-03
515B P Good req recone 855 860 2011-03
515B P Exc 1600 1600 2011-04
515B S Exc 360 360 2011-04
515B P Good req recone 395 395 2011-04
515B P Good req recone 460 460 2011-04
515B S Mint 645 645 2011-04
515B P Mint 2000 2000 2011-05
515B S Exc 700 700 2011-05
515B P Good 16" 1525 1525 2011-06
515B S Good 405 405 2011-06
515B S Good 510 510 2011-06
515B S Good 16" 510 510 2011-06
515B P Good req recone 700 700 2011-06
515B S Good 16" req recone 200 200 2011-07
515B S Good 16" 250 250 2011-07
515B S Good 335 335 2011-07
515B P Exc 800 800 2011-07
515B P Exc 1075 1075 2011-08
515B S Exc 260 260 2011-08
515B S Good 360 360 2011-08
515B S NOS 610 610 2011-08
515B P Exc 990 990 2011-08
515B P Exc 1300 1300 2011-09
515B 3 Good req recone 900 900 2011-09
515B P Mint 3000 3000 2011-10
515B P Mint 3000 3000 2011-10
515B S 16" Good 400 400 2011-10
515B S Exc 400 400 2011-10
515B P Good req recone 450 450 2011-10
515B S Exc 500 500 2011-10
515B S Good 600 600 2011-10
515B S NOS 610 610 2011-10
515B P Exc 1235 1235 2011-11

[tomt]

... am I missing something.

you did see the guy that wanted $250,000 for his?

claimed that they were special, as they were owned by him and 'God'.

you know ,

'Voice of the Heavens'

also managed to get himself banned from ebay.