Ebay group buy?

**bowtie427ss** · August 7th, 2012, 01:59 PM

So the risk of buying this lot is going up...

I disagree. The risk has been there from the inception of a group buy of 30 USED items in varying states of condition, and has not changed.

Apparently the awareness is starting to kick in.

The question that's been in my mind, and i'm sure in several others' who have refrained from posting(as i probably should have) is "who's getting the dregs?"

I wish you all luck, and hope you're all still board members after the dust settles.

**Sundown** · August 7th, 2012, 03:56 PM

Ended at $9,100

**santhoshl** · August 7th, 2012, 03:57 PM

Wooohooo it went all the way up from $6k to $9100 in last few secs!!

**sanhanul** · August 7th, 2012, 04:07 PM

Did we get them?

**bowtie427ss** · August 7th, 2012, 04:10 PM

Just under $610 a pair before shipping.

The quad of 604E's for 1400 seems like a pretty good deal in contrast.

**Sundown** · August 7th, 2012, 04:14 PM

I'm glad y'all won! Everyone braver than I am.

**Alien_Shore** · August 7th, 2012, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by Sundown

I'm glad y'all won! Everyone braver than I am.

We didn't win.

**Sundown** · August 7th, 2012, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by Alien_Shore

We didn't win.

Oh, that sucks then

**bowtie427ss** · August 7th, 2012, 04:39 PM

Oh, that sucks then

I guess that depends how you look at it.

Last single 605B on ebay sold for 299.

IMO, they are worth LESS than they sold for, by a margin.

A "group buy" for new items, or a lot of items that are all guaranteed equivalent can be a really good thing.

This had the potential of a disaster, and you should be thankful that you didn't win at the final price.

Many, if not most of these were probably ceiling mounted meaning the suspension is probably sagging outward considerably. Sure you can futz and massage, and wet them, and use a hair dryer. But, probably the only way to get them "back home" is with a re-cone..................... cha ching!

So, 610 plus shipping to you, then shipping to GPA, plus cost of recone, plus shipping back to you, and now you have 605's with 45 yr old diaphragms in them for the better part of the price of a guaranteed working pair of 604's or new pair of GPA 604's.

Also, as i mentioned in a previous post, while y'all were waiting for this to conclude a foursome of 604E sold for 1400.

605's are not a bad speaker, 604's are MUCH better.

Just my .02 y'all understand........................

**sanhanul** · August 7th, 2012, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by Alien_Shore

We didn't win.

We didn't win. But it is O.K for me. It was right decision to bid 9K as a highest. And I knew it would be a lot of work to make everyone happy in a group buy.

So I have to thank Mike for taking this reponsibility.