Ebay group buy?

[bowtie427ss]

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........................

[Sundown]

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........................

You and I think alike. I expressed the same concerns to alien shore this morning on why I chose to back out of the group buy; too risky. I know some posters wanted them so hoped they won them

[Alien_Shore]

Last single 605B on ebay sold for 299.
IMO, they are worth LESS than they sold for, by a margin.
605's are not a bad speaker, 604's are MUCH better.

Yep, another single 605B just went for $237.