AudiogoN violation flags

[Elberoth]

I choose the basic option costing $10 since the value of the product was under $1K.

No, that was a Premium Listing. The fee was only $10, as the item value was less than $999. If the item was say $5000, the fee would go up to $100.

The basic listing is $4, irrespective of the item value.

 

[Elberoth]

How is this possible. You can only dispute up to 45 days.

They must have used a CC chargeback, not PP dispute.

 

[FrantzM]

There is a thread here about alternatives to Audiogon. If you/we are so dissatisfied with Audiogon, why don't we start trying out these services giving them some legs and provide more competition.
Force of habits I guess , despite all the complaints we, automatically turn to Audiogon to sell or purchase gears.. I, included. Please let's start putting our money where our mouths are:
Here is the Thread

 

[treitz3]

I here ya' Frantz! I was just about to post that until I clicked onto your link.

Tom

 

[Elberoth]

I transfered all my ads to http://www.usaudiomart.com/

Seems quite lively - they have almost 900 ads in the speakers category alone.

Best of all - it is free.

 

[audioguy]

I transfered all my ads to http://www.usaudiomart.com/

Seems quite lively - they have almost 900 ads in the speakers category alone.

Best of all - it is free.

Thanks for posting that link. I had never heard of them. I do remember the little paper based audiomart (pre Al Gore's Internet) that I used to sell lots of stuff through.

 

[taters]

Audio Afcionardo let's you advertise for free if you are a subscriber to their site. There aren't a lot of listings but things seem to sell very fast over there. There seems to be a higher trust level on that site for some reason.

 

[Fineito]

I just sold an audio stand on USAudioMart in a transaction that went smoothly. It took a while and, arguably, I might have sold it more quickly on Audiogon. But, I personally dislike Audiogon's fee policy and the fact that for non-premium ads you are forced to use PayPal. In my personal opinion PayPal is not friendly to sellers.

 

[Elberoth]

After an email exchange, AudiogoN lifted one of the flags, which brought back the functionality of my account.

However, all the points raised in this discussion still remain valid.

 

[thedudeabides]

No, that was a Premium Listing. The fee was only $10, as the item value was less than $999. If the item was say $5000, the fee would go up to $100.

The basic listing is $4, irrespective of the item value.

I guess the extra $6 was worth it to avoid the paypal trap.

 

[Elberoth]

I guess the extra $6 was worth it to avoid the paypal trap.

Definately. For all items costing less then $999, it is worth spending the $6 extra.

The problem starts when you want to list sth for say $5000 ($100 fee).

 

[TheMadMilkman]

The difficult thing is that Audiogon is still the best place to sell gear. Even with the site's overall decline, it still gets more traffic than the alternatives.

I have had some luck using usaudiomart for selling a few things, but you have to be very patient.

I also wish that more people would use hifishark to look for gear, since it accesses a huge number of sites at once. Then it really wouldn't matter where people listed stuff.

 

[Bachtoven]

Not all buyers will agree to using PayPal's Friends and Family option since it offers no protection, but if they do choose it, then PayPal doesn't charge any fees.