It is still possible to bypass them. When I listed my VPI record cleaner, I got an offer of $1.00 so that the buyer could include a comment -- which was his phone number. I let my ad expire. After I posted another ad, and then tried to "edit " it, the ad completely dissappeard so I had to start over and was charged another listing fee and no matter what I wrote to Agon, they just sent me canned responses.
The problem is, many/most/all of us buy and sell used audio gear and there is no way to do so without Agon.
As someone who's got the goods for doing something like this, what's wrong with Stereolist, what was right with Audiogon, etc, etc ...
Frank
Myles,
My first feedback comments at Audiogon are now more than 10 years old, and of reasonable quality and quantity. People trust me and I know many of the sellers from long time. Buying from the net is most of all a trust and confidence act and It will take a long time before any new site has a similar track record.
I still hope that will fix Audiogon.
Myles, how come that record from your avatar doesn't spin? :b
* Click on the word AVATAR at the bottom of my sig.
LOL...with my luck it would spin backwards
They're getting there. They need to attend to the critical issues first, namely responsiveness. The levels of scamming seem very high since the new software was put up. They say to e-mail the member name and they'll kill it immediately. So these scammers are signing up as new members to get in, and somehow more are doing this than before.
Anyway, if you read their blog, they're making steady progress. There was a slight drop in traffic on Valentine's Day.
Agreed. I barely notice any difference between now and several weeks ago. All the MyPage stuff is hosed in one way or another. Selling is a real chore. They should be really embarrassing themselves.Ummmm....Nick if you believe their blog, everything is hunky dory. That's far from the truth. People d/l viruses, getting scammed to me are two of the most important issues. Without that, they don't have a business.