Is Audiogon Representative of the Audiophile Market and Sentiment?

[Lee]

I stopped using Audiogon to sell. , and make one off purchases a few years back. They make it very difficult to interact on potential transactions. USAUDIOMART makes everything much easier, and is less expensive to use

Several of my friends switched from audiogon to US Audio Mart.

 

[jbrrp1]

I stopped using Audiogon to sell. , and make one off purchases a few years back. They make it very difficult to interact on potential transactions. USAUDIOMART makes everything much easier, and is less expensive to use

I dropped Audiogon in favor of USaudiomart ~5 years ago, and I've had fine experiences both buying and selling reasonably high buck gear. It's nice when you can talk on the phone to gauge parties and arrange details efficiently. And you don't get funneled into PayPal, too.

 

[audioresurgence]

I buy/sell only occasionally nowadays and always start out on USAM, then if it doesn’t sell there I will try it on Audiogon. I dislike the way their system intervenes when trying to arrange a face to face handoff with cash payment… they make it difficult for such transactions as it potentially cuts them out of the commission loop. I dislike it but I understand it.
Their forum turns up far more in Google search results than any other forum, at least on my devices, so if I’m looking for something specific I usually end up reading about it on Audiogon.

It’s still the most useful tool for research, and probably for buying/selling also. At least for me.