Cornman Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I have reposted these comments here as well as in the Garage so as to assure everone interested sees it. Ok guys, I did not have internet acess this weekend, & I just sawall the controversy regarding sale today. This subject has been hotlydebated here before & proably will return again. In the intrest ofgood will with all, & hopes that I am not perceived as some Scrugewho is out to scalp ever one I woud like to state this deal as I see it. Firstoff & formost there was complete diclosure. I told the story of thethrill & excitmenet (& work) & cost in procuring theLascala's. All so note in the originall post "I took a chance in buyingbecause I could not hear them play.These could have easly turned into abottomless money pit of repairs. As it turned out I only had to replacea diaphram in one tweeter, which I did myself. I also patched a fewholes some one had placed in the cabinet.So I had $200.00 invested +$30.00 diaphram & assorted types of labor. If I had not disclosedmy purchase price I doubt there would have been any grumbling, becauseas best I can tell $400.00 is a very good price as the new owner (Steve- Maxsdad) stated in this thread If Steve had of passed these therewere 3 other partys waiting for an opporyunity to buy. So in the endmost items will only bring what the maket will bear.I woud never evermiss represent an item I have for sale & that is all I have askedfrom various folks on ths forum that I have purchased from. I neverthought or asked what a seller had payed for there sale item. My onlyconsern was it a fair market price & as described. Thepurchase of the Lascalla's allowed me to personally compare (Priceless)there sound to my Cornwalls. And yes Colter I do love all thingsKlipsch, but unlike you I do not have the space or enough money toafford to keep a collection. The profit that was made went right backinto this hobby (New caps in my Bat amp.) So, have no fear of the Cornman. I will never miss lead or intenionally do any one harm. []Cornman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 You sold a pair of industrial LaScalas for $400. I can find no fault in that. The buyer was happy enough to make the purchase. It would have been tempting for me, too. Don't sweat it that some forum members might begrudge the financial details of the two transactions. (when you came to posession and then sold) Heck, we have forum members who find vacuum tubes and amps dumpster diving. No one expects that they be given away upon resale. If anyone should count their time and effort as worth anything reasonably substantial, you'd have gone in the hole at this price. I'm glad you are part of this forum. I'd be pleased to do business with you anytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I second Daddy Dee's comments. You sold a pair of speakers for a very fair price and no-one can ask more than that. The price you paid is irrelevant. If you had got them for free, would someone expect you to give them away? Not likely, especially after you had to go get them and put in some parts and labour as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtnfoley Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 $75 La Scalas, horribly dinged (think square inches of plywood outer veneer missing,) covered with lumpy black paint, and terribly mis-wired (two drivers in each were out of phase, hence the price.) Sold for $500, delivered from S.E. Mass to New Hampshire on Easter day, and the buyer was thrilled to have such a supurb sounding set of speakers at that price for his (sizable, according to him) home gym. None of the above has been witheld from this community (or the buyer for that matter) and I bear no shame. That said, I don't think anyone bears any grudge for not sharing a windfall... Sounded like (reasonably) good-natured ballbustin to me! Had they been mint LS or Ks, acquired for free and sold for $1000 (or $2000 respectively) to a forum member then people might have cause grumble! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blvdre Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 $400 was a very generous price for a lucky buyer. Nothing to fault there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I agree!! You bought them so you could sell them for whatever price you wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 yer cool mang, no worries [H] Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I hear ya. I have an amp that I don't even want to post in the Garage Sale for fear of being tar'd and feather'd. $400 La Scala's can't go wrong there. The big most important question is how was the cap upgrade on your VK60. That is a classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macho Kiljoy Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Dang...missed them the first time, missed them the second time. I need to be on Craigslist more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenough Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I hear ya. I have an amp that I don't even want to post in the Garage Sale for fear of being tar'd and feather'd. $400 La Scala's can't go wrong there. The big most important question is how was the cap upgrade on your VK60. That is a classic. Hey Seti, C'mon give us the heads-up on the amp you wanna sell.[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I hear ya. I have an amp that I don't even want to post in the Garage Sale for fear of being tar'd and feather'd. $400 La Scala's can't go wrong there. The big most important question is how was the cap upgrade on your VK60. That is a classic. Hey Seti, C'mon give us the heads-up on the amp you wanna sell. Last week I sold my Electro Voice Aristocrats which were back loaded horns on Craigslists for $150. They sold in under 2 hours and went to a great home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser SET say Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 You still did not tell Oldenough what amp your selling! To busy bragging about that Aristocrat sale I see[] Cornman is a straight up dude and I can tell you from my own experience I got my Indy Las cabs for free from Queman but it required picking them up in the Scottsdale Az. area and getting them back to Little Rock. $900.00 in parts (Daddy Dee, Joe Sportster and Michael Crites) and I'm rocking a nice old pair or according to IB Slammin' a pristine pair[] Doubt I would ever let the babies go for less than $1200.00 and I consider that reasonable and fair so Cornman's were a straight up bargain for whoever[Y] New caps in the VK-60 eh, do tell????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Cornman's just a stand-up dude. End of story. HV Noah passed on a good deal to me recently on a pair of Corns. Another stand-up dude. That's what makes this forum different from the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Honest deal. Honest guy. Honest buyer. Honestly, I have no idea why anyone would find any objection, especially when so many get there nose out of joint when I dare question the bonifides of some of the pure peddlers that show up in the Garage section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nu2toobs Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Honest deal. Honest guy. Honest buyer. Honestly, I have no idea why anyone would find any objection, especially when so many get there nose out of joint when I dare question the bonifides of some of the pure peddlers that show up in the Garage section. I gotta be honest with ya Thebes, I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwillie Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 $400. is a great price. No worries. d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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