Good time to buy used, bad time to sell?

SimonInAustralia wrote:Doesn't that scam have to involve some sort of pre-payment?

How would it work as a scam if you don't have to pay anything before checking it out in person?

Because delivery services in the US that collect on delivery to residential get the funds before giving you the package so their is no opportunity for inspection.

You are required to contact them a file a complaint if things aren't right.

The scam is that they are expecting the recipient to to think otherwise.

Googled a little bit and it seems it's a scam.
Google for adoos scam, you'll get quite a few results.

Google [email protected] adoos, and you'll find his Sp1200 for sale... Send him an email and i'm sure he'll tell you it's still available.

jibber wrote:I've heard the 3000 sounds amazing if you run it through a mackie 1640i...

Ive had both the 60 and the 3000 and to me 3000 > 60 anyday, the filters are sweet + stereo sampling is nice as hell!

Do it, do it do it!

^Hard to imagine. I've heard every mpc in person expect the 3000. The 60 is the only one of them that i consider to have a special sound. Would never part with it simply for what it can do to sampled drums alone. I've heard the 3000 sound is heavily overrated. Got a Moog filter, and mono all day long over stereo...

I just bought a access virus ti2 polar. This thing looks like its brand spanking new. In the us these go for almost $3200. The dude had it on craigslist for$2400. I talked him down to $1800.

Its perfectly a great **** time to receive goodies in the mail. No hurricanes or winter weather to cause delay, school is out, holidays are over until labor day which means speedy delivery

It's a good time to buy from the USA, while the GB pound is up against the US dollar.

Keep an eye on currency exchange rates with regard to any overseas purchases or holidays!

jibber wrote:^Hard to imagine. I've heard every mpc in person expect the 3000. The 60 is the only one of them that i consider to have a special sound. Would never part with it simply for what it can do to sampled drums alone. I've heard the 3000 sound is heavily overrated. Got a Moog filter, and mono all day long over stereo...

Oh yes its overrated as ****, it doesnt color the sound much, it just makes it fatter (which i love). What you put in it is what you get, but its very thick and punchy, right up my alley!

(That moog filter teamd up with the MPC60 is intriguing tho!)

marrelarre wrote:

jibber wrote:I've heard the 3000 sound is heavily overrated.

it doesnt color the sound much, it just makes it fatter

Contradiction of terms if ever I saw one...

peace

Clint wrote:It's a good time to buy from the USA, while the GB pound is up against the US dollar.

Keep an eye on currency exchange rates with regard to any overseas purchases or holidays!

Yes. One pound is equal to $1.68 USD. So its cheap for UK.

But from my location, its cheaper for me to buy overseas than import from the US. In fact, I get my shit from China all the time on the cheap.

Clint wrote:

marrelarre wrote:

jibber wrote:I've heard the 3000 sound is heavily overrated.

it doesnt color the sound much, it just makes it fatter

Contradiction of terms if ever I saw one...

You know what I ment tho, it sounds like what you sampled but compared to other MPCs the sound is punchier & thicker.

Clint wrote:It's a good time to buy from the USA, while the GB pound is up against the US dollar.

Keep an eye on currency exchange rates with regard to any overseas purchases or holidays!

Spot on there Clint, I also use this handy website if I'm going to purchase overseas to work out whether it's a good buy after paying import duty and taxes too

http://www.dutycalculator.com/

I always wanted a TR-909.

Not a good time to buy, currently averaging over £2000.00 for a decent one.

I've had two TR-808's, got that monkey of my back, what a pig to program.

Clint wrote:
Also the 10% final value fee, doesn't apply to items sold for over £750.00 like sp12's, sp1200's, MPC3000 and some MPC60's. The maximum final value fee here is £75.00, so if it sells for £1500 the fee is only £75.00 which represents just 5%.

So if you're selling on eBay, the higher end gear is more profitable as the seller fees are proportionately less, as the example shows.

What I said earlier is about to change, on ebay.co.uk at least. Using the above example if the item sells for £1500 the fee will now be £150 instead of £75 as it is now. A significant increase; I can see more higher-end deals being closed offline after this...

http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/201408.shtml ... 2301.l3955

***New final value fee cap for private sellers on eBay.co.uk***

01 August, 2014 | 12:29PM BST

Hello,

On 2 September 2014, the maximum final value fee for private sellers will increase from £75 to £250. This change will only impact listings with a sale price of £750 and above (or £937.50 and above for private sellers with a Basic Shop) and will affect items listed from 2 September 2014 onwards.

As a private seller without a Basic Shop, this means that if you sell an item for under £2,500 your final value fee will be 10% of the total transaction price (including postage). If your item sells for over £2,500 you will be charged a maximum final value fee of £250.

Greedy pigs.