Jacobcullen Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 I started an audio services agency out in the wilderness of India. Things started to get slightly better but I had a severe dearth of audio equipment rental companies for pro gear, so I sucked it up and coughed up dollars and went all in on a 788T-SSD + CL8 thinking of a 10 year future for it. Shit happens, and I've moved to Canada with my gear now, and options to rent are more than plentiful, free netflix tech news so I'd like to sell and get something a little more personal and lightweight (and rent a tank like this on a per project basis). Looking for advice on where I can sell my gear (including a road case and sachtler bag + harness, and BDS system), and what would be a fair price to bargain for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 https://jwsoundgroup.net/index.php?/forum/23-want-to-buy-want-to-sell/ However, you must have more posts to meet the initial requirements. Buyers may be reluctant even with the minimum. Otherwise there's eBay and Reverb. Most of the location sound shops take consignments as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 My take: This is a good place to sell used location-sound equipment. Especially if you and the buyer are frequent and long-term posters or have someone who can vouch for you (ie- it might take some convincing to get people to send you money). I've bought stuff from people here and I've had good experiences (including this week; thanks Tom!). And many of our go-to location-sound dealers will also sell equipment on consigment. It seems like they offer, in exchange for a cut of the sale, security for the seller and buyer. I've bought a fair amount of used kit from several solid US-based dealers. One of several options would be Trew Audio, who have locations in Toronto and Vancouver: https://www.trewaudio.com/company/branch-hours/ eBay and Reverb and the like can work, but it takes more attention to avoid scams and just general problems. Seems like Reverb, which is mainly focused on music equipment, provides fewer sales-gone-wrong experiences than eBay. But I personally know a couple people who've run into problems (though I know more who've had positive experiences). Personally, I'd go with one of the first two options (here or a dealer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenannymoh Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 One thing to be aware of selling on these forums or FB groups for soundies: people are very tuned into the actual, current value of items. If you overprice it to try to give yourself negotiating room, you'll get zero traffic. There are really no suckers here. Amongst pros, if you list it for a good price, it will be sold very quickly. If you try to package in accessories that people don't really need to help jack up the price, you'll turn people off. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 I've sold via Gearslutz, but for movie sound gear your stuff will be buried in an avalanche of music-oriented gear (same for Reverb or VIntage King), so selling either here or via the Trew consignment site has worked best for me. Trew's reach is pretty amazing--many of the people who bought my gear through them were from other countries, for instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalton Patterson Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Pictures??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haifai Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 https://www.bblist.co.uk/ is another site to consider. Bought some things there, worked flawlessly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Hi Jacob, Welcome to Canada - what city are you in? I've had luck purchasing audio equipment on Kijiji www.kijiji.ca Trew Audio and Audio Sevices in Toronto might be able to help sell your gear on consignment or word of mouth. Cheers, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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