Best place for 2nd hand music gear...

Peyotero · Post by **Peyotero** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:25 am

Ok team - I'm trying to get my hands on some 2nd hand music gear.
Any tips for the best places to look?
Specifically I'm looking for a new audio interface (currently looking at the firebox, saffire, mayeb an ultralite), and also looking for a good set of half decent mixing headphones (something along the lines of Grado 325 or Senn Hd600).

Any ideas where to look other than ebay?

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:28 am

If you're UK, try the Sound On Sound reader ads: www.soundonsound.com

suburbanbather · Post by **suburbanbather** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:28 am

www.analoghaven.com is a good place to check regularly. They may not have what you want right now, but its always worth checking.

Peyotero · Post by **Peyotero** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:30 am

Yeah - I should really have said - I'm UK based...

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:38 am

Also depending on what gear you wanted, magazines like Future Music, Computer Music, and most of the Guitar based magazines. They have readers ads in the back of them where people are trying to sell stuff.

Peyotero · Post by **Peyotero** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:45 am

Do the guitar mags have online classifieds? Future doesn't, I know that much...

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Tue May 01, 2007 12:34 pm

NOT EBAY!

I've had much better luck on specific forums. Even though there isn't as much "protection", there's usually a lot more trust in specific forums where people are part of a community.

Rogue Scrunt · Post by **Rogue Scrunt** » Tue May 01, 2007 2:05 pm

roguemusic.com

90 day warranty, good prices

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Tue May 01, 2007 2:10 pm

Rogue Scrunt wrote:roguemusic.com

90 day warranty, good prices

UK UK UK UK UK

Rogue Scrunt · Post by **Rogue Scrunt** » Tue May 01, 2007 2:14 pm

the original post made no mention of country of origin

quadrant6 · Post by **quadrant6** » Wed May 02, 2007 1:35 am

They will likely ship to you anyway

I got shipping quotes from them last year on various stuff (which i didn't end up getting) and I'm in New Zealand

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Wed May 02, 2007 2:32 am

nebulae wrote:NOT EBAY!

I've had much better luck on specific forums. Even though there isn't as much "protection", there's usually a lot more trust in specific forums where people are part of a community.

people get burned on forum's too, a dude on vintagesynth.com bought a mc-202 a while back which was broken so he shipped it back to the dude who never refunded his money. a little dumb on his part for shipping it back but even still people do intentionally burn others on community forum's.

I've bought lots of stuff on ebay with absolutely no headaches. you just have to watch user feedback and don't buy from anyone under a 98% possitive feedback. if they aren't 100% then start reading their comments and find out why some of them are negative.

yourmom · Post by **yourmom** » Wed May 02, 2007 3:31 am

youre lookin at it. right now. internet community forums. they ususally have the best prices for their own niche products. buyer protection is found with regular forum members who are known within that niche community.

want a used mac at a fair price? fuck ebay. get one on a mac messageboard 'marketplace' forum.

looking for a particular midi controller? fuck ebay. these forums are the best place to find one. just keep your eyes peeled.

best deal on a buttplug? ew. don't buy used buttplugs. thats nasty.

RhythmSickness · Post by **RhythmSickness** » Wed May 02, 2007 3:51 am

yeah I been snapping up some bargains off the KVR marketplace. Got reason, like 4 or 5 versions of Live, assorted soft synths, all pretty effin cheap. Ebays not too bad but you can still pay too much there. I am also uk based, but quite willing to mail money the world over, aint been burned yet.

hacktheplanet · Post by **hacktheplanet** » Wed May 02, 2007 4:49 am

What about Craigslist?
It might be worth a shot if they have one for your area.