Whats up with the ED resale price?

[Gordybaby]

I have seen 2 1X12 combo's in the past month for sale in the Seattle area for cheap. 1 for $1,100 and one for $1000.00 The used price is pretty low. Anyone else seeing this in their parts of the world. Just curious.

 

[YellowJacket]

I wish I did see that, then I would acquire one!

 

[tubby_cosmos]

Yeah I've noticed they're pretty low on e-bay, too. A guy I was talking to at a shop was saying it's just the economy these days. Unfortunate.

 

[screamingdaisy]

Economy. When the economy was hot a lot of people were overpaying for used goods. Now that it's cooled down and prices are actually more reasonable (50% of retail is reasonable) it seems shockingly low because we're not used to it.

 

[YellowJacket]

Well, reasonable everywhere except in Toronto where people still list things between 75% and 90% of retail.

 

[HIgh Gain Junkie]

It took me three months to sell mine and I got $1100 for it, which wasn't too bad. There's one for sale in the classified section and it has gone down to $995, now that's just criminal! This economy sucks if you're the seller but if you're looking to buy then now is a great time! Hell, I even scored a Dual Rec half stack for $1000 a while back and promptly sold it for a nice little profit.

 

[YellowJacket]

Well, I suppose you at least made SOME of the cash up that you invested into the 'Dyne. It must suck terribly much to lose $600+ dollars on a brand new piece of gear. Just think, part of that is paying the wages of those useless music store employees that are ripping people off. Sobering thought, hmm?

 

[skunizzi]

Lets face it. The ED and most boutique amps are overpriced anyways. So the market self adjusts itself when the economy goes down the tubes. For those of us who paid top dollar it sucks but for the other its a great opportunity to get one at a steal.

 

[boogiemon]

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[teletalkin]

I sold mine to a co-worker for $1300.....I hated letting it go for that price. I miss the amp and if it wasn't a combo I would still have it. A short head Dyne will be in this house sometime next year though!

 

[phyrexia]

Well, I suppose you at least made SOME of the cash up that you invested into the 'Dyne. It must suck terribly much to lose $600+ dollars on a brand new piece of gear. Just think, part of that is paying the wages of those useless music store employees that are ripping people off. Sobering thought, hmm?

harumph. my customers love me :mrgreen:

 

[YellowJacket]

Well, I suppose you at least made SOME of the cash up that you invested into the 'Dyne. It must suck terribly much to lose $600+ dollars on a brand new piece of gear. Just think, part of that is paying the wages of those useless music store employees that are ripping people off. Sobering thought, hmm?

harumph. my customers love me :mrgreen:

Wait, what? Surely you aren't admitting to being useless and worse yet, ripping people off! :lol: :wink:

 

[dodger916]

Well, I suppose you at least made SOME of the cash up that you invested into the 'Dyne. It must suck terribly much to lose $600+ dollars on a brand new piece of gear. Just think, part of that is paying the wages of those useless music store employees that are ripping people off. Sobering thought, hmm?

harumph. my customers love me :mrgreen:

Wait, what? Surely you aren't admitting to being useless and worse yet, ripping people off! :lol: :wink:

Quick, get the pitchforks and torches!! I love Gtr Ctr. When I first heard about a store where you could demo a guitar on your own gear in your own environment for a month and return it if upleased, I thought I died and went to Heaven! Yeah so sometimes you need to do your own research because the sales help might be inexperienced, but learning about things new is half the fun of buying something. It might not be perfect, but what is.

 

[LesMesa]

True the economy is bad but it has been bad for a while. The resale value of EDs is worse than other amps. I have no explanation why. I buy more amps than I should and in general watch a lot of sales on Ebay and on the Gear Page. Newish amp models in mint condition will usually sell for about 70%-75% of their original purchase price (or at least this is true over the last year). Some amps will sell for more - the Mark V seems to sell for around 80% - and other amps less - usually mass production ones will have lower resale. The resale value of EDs seems to be closer to 60% than to 70%, which I think is low for newer model Mesas.

I'm not offering anything scientific here, just my own observations. I agree with the OP that ED resale values are low and I think they're lower than other recently released amps. Why is that? Are people getting tired of the ED quicker than with other amps? I intend to hold on to mine so am not too worried about it.

 

[YellowJacket]

I wonder how much of this is related to buyer perception. I think that Mesa is known for making high gain amplifiers. They pretty much ushered in a new genre of music because of their innovations. I wonder if the issue is that guitarists who would like an Electra Dyne would never try a Mesa because the usual offerings from this company are not what they need.
Lets think of it this way: You are a Chinese food fan. You hear about this great Greek restaurant that everyone is raving about but you don't go because you don't like Mediterranean cuisine. Unbeknownst to you, this Greek restaurant hired a new chef and is offering several chinese entrees on the side. Even when people tell you to check out this restaurant, you won't try anything because you don't like Greek.
In relation to the Electra Dyne, not many people who would be interested in this amp know about it. Most people who play Boogie either want Recto tone or Mark tone. The other lines really have small but devoted followings by comparison. This equals small demand which means the selling price drops.

 

[teletalkin]

I wonder how much of this is related to buyer perception. I think that Mesa is known for making high gain amplifiers. They pretty much ushered in a new genre of music because of their innovations. I wonder if the issue is that guitarists who would like an Electra Dyne would never try a Mesa because the usual offerings from this company are not what they need.
Lets think of it this way: You are a Chinese food fan. You hear about this great Greek restaurant that everyone is raving about but you don't go because you don't like Mediterranean cuisine. Unbeknownst to you, this Greek restaurant hired a new chef and is offering several chinese entrees on the side. Even when people tell you to check out this restaurant, you won't try anything because you don't like Greek.
In relation to the Electra Dyne, not many people who would be interested in this amp know about it. Most people who play Boogie either want Recto tone or Mark tone. The other lines really have small but devoted followings by comparison. This equals small demand which means the selling price drops.

I Agree with your post too. I just hope Mesa continues to offer a "choice" if you will with their amp line. For me I welcomed the direction starting with the Lonestar then the ED. I now own a TA-15 which I think is a great amp and covers so much ground.