[vcoheda]

What's the deal with these combo FS listings, where the seller will only sell the headphones if you also purchase the amp or will only sell the headphones after the amp has been sold. Now I understand that some phones/amps are special combos, such as the HE60/HEV70 or some AT products, but I see people doing this for all sorts of seemingly unrelated products.

What's the deal? Are amps that bad of an investment that that is the only way to get rid of them.

 

[EyeAmEye]

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Originally Posted by vcoheda /img/forum/go_quote.gif What's the deal with these combo FS listings, where the seller will only sell the headphones if you also purchase the amp or will only sell the headphones after the amp has been sold. Now I understand that some phones/amps are special combos, such as the HE60/HEV60 or some AT products, but I see people doing this for all sorts of seemingly unrelated products. What's the deal? Are amps that bad of an investment that that is the only way to get rid of them.

That could be, or they may have other reasons. I often sell combo deals because I eat shipping costs on my sales, so if I could unload a combo, it saves me shipping costs on multiple items, and clears the inventory sooner.

 

[FallenAngel]

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Originally Posted by EyeAmEye /img/forum/go_quote.gif and clears the inventory sooner

Exactly!

 

[nibiyabi]

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Originally Posted by EyeAmEye /img/forum/go_quote.gif That could be, or they may have other reasons. I often sell combo deals because I eat shipping costs on my sales, so if I could unload a combo, it saves me shipping costs on multiple items, and clears the inventory sooner.

QFT

I won't require combo deals but I will give preference to those who go for it.

 

[vcoheda]

what inventory? these are people I am talking about, not businesses.

 

[plainsong]

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Originally Posted by vcoheda /img/forum/go_quote.gif what inventory? these are people I am talking about, not businesses.

It's not that difficult to understand. If I'm selling a combo, and this has been said before in this very thread, it's because it's a pain to keep track of two or more transactions. For instance, let's say I sell the amp first. I pack it up, which boxes at the post office aren't free here, go to the post office, ship it out, wait on pins and needles for it to arrive safely... then someone buys the headphones - lather, rinse, repeat.

And if I sold both together, that's one transaction, one trip to the post office, one chance for things to go wrong, and those headphones sound best with that amp anyway.

Now come on, you had to know the answer already.

My pet peeve are buyers who don't understand this, and don't get why you wouldn't want to sell that cable seperately from those headphones.

 

[vcoheda]

you can't keep track of two packages. two trips to the PO is a huge burden.

i give up. forget i asked.

 

[marvin]

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Originally Posted by plainsong /img/forum/go_quote.gif ... those headphones sound best with that amp anyway.

Bingo. No reason to hold onto an RA-1 if I'm selling off my Grados.

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Originally Posted by vcoheda /img/forum/go_quote.gif you can't track of two packages. two trips to the PO is a huge burden. i give up. forget i asked.

When you work from 8 to 6 on weekdays and sleep in on Saturdays, yeah, two trips to the Post Office is a pain in the ass. The fact that the place is 20 minutes away and takes at least 30 minutes to get through the line doesn't make things any better.

 

[vcoheda]

then why are they always willing to break up the combo if it is to sell the amp. that pretty rules out the convenience argument.

 

[Duggeh]

Headphones sell more readily than amps and the seller doesnt want to be left sitting with an amp thats going nowhere.

 

[vcoheda]

at least one person agrees with me.

 

[socrates63]

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Originally Posted by Duggeh /img/forum/go_quote.gif Headphones sell more readily than amps and the seller doesnt want to be left sitting with an amp thats going nowhere.

Sellers may have a myriad of reasons why they want to sell bundles, but I feel the most compelling or most common reason is what Duggeh said.

 

[grawk]

That's an easy one. My VTGs are a way bigger draw than my toaster. They go well together, but I don't have a need for it if I don't have the vtgs. The toaster is a great, versatile amp, but people like the shiny black ones. So I won't sell the vtgs unless the toaster sells first.

 

[ErnDiggity]

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Originally Posted by socrates63 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sellers may have a myriad of reasons why they want to sell bundles, but I feel the most compelling or most common reason is what Duggeh said.

That and you can still use the headphones with or without the amp while offloading this stuff, so if the headphone goes (and it's your only headphone) and you still have the amp, it'll again be sitting around solo.

 

[kool bubba ice]

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Originally Posted by vcoheda /img/forum/go_quote.gif you can't keep track of two packages. two trips to the PO is a huge burden. i give up. forget i asked.

Its called excuses.. I find that sellers sell combo's to get rid of a hard to sell item..