I would never have gotten into selling used stereo equipment except for my love of music. You see, few people set out to sell second hand equipment. In my case, it actually grew out of my hobbies. I have always loved music, both playing and listening to it, and by the time I made it through college I had collected all kinds of used equipment. I had processors, speakers, amplifiers, effects pedals, and receivers, not to mention several dozen musical instrument of various types.
As for me, it was the latter. I was an electrical engineer at a local airport. Responsible for fixing much of the tv and audio equipment, I was kept very busy most of the time. One day a friend of mine who worked security at the airport brought me his receiver and asked me if I could fix it. I opened it up and discovered that it was very similar to the equipment I worked on, so there was no problem fixing it.
The best place to find used stereo equipment is at garage sales. It's really amazing how cheap you can find equipment from people who are moving or upgrading to something newer. And if you know how to fix broken equipment, like my dad, you can make quite a nice profit. As people realize that older stereo equipment and tvs are much better made and last longer than the newer, cheaper versions they are willing to pay decently to find these items.
Often we'd find equipment at the side of the road, pick it up and take it home to find out that it worked perfectly. An hour or so of cleaning and testing and it was ready to resell. No matter what my dad got for it, it was all profit. There aren't many businesses that can boast that. Over the years my dad has branched out to other electronic items, but used stereo equipment and tvs remains his bread and butter.
The great thing about used stereo equipment, as opposed to other kinds of electronics, is that it is easy to tell whether or not it is in good shape. Used stereo equipment either works or doesn't. If you're buying a used computer, it might work for a few months and fall apart. With used stereo equipment, however, this is almost never the case. Usually, what you see is what you get.
As for me, it was the latter. I was an electrical engineer at a local airport. Responsible for fixing much of the tv and audio equipment, I was kept very busy most of the time. One day a friend of mine who worked security at the airport brought me his receiver and asked me if I could fix it. I opened it up and discovered that it was very similar to the equipment I worked on, so there was no problem fixing it.
The best place to find used stereo equipment is at garage sales. It's really amazing how cheap you can find equipment from people who are moving or upgrading to something newer. And if you know how to fix broken equipment, like my dad, you can make quite a nice profit. As people realize that older stereo equipment and tvs are much better made and last longer than the newer, cheaper versions they are willing to pay decently to find these items.
Often we'd find equipment at the side of the road, pick it up and take it home to find out that it worked perfectly. An hour or so of cleaning and testing and it was ready to resell. No matter what my dad got for it, it was all profit. There aren't many businesses that can boast that. Over the years my dad has branched out to other electronic items, but used stereo equipment and tvs remains his bread and butter.
The great thing about used stereo equipment, as opposed to other kinds of electronics, is that it is easy to tell whether or not it is in good shape. Used stereo equipment either works or doesn't. If you're buying a used computer, it might work for a few months and fall apart. With used stereo equipment, however, this is almost never the case. Usually, what you see is what you get.
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