I know the economy is bad but ……
- Thread starter Techdeth
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Maybe because people are paying double for gas and groceries?
Dan Gleesak
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There are just too many great amps out there. It’s saturated. Combine little to no benefit of buying new with people asking way too much for used, and you get a lot of gear sitting around. I can’t say i’ve ever had a listing go longer than a week because I price things fairly
midnightlaundry
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Fuck, I'm paying a shit ton for everything and going to the market 2-3 times a week.
Companies are fucking us with smaller products for more money.
Example: I buy these granola bars and they're sneaking in amounts of nut shells to make weight. Fucking pirates.
Companies are fucking us with smaller products for more money.
Example: I buy these granola bars and they're sneaking in amounts of nut shells to make weight. Fucking pirates.
Techdeth
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I know . It’s just been wild . I’ve seen amps sit that people were looking to buy for soooooo long
Yehuda
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Lots of economic uncertainty,
People getting laid off,
Amp prices coming down after a period of amp market over inflation,
Lots of available good amps for cheaper,
The amp market isn’t growing as quick anymore and the people who want high end amps already have them
Those are my guesses- I’m personally cool with the market crashing a bit, but it’s definitely been hard to sell anything as of late.
People getting laid off,
Amp prices coming down after a period of amp market over inflation,
Lots of available good amps for cheaper,
The amp market isn’t growing as quick anymore and the people who want high end amps already have them
Those are my guesses- I’m personally cool with the market crashing a bit, but it’s definitely been hard to sell anything as of late.
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mnemonic
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I dunno about you guys but while I’ve generally had spare cash for gear, for the last couple years I haven’t really felt things are stable enough to tie up a lot of cash in amps and guitars. Plus now that I’m out of the habit of buying stuff on the regular, it’s made me realise I really do already have everything I need.
tallcoolone
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Had a Smallbox head up for 2wks for $2100 and an SC20h up for 6wks for $900. No one seems to be buying anything here in the northeast/Boston area
itsgoodnow
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I think economic uncertainty plays a role in it. People have less cash due to cost of living.
Yep, I’ve just a lot less cash to spend on what (for me) is a hobby at the end of the day. Plenty of amps and guitars I’d love to own, but none I need to own - not when there are more pressing things I need to spend my money on. Hopefully things will improve soon. And I’m over in the UK - gear’s sitting for a while on both sides of the pond it seems.
glpg80
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I just have less cash to spend. I have adult responsibilities, a larger house to maintain, regular living expenses like food and vehicle maintenance, my property taxes and my assessments are up double digit percentages, my end of year taxes are higher, our family just doesn’t have the room for me to spend aimlessly in this economy. Too much risk for life to shit on us and be in trouble since you can’t unload anything in this economy.
It's up because a mystery buyer (the federal reserve) is buying up mass quantities of debt.
Prices are only going up, way up. You can't just keep printing money and expect inflation to lower. It's an impossibility.
Guitars could be a good investment, they are only going to go up in price.
CrystalSky
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As far as my brother in US reports, economy is not bad, it is FUCKED.
No jobs, no remotely acceptable hour rates. Current state of things reminds me of my own country, which is far from flourishing.
Also prices on gear are fucking insane still.
No jobs, no remotely acceptable hour rates. Current state of things reminds me of my own country, which is far from flourishing.
Also prices on gear are fucking insane still.
I don't think these next couple years are going to good for amp builders, get what you want while you can.