How MyLot will (hopefully) help The Horse make $270.50 today.

Yep. And the young fella has a little extra cash to buy speaker wire, a good cartridge for his turntable, etc.

Thank you! I have some other speakers for sale as well. I need to "thin the herd."

@TheHorse , So you have waived those 30 Dollars? That is bo nice of you dear friend!

@AKRao24 Yeppers. I enjoy the money. But I want both parties to feel they got a "good deal."

I got $30 LESS! But I want the young fella to be happy and to keep up with this hobby. And to know that there are decent people out there.

@TheHorse I am sure he will.

@louievill I also sent a pair of Acoustic Research AR-2axs home with their owner recently. He just brought them to me for a cosmetic restoration.

Thank you. I hope he is happy with them for many years.

@TheHorse I will have to ask hubs what is up there I seem to remember an Onkyo receiver he just mentioned seeing it the other day. Everything would be in pristine condition. He got me a turntable one year for Christmas but I am not sure I ever used it.

@BelleStarr Oh, let me know what you discover!

The could be! Can you brush the black widows in your attic aside and tell me what you have? I can tell you (approximately) what they're worth and what they need to work properly.

I hope they'll be his main speakers for many years.

@kobesbuddy That is very true.

@TheHorse The older speakers are built to last a long time, they're firmly constructed. The newer ones aren't built to last!

@TheHorse Reverse bids. A price is placed on an object and if no one is willing to pay it, the price is lowered until someone is interested.

Goodness gracious! How does a Dutch Auction work?

@BarBaraPrz Ah, OK. Yes, I reckon we did a quickie Dutch Auction. Except he was willing to pay $300.

@TheHorse I try also but it is only a few times that I reach the 50 cents mark in the month. But I'm fine!

Heh. Nopee. But I tried.

@1hopefulman I hit it now and again. I have fun here.

@TheHorse I fully agree with you and music expert have always said that DVD music is bad.

I think anything that was never turned into 1s and 0s sounds better. I remember being shocked at how bad CDs sounded compared to records. That was in the 1980s.

@compslick What do you like abut DVD players?

I think he's going to be a happy camper.

I enjoy it when my speakers find a loving home.

@TheHorse I get it

Thank you. It's really not that hard, once you know what you're doing.

@TheHorse Remind me again -- what do you use to clean your speaker screens again?

@TheHorse Ah ha! I thought I remembered it having Oxyclean.

In the mid-1970s, real walnut wood, even veneer (very thin), became too expensive to use on loudspeakers. Cheap plastic or vinyl (or, at best, oak) enclosures became popular. But these old walnut loudspeakers are still out there (often in peoples' garages or attics) and still sound great.

I hope you can pick up a pair. Just don't let them raise the price too high.

@TheHorse yes, there is usually a pair of speakers. ok thanks for the tips you gave, my friend

@compslick glad to know that

@TheHorse My maid sticks to me because she has no other source that gives her large sums of money free of interest. In lower classes it goes as high as 36 percent per annum. The other day, a driver of a family friend came to return part of the amount he had borrowed (15000 INR ..about 220 dollars). He was trying to return 5000 and dad refused to take. He was so overwhelmed, tears welled up in his eyes. He is a Muslim guy. He may never have expected such kindness from us Hindus. But we do realize that going is tough for really lower class. There is no government concession ..and laws are not strictly enforced about their pay scales. I am paying 4200 to my maid, one of my neighbor pays 2000. I give her food, they don't. It is such personal decision. She is old, and does extremely shoddy job, because of age. But if I throw her out, she is not gonna get employment for sure. I will try to ensure she has some gold so that her folks look after her when she is still older. Hoping she will be walky talky for six years.

Wowie zowie! I should move to India and become a money-lender.

@TheHorse — we could get together in the back yard and sing Prine songs, too!

Thank you! If you lived next door, I'd lone you some of my vintage speakers. You appreciate good music.

Thanks, Valerie. The transaction made me smile.

@TheHorse I'm sure it did.

I was hesitant, but I really do have to "thin the herd."

@compslick Is she me? I'm male!

We both did, actually. That makes me happy.

@TheHorse Yes..

I did. I think long-term, rather than short-term. If he knows he got a good deal from me, he's more likely to come back if he wants other stuff. Plus it was simply the right thing to do. $270 for a pair of minty New Large Advents is a fair price. $300 is a tad too high.

@JamilahPH Precisely. I want to be a part of something good.

@TheHorse Next time around, they know where to get good stuff with good price and from good people like you. ;-)