1.2TL's in Indy

[BSUfbfan]

Here is a nice set of 1.2TL's for you lucky Indianapolis folks....
http://cgi.ebay.com/POLK-AUDIO-SDA-SRS-1-2TL_W0QQitemZ130216677777QQihZ003QQcategoryZ14993Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Ricardo]

That is in fact a very nice pair. I say it will go well above $2,500.

[Deadof_knight]

Nice pair ... should do well in the sale

[Dennis47]

I'm thinking about bidding on these.
Anyone else here interested in doing the same?
....just don't want to get into a bidding war with
another club member....

[Ricardo]

Don't ask, just go for it; If I want something I will bid my max, and no one will tell me not to bid.

[Lightstar1]

Hey Guys!! Well, you were right, those SDAs went for over $3000.00!! Wonder who got them???

[rskarvan]

Crazy prices.

[Lasareath]

WOW!!!, I love it when they go that high!!!!

That's wild!

[John in MA]

This is the second pair I've seen go for over $3K. Last one was last summer. Wild.

I guess I have an investment.

[trubluluc]

.....I guess it's like real estate.
I had a pair, that were superior to these in condition.
They were available here in Polk Mecca for 2 months for 2K with no takers
On Audiogon for 1 month no takers
Finally sold on Ebay for $1850. and the buyer, also a polk forum member had to pay for both shipping and building of crates to get them back to them midwest.
I guess you can't give them away in California, but in the midwest they fetch 3K
go figure.

-Luc

[Lasareath]

.....I guess it's like real estate.
I had a pair, that were superior to these in condition.
They were available here in Polk Mecca for 2 months for 2K with no takers
On Audiogon for 1 month no takers
Finally sold on Ebay for $1850. and the buyer, also a polk forum member had to pay for both shipping and building of crates to get them back to them midwest.
I guess you can't give them away in California, but in the midwest they fetch 3K
go figure.

-Luc

It's location and wether or not there's more than one person local that wants them really bad.

When I bought mine, there was me and another guy bidding them basically, 10 mins before the end of the auction it was at only $660, I won at 1258.00, 9 seconds before the end I put down a $1403.87 bid

But mine were in really bad shape. but they were only 50 miles from me, So it was perfect. I had no desire to drive more than 5 hours to pick them up. if they were that far away the other guy would have won them for $660

[billbillw]

.....I guess it's like real estate.
I had a pair, that were superior to these in condition.
They were available here in Polk Mecca for 2 months for 2K with no takers
On Audiogon for 1 month no takers
Finally sold on Ebay for $1850. and the buyer, also a polk forum member had to pay for both shipping and building of crates to get them back to them midwest.
I guess you can't give them away in California, but in the midwest they fetch 3K
go figure.

-Luc
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There are probably a few reasons why this auction went so high.

1st, Indy is somewhat centrally located to many areas that would be a fairly easy to drive there and back in a day. Everywhere from Kansas City, to Cleveland, to Atlanta, and to Millwaukee. This would include Chicago, Detriot, Cincinnatti, Memphiis, Nashville, Columbus, St. Louis.

2nd, Its the time of the year. People are ripe with tax returns and are getting the stimulus payment soon. What time of year were you trying to sell yours?

That said, it was really two guys that drove this price so high. Those two competing bidders took it from $1750 right on up to $3k. Classic bidding war where neither wants to loose.

[rskarvan]

I guess you can't give them away in California, but in the midwest they fetch 3K. go figure.

Not sure if that says something about California or if it says something about Indiana.

Here is my theory: In California, people have to pay crazy real-estate prices to enjoy the sunshine. In the Midwest, people get cheap real-estate and they have money to burn to make the interior of their house more pleasant with SDA's so that they can survive the awful winter months.

[John in MA]

There was a pair on the west coast a while back that was listed on Craigslist for weeks for a couple hundred bucks with no buyers. The guy eventually ended taking an offer of something like $120.

[trubluluc]

You're probably right. I tried to sell mine at Christmas time, which on the front side sounds good, nice gift etc.
But people are also a little strapped at that time of the year buying other things. So timing and location are both key.

-Luc



2nd, Its the time of the year. People are ripe with tax returns and are getting the stimulus payment soon. What time of year were you trying to sell yours?

That said, it was really two guys that drove this price so high. Those two competing bidders took it from $1750 right on up to $3k. Classic bidding war where neither wants to loose.

[rskarvan]

Classic bidding war where neither wants to loose.

And... as a result... when it comes right down to it.... both bidders lost.

[BSUfbfan]

No kidding... I just recently got a pair of 2.3's for $750, and I can't imagine that 1.2's are worth anywhere near $2300 more.

[Lasareath]

No kidding... I just recently got a pair of 2.3's for $750, and I can't imagine that 1.2's are worth anywhere near $2300 more.

Mine were 1258.00, after picking them up, new wood :), new grille material, (3) new 6.5's, (8) RD0198-1's, new Caps & Resistors they came out to around $2794.00, extremely worth it in my book.

I have never heard the 2.3's or the 2.3tl's so I can't answer your question.

But I have owned the CRS+'s, SDA-2A's, SDA-1C's, (2 Pairs) of SRS 2's and they all have their own sound. One day i'd like to own a pair of SDA SRS's and 2.3tl's as well,

I think the price of these went very high because of a bidding war. That price would have been $1750, I've seen 1.2tl's sell for $800 to $3050

On Average they sell around $2000.00

[BSUfbfan]

Funny story, I was in the local stereo store (sold Polk back in the SDA days, before they went to mass merchants) and told them if they ever get any of the large SDA's in on trade to call me immediately. The salesman stated that he knew of a client that was looking to sell his 1.2TL's with RDO upgrade. I told him to call him up and I'd give him $1500 cash. About 5 minutes later he came back out front and told me that the client didn't want to deal with putting them on Craigslist or Ebay, so he 'gave' them to one of his employees for free...:(

I wonder if any Polksters have both the 1.2's and 2.3's so they could give us a heads-up comparison....

[trubluluc]

I don't currently have both, just the 1.2tls. But I have had two pairs of 2.3's and one pair of 2.3tl's. And although I like the size of the 2.3's better, they just didn't sound as full to me. And though I'm not sure of the specs, it seems like I get more bass out of the 1.2tls. I did have both pairs set up in the same room with the same equipment driving them, even so this is purely subjective on my part. I know there are several members here with 2.3's that would have it any other way.

-Luc

I wonder if any Polksters have both the 1.2's and 2.3's so they could give us a heads-up comparison....