I won an auction on audiogon for another TLC-1, but this time it is the deluxe version with the "full monty" revision A upgrade from Steve McCormack at smcaudio. It should arrive in a week and I'm excited to hear it, it should sound much better due to a total rebuild with very high quality parts. Someone tried to snipe my bid, but I entered a much higher bid and won for $820 (started at $700), which is less than the cost of the upgrade. This is higher than I thought it would go (ended up being $841.21 with shipping), but still lower than I was willing to pay. The list for the TLC-1 Deluxe was $1400, and the list for the rev. A upgrade is $1300, so I think I got a great deal. I like audiogon's auction system since it prevents last second sniping by adding 5 minutes if the highest bid changes hands within 5 minutes of closing. Luckily my last bid was high enough that the sniper, raising it a minimal amount each bid, never caught up before the auction closed.
I'm beginning to think that posting my buying prices on this blog is not the best idea since I may want to turn around and sell some stuff, but oh well, it's not like I'm making any money off this stuff. If you're reading this about something I'm selling, I'm not ripping you off. Anyway, this blog is for my own purposes anyway so I'll post whatever the hell I want! :)
Posted by Mike at April 5, 2005 11:55 PM