jmadden5124
Member
Hello all.
I have a question and was wondering if some of you all could enlighten me.
I've been interested in an Axe FX unit for a short while now. I didn't have the finances to purchase one around black Friday when Fractal had the great holiday pricing and decided to wait it out. I've been scoping out Ebay, Reverb, and the forums.. checking out the used models that pop up periodically. Quite often I've seen the Axe FX II XL + model pop up used at a respectable price range of $1400-$1500 which falls in line with what I would expect to pay for a unit that Fractal was recently selling new for about $1800 a few months ago.
What boggles my mind however are all of these used listings that price units either above or equal to MSRP.. like the $2800 Axe FX III's being sold right now, or the people thinking they'll get close to $2k for a used Axe FX II XL. Seems ludacris. Especially since there are so many units listed at these insane inflated prices. I get that supply and demand dictate pricing in a free market but how can someone expect a buyer to pay $2k for a used piece of electronics when there are other $1600 listings that pop up about every other day? And some even less. lol What are these guys smoking? Who the hell is going to pay $2k or more for an Axe FX II XL plus in March of 2019 when the Axe III is only $2250??
Being an avid electronics and home theater buyer, I shop for gadgets and electronics frequently but have never seen a market where so many people are trying to pawn off their old wares and gouge a prospective buyer by offering their used electronics at close to or equal than full retail price.. as if it were brand new. I scratch my head when I see some of these listings.
Anywho.. I have been biding my time and plan on pulling the trigger this next week hopefully. I bought a Friedman ASM-12 and an XLR cable that are sitting in the box waiting for my soon to be Axe FX to come home and keep them company. But I plan on paying a fair price for the soon to be mine Axe FX II XL + when I find her. Definitely less than $1600.
I would love to buy an Axe FX III. But unfortunately I am a recent survivor of a brain tumor and have a long history of surgery and complications that really negatively affected my lifestyle and finances. My life was nearly destroyed due to neurological problems that I have faced ever since. I nearly died a couple years ago and ever since I am forced to spend a lot of time home and have close to zero social life due to my health issues. Its depressing at times but I am limited to what I can do. Just getting through life day to day stuff is pretty challenging but I get by.
So to have a guitar and an Axe FX would mean everything to me. It would open up a whole world of possibilities that would allow me to immerse my world in total sonic bliss. Possibly allow me to forget about my problems and really thrive doing something that I can do. Make music. I've managed to save every penny for months and finally can afford a good used AXE FX II XL I figure. This is going to be life changing. Sorry if I was being drab. I have a tendency to rant. I love this forum. I don't say much but I do stop in here pretty regularly and lurk.
Anyone else agree with me about my viewpoint? Pls let me know.
Thanks.
Joe
I have a question and was wondering if some of you all could enlighten me.
I've been interested in an Axe FX unit for a short while now. I didn't have the finances to purchase one around black Friday when Fractal had the great holiday pricing and decided to wait it out. I've been scoping out Ebay, Reverb, and the forums.. checking out the used models that pop up periodically. Quite often I've seen the Axe FX II XL + model pop up used at a respectable price range of $1400-$1500 which falls in line with what I would expect to pay for a unit that Fractal was recently selling new for about $1800 a few months ago.
What boggles my mind however are all of these used listings that price units either above or equal to MSRP.. like the $2800 Axe FX III's being sold right now, or the people thinking they'll get close to $2k for a used Axe FX II XL. Seems ludacris. Especially since there are so many units listed at these insane inflated prices. I get that supply and demand dictate pricing in a free market but how can someone expect a buyer to pay $2k for a used piece of electronics when there are other $1600 listings that pop up about every other day? And some even less. lol What are these guys smoking? Who the hell is going to pay $2k or more for an Axe FX II XL plus in March of 2019 when the Axe III is only $2250??
Being an avid electronics and home theater buyer, I shop for gadgets and electronics frequently but have never seen a market where so many people are trying to pawn off their old wares and gouge a prospective buyer by offering their used electronics at close to or equal than full retail price.. as if it were brand new. I scratch my head when I see some of these listings.
Anywho.. I have been biding my time and plan on pulling the trigger this next week hopefully. I bought a Friedman ASM-12 and an XLR cable that are sitting in the box waiting for my soon to be Axe FX to come home and keep them company. But I plan on paying a fair price for the soon to be mine Axe FX II XL + when I find her. Definitely less than $1600.
I would love to buy an Axe FX III. But unfortunately I am a recent survivor of a brain tumor and have a long history of surgery and complications that really negatively affected my lifestyle and finances. My life was nearly destroyed due to neurological problems that I have faced ever since. I nearly died a couple years ago and ever since I am forced to spend a lot of time home and have close to zero social life due to my health issues. Its depressing at times but I am limited to what I can do. Just getting through life day to day stuff is pretty challenging but I get by.
So to have a guitar and an Axe FX would mean everything to me. It would open up a whole world of possibilities that would allow me to immerse my world in total sonic bliss. Possibly allow me to forget about my problems and really thrive doing something that I can do. Make music. I've managed to save every penny for months and finally can afford a good used AXE FX II XL I figure. This is going to be life changing. Sorry if I was being drab. I have a tendency to rant. I love this forum. I don't say much but I do stop in here pretty regularly and lurk.
Anyone else agree with me about my viewpoint? Pls let me know.
Thanks.
Joe
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