Second Hand Gear (WTB/WTS)

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Second Hand Gear (WTB/WTS)

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Hello!
Wondering were you guys get your 2ºHand stuff, perhaps we can connect our info and help each other.
tell me the websites u use and which country it belongs :) and lets make a list. (if there is a topic of this already, delete this)
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ebay.com/ - International ( the obvious one... )
hispasonic.com/ - Spain/Portugal/ (EU perhaps - depending on the seller)
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Ocean Swift Synthesis - Scope 3rd Party Plugins
http://www.oceanswift.net
FernandoHood
http://www.fernandohood.com
Atom Sessions - Music
https://atomsessions.bandcamp.com/
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I'm in the US and I use:
https://reverb.com/ (this site is great)
Ebay for cheaper/noncritical items where a bad purchase won't cost me (you can pretty much skip buying synths on there)
Gearslutz (a bit more reliable than ebay but I prefer to use escrow for large items)
Craigslist (always for local purchases where I can test the product personally, and never at either person's home or business unless they're a known quantity).

When it comes to computers I actually do some forum trading/purchasing and we use sites like beerology & heatware for 'reputation', which is far more trustworthy than modern Ebay ratings.
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thnks, i actually want to do this because i dont rly use Ebay that much, or never (besides using it to look up prices)
Ocean Swift Synthesis - Scope 3rd Party Plugins
http://www.oceanswift.net
FernandoHood
http://www.fernandohood.com
Atom Sessions - Music
https://atomsessions.bandcamp.com/
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Ebay is untrustworthy for large audio purchases, the number of synth scammers tracked on Gearslutz alone shows this.
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i have had some really great experiences on Ebay, but you certainly have to be very careful.
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I will add that I use eBay often as well. Just be careful when you are offered a pristine condition Moog Modular :)
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:)
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Just for reference, here's the GS thread on bad ebay traders to give our users an idea of what to look for (or to avoid) when using ebay: https://www.gearslutz.com/board/electro ... -list.html
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