Tube amps from eBay (China)

[kodabmx]

I have built quality valve mixers and valve amps and tried to sell them on ebay.
In the end I was selling them for less than components cost just to move them on.

Good to know. eBay isn't the ideal marketplace for one off tube amps I guess.

 

[huggygood]

I do not know if it is the sculpteur Cesar or Dali who said "people will always prefer a **** in gold that a masterpiece in plaster"

 

[VictoriaGuy]

I have built quality valve mixers and valve amps and tried to sell them on ebay.
In the end I was selling them for less than components cost just to move them on.

It's hard to compete with state-subsidized shipping (e.g. china), and it's the shipping costs that make it difficult for me to sell at a reasonable price online, usually.
Often, I've been 'put off' a purchase because of the shipping costs, too.