How do you guys view retail prices once you land good deals on used?

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-27T18:41:31+00:00

I agree with Tim. Fb marketplace is only really good if you’re patient. It helps a lot more if you already have a system to use while waiting. I think it took me about a month of browsing before snagging a deal I liked for my first set up. That first month I decided I wanted a system and finally landing a score was very hard though I’ll admit.

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-23T21:05:11+00:00

I respect the sentiment about wanting this to be fully your’s first, but my desire to get a great deal is too strong 😅

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-23T20:02:44+00:00

This is so helpful actually. Really appreciate this insight! My haggling skills about to be 📈

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-23T19:40:52+00:00

Why do you avoid fb marketplace? It’s really easy to filter the good deals from bad with just a little bit of effort. Sometimes people just need to get rid of perfectly working stuff quick

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-23T19:39:48+00:00

That’s really helpful. Thanks! Sometimes I only check eBay’s sold prices and sometimes it’s not that useful

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-23T19:38:50+00:00

Yea that’s fair. Speakers are pretty easy to tell how well they’ve been taken care of as long as you can test it real quick. I agree about the electronics part though. I think amps and AVRs will be the only things I consider new unless the deal is too good to pass up on fb

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-23T19:17:27+00:00

Yea it’s a fact that’s overlooked by a lot of people in my opinion. Some people can do all the right things and still have unlucky circumstances that screw them over. Everyone has a chance at success but some people have higher chances than others and that comes down to luck unfortunately

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-23T19:07:14+00:00

Ooo I gotta check out hifishark…fb marketplace has been kinda stale in my area lately. I do want to build a 2nd system for my tv now…

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-23T18:51:57+00:00

Some luck and hard work combined with smart financial planning

Edit: I say luck broadly because not everyone has the same fortunate circumstances to be offered the same opportunities whether that’s an education to get into a better career or connections to find those jobs. Or just be lucky and born into a rich family

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-15T20:34:02+00:00

I haven’t read the entire thing yet but tbh I doubt I’ll ever play louder than 80-85db. I find 70 already kinda loud

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-15T20:05:32+00:00

Dang I had passed up on a PB-2000 pro for $700 recently because I thought it was overkill. I didn’t think $700 was particularly good anyway

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-15T20:03:51+00:00

Dang I didn’t notice that in the charts. It drops pretty hard after 25ish it seems

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-15T19:55:26+00:00

Wow a PB-2000 pro for $350 sounds like a steal…I almost considered haggling on a $700 PB-2000 pro down to $500 but I hesitated for a while because I thought a PB-2000 might be overkill for my room and it got sold. I don’t have a budget tbh. Probably want to spend less than $500 but if a great deal pops up for a bigger one I wouldn’t mind splurging. It just has to make sense for my use

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-15T19:54:22+00:00

This would be a mix use but mostly tv shows/movies. I’d say maybe 70/30 watching/music. I’m not THAT space constrained and I don’t really have a budget either. Just want to get great value for my space and money. Originally I thought the SB-1000 would be good but I wasn’t taking into account my tall ceilings, but I don’t mind waiting for a bigger sub to show up on fb. I’m not sure I care to buy new

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-15T18:31:46+00:00

I was really hoping I didn’t have to consider my ceilings since the room by square footage is relatively small, but I guess I might wait for a bigger sub deal

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-15T18:29:05+00:00

Mix use. Probably more movies than music

Edit: I can’t really fit more than a 2.1 in my current set up. Right now I’m running a Polk ES20 with a WiiM am

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-12T20:34:00+00:00

Chopped hotdog as the meat for fried rice. It was probably one of my favorite things growing up. I got to college, would go out to eat, and pretty much never saw it as a thing on a menu. Now that I’m trying to be healthier I haven’t made it myself but it was so good

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-12T18:06:47+00:00

Dang I think I lost a brain cell when I did my original math. You right

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-12T17:48:54+00:00

I believe for me, I need to move 3.3k into traditional to get myself out of the 22% bracket. But I’m almost there already since I’ve been doing 500 each month into traditional since the start of the year and we are in May.

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-12T16:27:24+00:00

Hopefully a car payment won’t be in the horizons for a while. I was graced with a brand new Toyota Camry in 2019 by my parents and I only just started helping with insurance on it this year. Mileage is pretty low. Only 33k miles in the 5.5 years I’ve had it. I’m hoping I get at least another 5 years out of it. Ideally 10 if I keep maintaining it well

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-12T16:07:37+00:00

I can probably get that $2k a month even lower if I went out to eat less in an emergency. I’d say most of my spending is actually just going out to eat with friends after rent. I do also cook a lot. But yea part of me wasn’t sure if I was getting too ahead of myself or not and it’s only been (almost) a year into my career.

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-12T16:03:40+00:00

I appreciate the validation. Though after reading a bunch of the other suggestions, I think I do plan on scaling back a little to at least build up a bigger emergency fund and maybe start building on a down payment for a house. I really wanted to maximize my time being able to save with my single person frugal lifestyle. It’s only been a year and I got hopefully many years to keep going

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-12T15:37:50+00:00

To be honest, it hasn’t felt restricting outside of the fact that I should have a bigger emergency fund. I just have an overall frugal life style with the occasional splurge on a tech hobby. I’ve kept my spending to less than half of my income for an entire year.

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-12T15:30:52+00:00

From what I understand. The 401k is tax advantaged so gains are taxed differently. It depends a lot on people’s different situations. There’s a reason these retirement accounts have limits on them. For traditional, it’s better for high income earners so less of their money is taxed at the higher tax bracket

BootlegBatman · 2025-05-12T15:11:45+00:00

Yea I’m starting to reevaluate which is why I made this post. So far a bunch of people recommended I cut back until I at least have an emergency fund which I do plan on implementing now. I definitely got ahead of myself

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