I've bought speakers through ebay and audiogon without listening and have never had any issues so I'm not too worried about that. I examined these speakers very closely and they look perfect. I didn't open them up so yes there's a chance there is something wrong but I'm not concerned about that in this sale.
There are a number of other variables to consider in any sale. This situation looks OK. My issue is price. His opening bid on ebay is $1400 and his bin is $1750. He emailed me yesterday to tell me some other people are interested and would I go $1500. My offer right now is $1200 so we're still a ways apart.
I'm back in Austin on Friday so if they are still available, I'll see what he'll take. I won't go over $1300 and if no one buys them, I think he'll take that or less.
