Brokerage service
Audio By Van Alstine sells factory tested and guaranteed used AVA components — a great opportunity for both buyers and sellers.
Buyers
Save money and get good used AVA components with a factory parts and labor warranty. Check out our used equipment list for special deals.
Sellers
Broker your equipment and trade up to new AVA gear
If you want to sell your existing AVA equipment to buy new equipment from us, we will be happy to broker your existing AVA gear for a reasonable fee.
For us to broker the AVA equipment you already own, you'll need to send it to us for evaluation. We are only able to broker original and unmodified AVA equipment that's in good working order. If your equipment meets these criteria, we will suggest a fair used price for it. (In most cases, this is about 70% of new for newer equipment and 30% to 60% for older models.) If you agree to the price, we will clean your unit to make it look as good as we can and list it for sale on this website with an accurate description.
You have the choice between buying your new equipment right away or waiting until your existing equipment has sold. If you want to buy new equipment right away, you'll pay full price for the new equipment up front. Then when your brokered equipment sells, we will send you a check for 80% of the sale price of the brokered equipment.
If you'd rather sell your existing equipment before buying new equipment, then once your existing equipment has sold and all satisfaction guarantees have expired, we will issue you a credit of 80% of the sale price toward the purchase of new AVA made equipment.
The buyer pays us directly. We will handle shipping it to the buyer. We will also transfer the balance of the original AVA warranty to the new owner or provide them with a one year limited parts and labor warranty, whichever is longer.
To begin the process, call us at 651-330-9871 so that we can discuss what you are planning to buy, the equipment that you want us to broker, and whether it's a good candidate for this service.
Or sell your equipment outright
Do you want to sell your AVA equipment without upgrading to new AVA equipment? We can do that too. The only difference between selling outright versus upgrading is a higher consignment fee of 30%. Once your equipment has sold and all satisfaction guarantees have expired, we will send you a check for 70% of the sale price of the equipment.
This fee covers our time to inspect and clean the unit and the costs of providing a parts and labor warranty to the next buyer. Keep in mind that we are in a position to command an excellent price for your equipment as the buyer will have the confidence of dealing factory direct and getting a factory warranty.
Terms and conditions
1. AVA does not accept any product in a Dynaco, Hafler. or non-AVA chassis even if it has an AVA circuit or AVA faceplate, any item over 20 years old, or items with chassis damage.
2. We highly recommend the seller call us to determine if an item is sellable. In the event someone sends in an item we deem as not sellable (as outlined above) it will be returned at the seller's expense.
3. Items sent in for brokering must include all the accessories, including the power cord and remote sender if it was included with the product.
4 Items need to be in working order. Vacuum tubes will be replaced in all brokered units unless the seller provides proof of new tubes being installed in product. There is no labor cost to replace the tubes, but the retail price of the tubes will be deducted from the seller proceeds.
5. All items brokered are subject to the AVA satisfaction guarantee, and thus the seller will be paid once the guarantee time has elapsed.
6. While AVA will actively try and sell the product there is no guarantee as to how quick/fast an item will sell, or guarantee on what it will sell for. The seller may request that AVA adjust the selling price.
7. If the seller sends in a product then later wishes to not broker it they will be charged for any repairs and updates done to the product along with the return shipping cost.