Re: Is this Avid worth selling?

I came across a used gear broker's site in LA, and he had copious notes and opinions on Avids. "Uncle Geno" I think he was called. Seems like a nice guy.

His bottom line was that selling used Avids is a huge hassle for him; every Avid system he sees is different in some small ways from every other system, the underlying computers all seem to have different boards and subassemblies and such, with varying reliability, the accompanying documentation and licensing of the sub-components and apps is often incomplete, and the status of warranties or support for the Avid-supplied components is nebulous, it is very hard for him to test out working units fully, so he sells them "as-is", and "Caveat Emptor". It has been certified that it worked when delivered and fired up, and that's about as much as he's willing to commit to, the rest is on you.

Now I think the same things could be said for a lot of different systems, but more so for very proprietary, hardware-accellerated systemslike th older Avids. Anyhow, yes, someone will buy it, if only because the Avid name retains a certain cachet. Or they are really comfortable with the particular system, and can now afford a used one to indulge side projects or rent out. But I wouldn't expect to get a lot for it, and that's not FCP snobbery, that's just an appraisal of what I think the market is thinking and where it seems to be going.

I'm sure you've taken good care of your system, but apparently the better and more complete your documentation and info, the better chance that you can move this hardware. Hope that helped.