On Tue, 30 Jul 2002 16:05:33 -0400, "OODGR" wrote:

>For those who frequently buy used gear, and I'm sure there are many of you, have
>you found that certain times of the year yield lower prices than others? How
>about availability? I suppose this question may also have a regional component
>since places like where I am (Toronto) look very different throughout the year,
>and for several months of the year usually fail to inspire the average non-pro
>enthusiast with the beauty of a sunless, leafless, snowless, brown-grassed
>winter.
>
>What I'm getting at is more about general pricing trends and not the effects of
>model discontinuation or age.

It used to be that the time before Christmas was best for
buying (people sell to raise cash for gifts?); the time
just after Christmas (people buy things for themselves
then), and again around tax refund time (people have
"windfall" money to spend), were the best times for
selling...