Zero Risk. Fully Managed.
Skip the scams, chargebacks, and endless back-and-forth with buyers. We handle everything—from listing and payments to returns and support—so you can sell with total confidence from start to finish.
Get the Most Value For Your Gear
Our experts price your gear based on real market data and years of experience, then present it with professional listings that attract serious buyers. The result: stronger demand and better returns.
Unmatched Exposure
Your gear is marketed across TMR, eBay, HiFi Shark, and Google Shopping—reaching a global audience of audiophiles actively looking to buy.
Unlike marketplaces, we remove any and all barriers to connecting with your music. We make selling your gear as easy, safe, and fun as it can possibly be.
Guesswork using tools that may be inaccurate.
Expert appraisals based on 13+ years of experience and multiple databases.
Missed issues can lead to complaints; no warranty or support for shipping problems.
Fully tested, backed by a 90-day warranty, and supported by professional logistics.
DIY photos and time-consuming listings with unclear descriptions.
We handle professional photos and create listings across multiple platforms.
Limited visibility; extra effort and cost needed to list on multiple platforms.
Simultaneous listings on major platforms plus TMR’s store, reaching millions of buyers.
You handle buyer questions, negotiations, auditions, and post-sale issues yourself.
TMR handles all interactions—questions, negotiations, and post-sale technical support.
Risk of scams, deadbeat buyers, forced returns, or chargebacks.
TMR manages everything, eliminating risk and ensuring a smooth, secure transaction.
Confusing fees, payment delays, and possible 1099 forms for sales over $600.
Simple, flat fees, fast payments via your preferred method, no automatic 1099 form.
No trade-ins or financing available, limiting the buyer pool.
TMR offers trade-ins and 0% financing, making your product more attractive to buyers.
The Music Room specializes in high-performance, 2-channel stereo products of lasting value in working condition. As such, we don't typically buy home theater products, car stereo, projectors, TVs, low-quality mass-market goods, non-working or vintage gear. Click below for more details on brands we buy.
Get your offer. Get started
Experience the easiest way to sell your gear today. Get your no obligation offer in less than 48 hours and see how TMR has become the new gold standard in which audiophiles sell their gear.
The Music Room specializes in high-performance, 2-channel stereo products of lasting value in working condition. As such, we don't typically buy home theater products, car stereo, projectors, TVs, low-quality mass-market goods, non-working or vintage gear. Click here for more details on brands / products we buy.
The real question our consignors ask is "how much will I save?" Because of the extra care and the guarantees offered by our CPO program, we often achieve a sale price above private-party market value. Combine that with the savings of time, hassles, and other actual monetary costs, and the service quickly proves to be a tremendous value that our customers use over and over again. The standard consignment fee is 35%. Consult with your TMR buyer representative for more info.
As a TMR consignor, you'll have access to the most effective pre-owned audio marketplace in the world at tmraudio.com - with over one million monthly visitors and an unparalleled reputation. We do utilize some 3rd party marketplaces like Audiogon as well, but the majority of our sales are facilitated by our knowledgeable sales team who will handle negotiations as well as trade-in offers on your behalf.
The average time from when a used product is listed for sale to the time payment is issued currently averages 47 days. About 30% of our used products sell within the first 14 days. Of course, some products will take longer but it's rare for anything to sit on our warehouse shelves for more than a few months.
Less than 2 business days.
We have an expert team of appraisers and purchasers who leverage 13+ years of our own sales data with over 100,000+ transactions. But we don’t stop there! Our appraisers also conduct thorough market research on other sales platforms and databases. When you get a quote from The Music Room, you can rest assured that we have landed on a fair market value.
Yes! We are proud to work with many of the most well-known manufacturers and distributors in the industry as well as brick and mortar HiFi stores across the country. We're huge proponents of supporting local HiFi shops, and a turn-key trade-in or consignment outlet is just one way that we do this. If you are a business that spends time liquidating used equipment. Click here to learn more about our business solutions.
In most cases, TMR pays for shipping and makes it as hassle free as possible. In the few cases where special handling or freight shipment is required, we let you know those costs up front.
Our expert Logistics Team is here to help you through every step of the process. If you have the original factory packaging, we will help you make sure your gear is packed correctly according to manufacturer recommendations for safe transit. If not, we have decades of combined experience in shipping rare, fragile, and expensive HiFi Gear and will make custom packaging easy and safe. Once packed and ready to ship, we provide you with labels and can even schedule a carrier pickup if desired.
Get paid via check, PayPal Friends & Family (no fees / taxes), or ACH
In a word - trust. Deal with an established business that you can trust with one simple, care-free, safe, secure, efficient, and fair transaction. The alternatives are often more costly than you might think. In addition to the evident costs such as packaging supplies, seller fees, and paypal fees there are a number of hidden costs that you should consider:
Your precious and limited time - this is the most important factor to consider. What is your time worth? Getting your product listed for sale on multiple websites takes time. Then there's answering questions, fielding offers, negotiating, dealing with buyer-backouts, avoiding scammers, and finally packaging then shipping.
Customer Service & Returns - LIke it or not, there might be questions after the sale. And unless your buyer paid with cash or check, then you have a return policy whether you like it or not. Anyone can force a return by contacting their bank and filing a dispute.
Seller Fees: Often people are surprised by just how much this can cost. eBay now charges a 10% Final Value Fee on completed sales. This is in addition to Paypal fees which are 3-4%. Audiogon is a much cheaper alternative, but be careful - if your item doesn't sell within 30 days your cost to advertise it there renews each month.
Risks: The internet is rife with scammers, and many of them are far more informed and sophisticated than you might suspect. Know who you are dealing with. Feedback scores are great, but if someone's account has been hijacked you might not know it until it's too late.
Headaches: You should be enjoying your music; not driving yourself crazy selling things online. Wasted time, shipping damage, lost packages, scammers, buyer-backouts, sillly or repetitive questions, uninformed customers, petty complaints, outrageous fees... these are all things any experienced online seller has dealt with. If you have the time, patience and skill you can definitely save a few bucks selling your gear on your own time. For the rest of us that would rather be enjoying life, The Music Room has created an easy, safe, fair outlet for your unwanted gear. Get a Quote today to find out just how easy it can be.
Yes, absolutely. Trading in your gear is one of the very best ways to continually upgrade your system without breaking your budget. We welcome your trade offers. Complete this simple form to start the process.
Please mention the product that you're interested in acquiring when you fill out the form. Appraisals can take 1-2 business days, and we do not generally hold products without payment. If you see something you like, buy it now! We can always reimburse your trade credit later, and you won't risk missing out on the opportunity to purchase the product you're looking for.
