*Full disclosure - I have just sold my PN60F8500 and I'm in the market for the 64" version*
The purpose of this post is to get the plasma economy going. Before you argue the case for plasma, just know that I am with you - I loved the picture on my F8500 and think it still has the best balance of picture attributes, which is why I am making the lateral move to the 64". What I find hard to swallow is the prices being asked for used sets. We need to get real: while plasma is excellent in many ways, you will be lucky to find buyers in the four figures for your premium plasma.
When consumers can pop into a big box store and buy a brand new 2017, 65 inch, 4k HDR LED TV that comes with a return policy and manufacture's warranty for $800 they are not going to give your plasma a first glance, let alone a second. The more discerning buyers like us, are planning to do what you are doing: reserving the big bucks spending budget for the next great thing which is OLED. You will be hard pressed to find someone to fork out serious money for a five+ year old 1080p set that is no longer the market reference standard. Plasma's king of the market Kuro black glory days are gone.
The people who are looking to buy your plasma are people like me who want to stick with plasma for a bit longer, those whose set broke and want to replace it, and the people who followed the plasma reviews five years ago and would not mind getting their hands on one. Either I do not see any of these groups wanting to outlay any serious money for one. When I put my 60" plasma on the market I was confident that my precious would easily command at least $1k. After studying the market I realized that it was just wishful thinking. General consumers in the classifieds such as Craiglist regard them much like rear projection technology and would pick an LED over a plasma. Despite my love for plasma I would still balk at passing up on 4k, bigger screen size and latest technology for one. The only thing that will make it worthwhile for me is price.
To sum up, if you want to make some money off your plasma you need to price it to sell, especially with the big sales of the holiday season round the corner. There are going to be sellers who have great pride in their plasma's holding out for buyers who will not come. They will end up having to give their beloved plasmas to grandma.
The purpose of this post is to get the plasma economy going. Before you argue the case for plasma, just know that I am with you - I loved the picture on my F8500 and think it still has the best balance of picture attributes, which is why I am making the lateral move to the 64". What I find hard to swallow is the prices being asked for used sets. We need to get real: while plasma is excellent in many ways, you will be lucky to find buyers in the four figures for your premium plasma.
When consumers can pop into a big box store and buy a brand new 2017, 65 inch, 4k HDR LED TV that comes with a return policy and manufacture's warranty for $800 they are not going to give your plasma a first glance, let alone a second. The more discerning buyers like us, are planning to do what you are doing: reserving the big bucks spending budget for the next great thing which is OLED. You will be hard pressed to find someone to fork out serious money for a five+ year old 1080p set that is no longer the market reference standard. Plasma's king of the market Kuro black glory days are gone.
The people who are looking to buy your plasma are people like me who want to stick with plasma for a bit longer, those whose set broke and want to replace it, and the people who followed the plasma reviews five years ago and would not mind getting their hands on one. Either I do not see any of these groups wanting to outlay any serious money for one. When I put my 60" plasma on the market I was confident that my precious would easily command at least $1k. After studying the market I realized that it was just wishful thinking. General consumers in the classifieds such as Craiglist regard them much like rear projection technology and would pick an LED over a plasma. Despite my love for plasma I would still balk at passing up on 4k, bigger screen size and latest technology for one. The only thing that will make it worthwhile for me is price.
To sum up, if you want to make some money off your plasma you need to price it to sell, especially with the big sales of the holiday season round the corner. There are going to be sellers who have great pride in their plasma's holding out for buyers who will not come. They will end up having to give their beloved plasmas to grandma.