Is old PA gear worth the effort of selling?

[NoRhino]

We have an old PA in storage and we haven't used it for ages.  Not expecting much by way of cash when we sell it but is it even worth the effort of advertising it for sale? 

It's Peavey Hi-sis  12 tops and Hi-sis 15 bins plus a rack mounted power amp + mixer.   All too heavy for us to lug around now.

Ta.

[casapete]

As long as you're prepared to be realistic on the pricing, then why not? There are still a few people out there who prefer older heavier gear, and whatever you get for it is going to be better than leaving it to fester somewhere until it's time for the tip/landfill. FWIW, those Peavey cabs always sounded okay, so someone might even buy them to use the drivers for spares. Power amp and mixer could also find a new home in a rehearsal studio maybe, or a charity run music centre for young people etc?

[la bam]

Hisys 2s and 4s will always sell well. Depends whether you have 1s, 2s, 4s?

 

Prob get £200 for tops and subs if its those. Less if theyre 1s.

Edited February 19, 2019 by la bam

[stingrayPete1977]

Worth moving on just for the storage space unless you have a spare barn for junk and stuff? 

[PaulWarning]

bang it on Ebay, low start, buyer to collect, cash only, what have you got to lose?

[Dan Dare]

Paul's spot on. Anything you get will be a bonus and you'll save on storage costs. The old HiSys cabs were decent, so someone is bound to want to give them a home.

[Martley]

We passed ours on to some young folks just starting out. They paid a small amount for the full rig, but we were happy to see it put to use and to help the youngsters out. We began gigging at 15, and now in our 60's can still remember how tough it was to get gear together for a full band... 

[3below]

Still use my Peavey PA, with a QSC power amp it is pretty good.  I suspect the DBX driverack has some effect   Guitarist has Peavey subs, they are up for sale, for some reason (weight...) they do not seem to be selling even though cheap. 

[Sibob]

Donate to a school if the money is nothing to you. They are often crying out for such things and usually zero budget to purchase them new.

Si

[itsmedunc]

In the 90's we hired Peavey PA's a lot. For us they were great. Heavy but I was much younger then and we got them cheaper if we mucked in. I'm not particularly bothered about having a "modern sound", if one really exists? Unfortunately, for you, Peavey are no longer appreciated in that manner to some extent. I got offered tops, mids and bass cabs plus amps for free off a family member a few years ago but turned them down due to lack of storage. Still great gear but has to be realistically priced I suppose. An install,would be ideal.

[la bam]

We've just come back from a tribute weekend where the supplied pa was all old hisys kit (albeit lots of it) and it sounded fantastic!

[uk_lefty]

Whereabouts are you based? If you're somewhere accessible then people will probably drive to get it if at a good cash price. To me if it says Peavey on it then it's a good sign that it's indestructible so if I were in the market and had storage I'd go for it.

[NoRhino]

Thanks to everyone who responded with some good ideas that we'll try.

Stored in Glasgow.