These speakers originally retailed for from $1700 to $2000. The staring bid on eBay is $399.
Here is the eBay link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/TRIANGLE-GALAXY-5-1_W0QQitemZ260187064546QQihZ016QQcategoryZ32861QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Here is a "Triangle Galaxy 5.1" review link. The review is by "Mike Quinn" of "Jazz Times", take note; the actual review on "Triangle Galaxy 5.1" starts on the 12th paragraph of this article:
http://jazztimes.com/reviews/audio_video_files/reviewDetail.cfm?ReviewID=26
I've heard these speakers before; they sound AWESOME, much more expensive than even the high price they cost.
However, there may be reason for some concern (or maybe not), as far as I know these speakers are expensive and rare, they are not that well known in the US, which is why when I bided on mine I got them cheap.
The clincher is; that this is the same guy that sold me mine, a very expensive and rare speaker, on top of that, these speakers are brand spanking NEW! Or so the ad says.
I have looked before and never found these speakers for sale used and never at this low price new (granted it's just the starting price for a bid so I guess it could go higher), but there is no reason for him to suspect that it will since on the last set he listed I was the only bidder and got the set for the original listed price of $399. And seeing that he didn't increase the starting bid, apparently it would seem, he's satisfied with letting these $2000 speakers go for $399 and he knows what they cost cause he states it in his listing. I guess it's possible he could have a line with a Triangle distributor on these, after all, these are last year’s models; maybe Triangle is unloading them cheap. Or maybe he just lucked up on these two new sets by some other means, I don't know.
Also, this EBay seller of the Triangles has a large and excellent feedback from satisfied customers, so that works tremendously in his favor. I tracked my shipment of the Triangles yesterday through UPS, I should be receiving them today or tomorrow. It's probably safe to bid on them now for those who may be interested, if any. But if you want to wait a couple of days, I'll let you know if everything is okay with mine. Nevertheless, it's up to you. It's probably just me and there is likely nothing to be concerned about. But if you only knew, how I looked for a deal of these speakers (new or used) for a long time and found nothing; and then, "BOOM", here they are, all of a sudden, brand new and cheap. I guess that's why it aroused my suspicion... just a little.
-Also, eBay offers a warranty service via another company, that will warranty these speakers for you at a very reasonable price.