[iriverdude]

What I find disgraceful everyone edits out the prices of sold equipment, maybe because to keep prices high?

 

[haloxt]

Just to make sure nobody mistakes it as not being sold probably

lots of people here whose first language isn't English. I left it in on the one thing I sold on this forum so people could use it as a reference point.

 

[niemion]

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Originally Posted by iriverdude /img/forum/go_quote.gif What I find disgraceful everyone edits out the prices of sold equipment, maybe because to keep prices high?

I have been wondering about that too. Why do everyone substitute their asking price with SOLD?

 

[xiaobao0707]

Expensive indeed, but not necessarily high-end (in terms of SQ). That'll be too bad for us

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Originally Posted by DefectiveAudioComponent /img/forum/go_quote.gif Good thing if someone goes for it. If a lot of gear sells for extreme sums, then that shows there is a market for expensive gear. If there is a market, then why shouldn't more manufacturers want a piece of it with new high-end gear?

 

[Drumonron]

All's fair in buying and reselling and PJ5K, wish you the best on the auction and I hope it raises enough to get you well on your way to owning an HD800. The 1500.00 usd starting bid is what was the shocker for me but since then I know that you lowered the starting bid and good luck!

 

[elbuzzard]

Theres a sucker winning an auctioin every minute. Good luck PJ5K, hope you hook a wopper.

 

[IPodPJ]

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Originally Posted by astroid /img/forum/go_quote.gif GRADO HF2 HEADPHONES*RARE*BETTER THAN RS1 GS1000 PS1000 on eBay (end time 02-Oct-09 22:03:16 BST) Wow , that is some mark up and i didnt know they were the best grado ever!

To my ears they are better than the GS1K and PS1K. But worth that kind of price? Not a chance. The bid is at 183 pounds now.

 

[Currawong]

A lot of FS gear sells for less than was asked for. Also, flipping gear ON head-fi for profit is not permitted, as that makes the transactions essentially commercial. Note that it's not the same as buying something, using it then later on selling it at a higher price because it has been discontinued etc.

Anyway, I think people should get over it. People are free to do what they choose, and we are free to show our own standards in what we choose to do or not do, and they are only headphones ***.

 

[charliex]

Geez - what's the issue here? Calm down everyone. Let the free market reign and let's all just relax. No harm is being done - nothing immoral or unethical here at all. Just a pair of cans up for auction - nothing more. Good luck PJ with your auction.

 

[kool bubba ice]

Pearljam, Acorn is hiring. You would fit right in.

 

[cafe zeenuts]

People you're all forgetting something here, the HF2 are limited edition total 500 due to the screw up at Grado. With anything limited price only goes up, just simple supply and demand. What do you expect him to sell it for, at cost??? C'mon....

 

[Hardflip]

Hopefully whoever buys them will appreciate the sound they produce and not the investment opportunity

I don't plan on ever parting with mine, so I guess there are only 499 of them left

 

[Budley007]

Good luck on the auction PJ. A seller deserves every penny a buyer is willing to spend.

 

[Uncle Erik]

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Originally Posted by Ruffle /img/forum/go_quote.gif Isn't there a law that prohibits people from buying a product to just resell?

No.

The law has a huge bias against such laws - it's usually referred to as "restraint of alienation." Alienation is the ability to dispose of an item as the owner wishes.

There are few absolutes in the law, but restricting what someone can do with what they own (especially transfer of ownership) is about as close as it gets.

There are some contractual restrictions that may be entered into, such as a retailer agreeing to sell to particular sales territories and at a certain price, etc., however, there is zero restriction for someone reselling something.

Oh, and I'm talking about the US. I'm not sure about other countries, and this seller is in Israel. I'm not familiar with Israeli law.

Also, there was no contractual limit or even suggested terms when the HF-2 was sold. You paid for one, you got one. There was nothing in the sales contract forbidding sale or the price of resale. Not that anything like that would have been terribly enforceable in the first place.

Haloxt, are you saying that a $1,500 headphone is an impulse buy? Come on. Anyone who can throw that kind of money around probably doesn't have to worry about food on the table.

 

[charliex]

Well golly gee - they are now standing at a whopping huge bid equivalent to $200.00 US .......