HeretixAevum
100+ Head-Fier
I got a pair of Grado SR225i's in the mail today. I've been excited about this arriving for a while now. I opened them up, the headphones felt like they were quite good quality (and at almost 10 hour burn in they certainly sound it, too) however I noticed that the piece of paper that comes with grado headphones (at least in every unboxing I ever saw) was completely missing from the box. Not there at all. The box never had any signs of being tampered with or being opened, the seal was untouched. To put it shortly, they look, feel and sound exactly like what I read, saw in pictures and videos. If they had have come with the piece of paper I wouldn't question their legitimacy for a second.
I asked Grado about the missing piece of paper, and they told me that the people I bought from, PC Case Gear (A well respected PC Hardware store who I've dealt with before) are not authorised Grado sellers, and that I should ask for my money back. Now, I'm not going to jump to conclusions that fast, my brain is telling me that it's most likely that the Grado factory simply neglected to put the paper in the box since everything about these headphones (including the business I bought it from) seems legit. I've asked PC Case Gear about it, I'll probably get a response from them tomorrow.
What's your opinion? Is the piece of paper even worth worrying about? If I have any issues with it I'll be dealing with PCCG for returns anyway...
I asked Grado about the missing piece of paper, and they told me that the people I bought from, PC Case Gear (A well respected PC Hardware store who I've dealt with before) are not authorised Grado sellers, and that I should ask for my money back. Now, I'm not going to jump to conclusions that fast, my brain is telling me that it's most likely that the Grado factory simply neglected to put the paper in the box since everything about these headphones (including the business I bought it from) seems legit. I've asked PC Case Gear about it, I'll probably get a response from them tomorrow.
What's your opinion? Is the piece of paper even worth worrying about? If I have any issues with it I'll be dealing with PCCG for returns anyway...