Got my $11 ATH-M50 s today

[pterodactilo]

I came late to the party once again... If someone  who bought one pair feels guilty we can arrange a more fair trade... what about 20 $?.

 

[midnightwalker]

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 I don't think anyone is going to be hurt if you keep it, but it can make someone feel better because of there mistake.  This is not an act of crime so yeah.

Yes it is. The one who made mistake must take responsibility for what he did. However, just think if you and 19 other people like you get $100 off for the M50 then he will loss $2000. It's a huge loss dear, and I think he'll really hurt about it. So, think about it.
 
It's not a REAL deal. It's a mistake and I bet you don't wanna get more on others mistake like this

 

[rj200]

cool thread, if anyone has an extra pair shoot me a pm

 
 
edit:  not expecting to get them for 10 bucks, was thinking it would be a good deal for both parties

 

[Trysaeder]

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Yes it is. The one who made mistake must take responsibility for what he did. However, just think if you and 19 other people like you get $100 off for the M50 then he will loss $2000. It's a huge loss dear, and I think he'll really hurt about it. So, think about it.
 
It's not a REAL deal. It's a mistake and I bet you don't wanna get more on others mistake like this

'He' makes 24 billion dollars a year. $2000 is considered an advertising cost. 
 
Can we just close this thread? People are idiots to think they'd have a chance at an $11 M50.

 

[LostOne.TR]

congrats to those that got em.       if anyone got em, and honestly don't like it. Feel free to send a PM my way : D.  
 
I'm not sure what the circumstances were, but I've browsed sites before~ found what I thought was a miraculous deal, put in an order, and received a cancelation later on. No biggie, mistakes happen.

 

[ProjectDenz]

Moral schmoral. So some people returned it out of the goodness of their heart...

Don't really care, just funny to watch this farce...especially people who seem to be begging other people for a $11 M50. Looks pathetic.

 

[Anaxilus]

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Moral schmoral. So some people returned it out of the goodness of their heart...

Don't really care, just funny to watch this farce...especially people who seem to be begging other people for a $11 M50. Looks pathetic.

x2  

 
Almost like watching lab rats in an ethical maze looking for an exit that doesn't exist.  So what does everyone think about Euthanasia?  

 

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Yes it is. The one who made mistake must take responsibility for what he did. However, just think if you and 19 other people like you get $100 off for the M50 then he will loss $2000. It's a huge loss dear, and I think he'll really hurt about it. So, think about it.
 
It's not a REAL deal. It's a mistake and I bet you don't wanna get more on others mistake like this

I guess it's my turn for not being clear.

  what I'm meant is physically hurt not emotionally and financially. I'm sure it should some what hurt emotionally and financially.  How much? we will never know.  That is why I say if the buyers did return it, it'll make the seller feel better but no crime here. Just business scenario's where one make a mistake the other take the cheese.
 
  Pretty common situation I'm sure.  If the buyer send it back good for him.  If the buyer doesn't, no surprise, this type of practice is nothing new. Just a "would of been nice".  I'm not choosing sides, but want to be realistic about it.  This not a big deal.  Basically the message is be a good Samaritan and return the item, but if you don't then it's your choice because the seller made a mistake.  To me, the buyer is not out there to hurt the seller, just looking out for them self. Some can call it selfish or some can call it a good find.  In reality, whatever, let the buyer and seller duke it out.  In the end, the situation is going to be either someone will be happy or someone will not.  If the buyer send it back then they will feel like they lost a deal, but the seller is happy vice versa if the buyer doesn't then the seller will be unhappy and the buyer will be. 
 
Anyways, for those who bought them, the M50 are pretty nice aren't they? for those who return them back, the M50 WERE some good listening headphones aren't they?

 
I'm glade some more people have a chance to listen to them because I think they are good headphones.  Even after buying a variety of different headphones, I still enjoy these even after many months where as some of the others, they slowed down on my list of favorites.

 

[shane55]

deja vu.
Haven't we already beaten this horse well past death?  

 
Now, everyone who is keeping theirs, break them in for 25 hours or so... and get over to the M50 Appreciation thread and post your impressions. It's been needing some new postings. Let's get back to what this forum is truly about.
 
Trysaeder is right: Lock this thread, please. Nothing to see here folks. 

 

[shnitz]

The tightwads in this thread need to relax.
 
First off, there is nothing shameful about other users asking to pass the headphones on to them.  They're being enterprising and considering that some people here jumped in because of the low price, compare them to whatever they have, and then say something like, "You know what? I don't need these AND my Ultrasones/Beyerdynamics." Then, why not pay it forward to some member that has been wanting this item?  Being angry at something like this is akin to being angry at the For Sale section, since technically, by buying used headphones, you are depriving the headphone manufacturers of a sale, and to me the headphone manufacturers are much higher in importance to me than some online reseller.
 
Second, if a company decides that they want to enter the internet sales game, and on top of that want to distribute their products through Amazon, then it's THEIR job to make sure something goes right, not mine.  Just like the stock market, the internet is not a place to just make easy money.  You have to do research, hire the correct help, and cover your bases.  There are cases all the time about car dealers deciding to cash in on the ebay craze, and then when they fatfinger some auction, they decide that they aren't making enough money on the sale and want out.  Sorry, but it's all spelled out before you sign up what the risks and rules are.  In the same way, if a reseller sells something online, it is their job to provide the correct price.  You can't expect me to know the "correct" street price of every item I buy.  If Best Buy is selling a $2,000 Macbook for $600, and I'm not familiar with Macbook prices, why is that my fault?  Even further, if I do know the price, it is their fault for messing up.  They aren't absolved because "they didn't mean to." My doctor friends don't get to say "Whoops, I gave the patient 20cc of medicine instead of 2cc of medicine." Pilots don't go, "Oh, I should be flying at 40,000 feet instead of 4,000 because there are mountains that low." Do the job right, or go do something else.  I am not your mother, and I am not going to coddle you and wipe your bottom for you.  Last, these companies, again like car companies, never lose out.  You guys understand that, right? If they sell something for a profit, then they get a profit.  If they sell something for a loss, then it's a tax writeoff.  Same goes for every product, btw this is why you can get cars cheap, especially last year's models on the lots.  Worst case scenario, they claim it and the books even out in the end.
 
BTW, I did not get in on the deal, but if anyone in Texas is tired of their M50's, then I'll take them off your hands for you!  Just kidding, I have too many headphones already.  My next step, once I have a bigger place, will be either the Ultrasone Edition whatever-is-out-at-the-time, those new Sony flagship ones, or some other similar headphone.  I'm a sucker for well-designed lower impedance phones (sub 70 Ohm).

 

[olor1n]

 

[pterodactilo]

Probably if the company was selling the f* M50 for 300 dollars they would not be critizised by those with superior morals nearly as much as those who took advantage of such a great deal. See it from another angle, people who bought  the phones  for 11 bucks are doing capitalism a favor because companies which make such mistakes then would go into bankrupcy .  If we all were so lenient and nice to the point of refusing to buy very inexpensive headphones just because we believe it was a mistake from the seller's part, then we would allow inefficient sellers to exist and continue making mistakes . I don't think Audio Technica would be happy about those sellers doing mistakes by selling high quality headphones so dirty cheap and not learning their lesson. From now on 17 street photo will take good care of pricing their products properly like the rest of efficient companies do thanks to the people who put moral scrupulosity aside and did what the market logic dictated: to buy as cheap as you can and sell as expensive as you can, period.

 

[elzipitio69]

I want a deal like that! Please let someone make a mistake so I can buy $11 ATH-M50's

 

[Sil3nce]

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I want a deal like that! Please let someone make a mistake so I can buy $11 ATH-M50's

Sigh, About time someone closed this.

 

[Stevtt]

Lex,
 
I think you are right. If it had still been available when I checked I would have jumped without even thinking twice.