With all the talk of hopefully HF-3 anticipation, I can only help but wonder if it will pan out. Todd said on several occasions that he would not do a similar sale like the HF-2 B-stock fiasco. That said, given the seemingly-exponential growth of these HF sales, I can only imagine a similar occurrence with a future HF-3. People, eager for low serial numbers, will destroy Todd's server. Either he'll have to have people make reservations here an Head-fi, call in orders, or he'll have to do something about the servers. I can't imagine what he'll do with the inevitable b-stock from an HF-3 sale.
The first option can also encompass an e-mail system, where he takes orders, and either fulfills them all, or picks random names, I'd say that would depend on the quantity - to - demand ratio. This seems a fair method of avoiding server lag (or a "network race" as, I believe, LinuxWorks put it). Calling-in orders couldn't work well, as that was proposed to sell the last 4-6 headphones, and the lines were quite busy. I imagine this wouldn't work out well at all. Finally, fixing the servers in anticipation seems to require more effort for Todd, but it would be easy for the customers.
In any case, I anticipated some difficulty in ordering, but certainly nothing what actually occurred. The day was intense, with emotions high. I furiously read what is perhaps the fastest-posted to topic I've ever seen. Did you see how fast those last 500 or so replies were? Truly the day was remarkable.
Certainly it's not Todd's fault people like headphones. The very fact that these were available in the first place was a great opportunity. I will certainly order from Todd in the future. He also has really amazing hold music.
Given the extreme unlikelyhood of getting an HF-2, I must turn to more practical matters. What should I buy instead? Many said the RS-1 was better than the HF-2, but it's also seriously more expensive. I was thinking of getting a new SR-325is's from Todd, but whatever the case, it'll have to wait a while.
To conclude: I had fun battling for a headphone, I'm a little disappointed that I lost out, but that's not a big deal. "A time to win, a time to lose" I'll win later on, and I'm glad to be left with the experience of the day. I don't blame Todd for not predicting this, and I laud his efforts to remedy the situation. Finally, I worry about the grim-looking prospects of the HF-3.
Finally, though I made my account near the time the HF-2 b-stock sale was announced, I learned of it afterwards. Also, I plan to keep posting. I don't have a high post count, but I don't plan on stopping now. I felt a little bad that people were so cynical as to assume my, and others, motives were so base. I like to think most humans are better.
have a good day, everyone.
