Spotted a nice pair of LCD-2 in Bamboo for $645:
http://echohifi.com/details/8313/Audeze_LCD-2
http://echohifi.com/details/8313/Audeze_LCD-2
Spotted a nice pair of LCD-2 in Bamboo for $645:
http://echohifi.com/details/8313/Audeze_LCD-2
Beyerdynamic DT-990-Pro-250 Amazon Prime for $173
Ok, that's weird, they have a pic of the non-pro for $173, which would be a good deal. However, the ad says "Pro"? Which is it?
http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-DT-990-Pro-250-Professional-Acoustically-Applications/dp/B0011UB9CQ/
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I was going to post something similar. I see this tactic used on ebay as well.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Philips-Lightweight-CUSHIONED-Pink-Comfortable-Adjustable-SWIVEL-HEADPHONEs-/160920220186?pt=US_Headphones&hash=item257797b21a
I understand this logic having been a consumer products sales manager my whole life. I actually have been looking at Massdrop and not found much to get excited about. Buying a piece of audio gear I can't listen to and also can't return is not my cup of tea.
So, I asked an Amazon seller once why they did this when I saw them have a huuuuge price spike like this. They replied that they don't actually have inventory right now, so they edited the price above what anybody would pay, temporarily, so that they wouldn't have to delete their product listing and start from scratch once they had stock. I continue to see this tactic every once in a while.
In other words, these sellers don't know how to use the database competently and it makes me really question how well they can manage their business as a whole. The Amazon Seller interface allows for users to keep out of stock products in their database without deleting them and without having to publicly post them. For example, I recall selling a pair of Shure SRH840s back in 2012 or so. It was obviously out of stock so it was not posted for sale but the listing remained in my seller database up until early 2014 when I finally removed it.
No, that is not how it happened. The concerns were very real. People receiving products without serial numbers really did happen. Massdrop cleaned up their act and started working with the manufacturers to sell products. So they re-classified themselves through their own actions.
Then you read wrong. Instead of feeding BS conspiracy theories, how about understand that we go out of our way to ensure the community is supported by, and supports good people.
Wow, that's an eyeopener! I know that Massdrop has since mended their ways, but I have never purchased from them yet and I may never knowing what I do now. Removing serial numbers? Grey/black market piracy, IMO!
The latest Schiit Happened story talks about Amazon. It's worth reading.
The relevant people got their arse kicked. I bought a few things from Massdrop and it seems to have worked out fine, except one time that USPS sent a huge batch of stuff via Brazil by accident and it didn't arrive for a few months, but that wasn't Massdrop's fault.
I'm from Rio de Janeiro/Brazil.
Someting like 40% (yes, forty percent) of my international packages don't arrive. They simply are stolen or get "lost".
If the package contains clothes and you can tell by touching the package, make it 80%.
And yes, that's still cheaper than buying here through official retailers.
Woah. That sounds much worse than my friend who lives in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. It happens maybe 1 out of 10 times but nothing like that. It could be something particular to the state of Rio de Janeiro. By the way, a shout out to a Brazilian Head-fi'er! Are there any meet-ups or events in Brazil, for Head-Fi or just Hi-Fi related? I've considering interning there for a computer company once I graduate because I miss my friends and I just the Brazilian culture as a whole and there being audio-related events there would be a plus.