onefatsurfer
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I actually might have jumped on that if it were available in the US.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2026877/rakuten-japans-amazon-launches-u-s-brand-the-former-buy-com.html
Might be interesting to people trying to buy japanese import headphones. You can actually buy stuff from rakuten now, but it only takes money orders and not credit card/paypal payments (a pain in the butt for many). If they change that and still keep their low prices, that will make competition tougher for rivals like Amazon. More competition = better for us customers.
Keep low prices...but where I am reluctant is that credit cards and paypal are easy to dispute if there are problems. How can you dispute a MO? you cant....it's like sending cash basically
But I must admit, it would be nice to get a way to directly purchase japanese audio equipment without all of the hassle and it looks like they're headin in the right direction
DT 880, 250 ohm from EZCORP, good condition. $159, okay deal, I guess.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001B1QENY/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2026877/rakuten-japans-amazon-launches-u-s-brand-the-former-buy-com.html
Might be interesting to people trying to buy japanese import headphones. You can actually buy stuff from rakuten now, but it only takes money orders and not credit card/paypal payments (a pain in the butt for many). If they change that and still keep their low prices, that will make competition tougher for rivals like Amazon. More competition = better for us customers.
Wow I didn't even know Rakuten had bought buy.com, when did that happen?