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Re: Are the he1000s worth buying?
« Reply #30 on: August 21, 2015, 01:37:43 AM »
Quote from: ohhgourami on August 21, 2015, 01:25:22 AM
Fang made a mistake by shortening the headband on the production model. Creates a pressure point. Not the right way to fix the sizing issue and ruins the possibility for deeper pads later on.

There was a post yesterday on headfi... that seemed to imply they are looking into release headband straps of different lengths. The owner was complaining about this hotspot issue to HFM customer service and they were like it'll be sorted out.
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Re: Are the he1000s worth buying?
« Reply #31 on: August 21, 2015, 01:53:07 AM »
It's painful to wear with vegans because there would be so much tension.

Sold Flipped them at a nice margin[editors note: added for comedic effect] already so I don't care anymore. I'll post my disassembly pics when I get the chance.
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Re: Are the he1000s worth buying?
« Reply #32 on: August 21, 2015, 03:29:01 AM »
Quote from: ohhgourami on August 21, 2015, 01:53:07 AM
It's painful to wear with vegans because there would be so much tension.

Sold Flipped them at a nice margin already so I don't care anymore. I'll post my disassembly pics when I get the chance.

zzz...

Are all of you guys flipping the beta units?

Kojaku flipped his for a shit ton, almost for retail. I'm honestly too lazy to care, but that's a really shitty thing to do.
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Re: Are the he1000s worth buying?
« Reply #33 on: August 21, 2015, 03:50:07 AM »
Quote from: No_One411 on August 21, 2015, 03:29:01 AM
Kojaku flipped his for a shit ton, almost for retail. I'm honestly too lazy to care, but that's a really shitty thing to do.

I'm loathe to publicly disagree on this issue: it's a hornets' nest. I've always played by the rules and I wouldn't want anyone to think otherwise, but a free market makes more sense to me and you've already been paid.
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Re: Are the he1000s worth buying?
« Reply #34 on: August 21, 2015, 03:57:53 AM »
Quote from: Claritas on August 21, 2015, 03:50:07 AM
I'm loathe to publicly disagree on this issue: it's a hornets' nest. I've always played by the rules and I wouldn't want anyone to think otherwise, but a free market makes more sense to me and you've already been paid.

I'm not gonna stop other people from doing it...

It's just personally, I think it's a morally shitty thing to do.

Like for example:

I can get refurbished Nvidia Titan Zs for basically free since I have a friend who works there.

It just feels bad cheating the system if I start to flip those for near MSRP.



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Re: Are the he1000s worth buying?
« Reply #35 on: August 21, 2015, 04:20:46 AM »
Quote from: No_One411 on August 21, 2015, 03:57:53 AM
I'm not gonna stop other people from doing it...

It's just personally, I think it's a morally shitty thing to do.

I'm sure there will be some "predatory" cases like the graphics card example, but that's not the typical case.

In the worst case here, let's say you made $2k selling at a "beta" price. If Sean sells for $3k, you're still ahead by $2k and he's up $1k. Both parties have benefitted from free trade and everyone should be happy.
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Re: Are the he1000s worth buying?
« Reply #36 on: August 21, 2015, 04:31:36 AM »
Quote from: No_One411 on August 21, 2015, 03:29:01 AM
zzz...

Are all of you guys flipping the beta units?

Kojaku flipped his for a shit ton, almost for retail. I'm honestly too lazy to care, but that's a really shitty thing to do.


No, I traded for an HE-6 with some cash on top. Hardly a flip.
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Re: Are the he1000s worth buying?
« Reply #37 on: August 21, 2015, 05:09:38 AM »
Quote from: ohhgourami on August 21, 2015, 04:31:36 AM
No, I traded for an HE-6 with some cash on top. Hardly a flip.
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Re: Are the he1000s worth buying?
« Reply #38 on: August 21, 2015, 05:37:55 AM »
Quote from: StunEvilKeenevil on August 19, 2015, 09:06:44 PM
I blame astell and kern honestly and their inflation bullshit

I feel companys are just price gouging now to see what they can get away with


I know! It's almost like these people are in business to money or something.
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Re: Are the he1000s worth buying?
« Reply #39 on: August 22, 2015, 07:54:48 AM »
The Southerner did not FLIP them, he traded them for HE-6 (an upgrade btw).  I changed his post as a joke because he was worried about being seen as a flipper.

But since we're on the topic, we really should be outraged that the MSRP is $3000 for $1000 sound.

Who the fuck cares what happens on the used market?  It's a free market, or at least it should be.

hey Chairman Mao, since you're getting Titan Z's for free why don't you spread them around to us lowly peasants, eh?
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