Idiots on craigslist

[TLK]

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And I am amazed that people will go two or three hours early just to line up and get one two or three weeks earlier than the rest of the world........

touche.

I understand that time is money and for some people 3 hours are more than $400 so they would rather spend money than to spend time, but for most of us, early morning unproductive hours seems to be a good investment than spending $400-$500.

Now why I stood in line, I already mentioned that in my blog :(

[Muzna]

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Please understand that I am not questioning your motivation to stand in line.......not at all......I totally understand why you did it.

What I cannot understand is the need to have these sorts of gadgets as soon as possible. What the attraction is in them I will never know......

touche.

I understand that time is money and for some people 3 hours are more than $400 so they would rather spend money than to spend time, but for most of us, early morning unproductive hours seems to be a good investment than spending $400-$500.

Now why I stood in line, I already mentioned that in my blog :(

[TLK]

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@Muzna

What I cannot understand is the need to have these sorts of gadgets as soon as possible. What the attraction is in them I will never know…

great article on wiki about early adopter.

Typically this will be a customer who, in addition to using the vendor’s product or technology, will also provide considerable and candid feedback to help the vendor refine its future product releases, as well as the associated means of distribution, service, and support.
The relationship is synergistic, with the customer having early (and sometimes unique, or at least uniquely early) access to an advantageous new product or technology, but he also serves as a kind of guinea pig.
In exchange for being an early adopter, and thus being exposed to the problems, risks, and annoyances common to early-stage product testing and deployment, the lighthouse customer is sometimes given especially attentive vendor assistance and support, even to the point of having personnel at the customer’s work site to assist with implementation. The customer is sometimes given preferential pricing, terms, and conditions, although new technology is very often expensive, so the early adopter still pays often quite a lot.
The vendor, on the other hand, benefits from receiving early revenues, and also from a lighthouse customer’s endorsement and assistance in further developing the product and its go-to-market mechanisms. Acquiring lighthouse customers is a common step in new product development and implementation. The real-world focus that this type of relationship can bring to a vendor can be extremely valuable.
Early adoption does come with pitfalls: early versions of products may be buggy and/or prone to malfunction (such as the Commodore 64 or Xbox 360) or prematurely obsolete (8 track tapes, Betamax, HD DVD). Furthermore, more efficient, and sometimes less expensive, versions of the product usually appear a few months after the initial release (Apple iPhone).[1]](http://money.aol.com/top5/general/gadgets)[2]](CNET: Product reviews, advice, how-tos and the latest news) The trend of new technology costing more at release is colloquially referred to*by whom?*] as the “early adopter tax”

[Spock]

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@Muzna

Please understand that I am not questioning your motivation to stand in line…not at all…I totally understand why you did it.

What I cannot understand is the need to have these sorts of gadgets as soon as possible. What the attraction is in them I will never know…

I buy the latest gadgets as soon as they come out, and pay a hefty price for that but am still unable to give a concrete reason as to ‘why’ I do that

[Spock]

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@rizla86

These idiots deserve this treatment: E-mails from an Asshole

PS I’d like to lay my hands on the Motorola Xoom. I hear it pisses all over iPad 2 :). How much does it cost in the US?

Xoom is awesome, cant wait for Verizon to roll out the LTE SIM cards for those!

[Spock]

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Oh and a long time ago, when the Nintendo Wii's came out, the retail was $250 and by xmas 2007 they were selling for around $450 on CL! Free Maket :D

[Decent_6Chora]

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TLK, never know. I have seen students making 300-500 on Xbox by standing in line for 20 hours. For a student its good amount he can make by just standing in line.

My personal experience with CL is pretty good although I have more selling experience than buying. Biggest Item I sold was my van and believe it or not, I got sold for MORE than what I bought it for a year ago. (may be because it was still under factory warranty). Then before moving to Canada, we sold almost everything that we could so we have to move less stuff. From furniture to kitchen stuff. From kids toys to TV, computer etc. Even now if we are going to move back to US, I'll turn back to CL/Kajiji

One just have to use head in CL (or any other online) transactions.

[Decent_6Chora]

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What I cannot understand is the need to have these sorts of gadgets as soon as possible. What the attraction is in them I will never know......

Not that I am one of them but I am sure everyone has their own reason thats hard for someone else to understand

[Spock]

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^ I guess its enthusiasm. I got really big on android development and as soon as Google launched their second Nexus Phone (a developers phone), I was first in line to get it. Luckily, the really nice, tech savvy or geeky products usually don't amass lines like what I refer to as fanboi (no offense to anyone) products such as the ipads.

[Muzna]

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so TLK.....do you diligently gather, organize and provide feedback and suggestions to the manufacturer?

[X2]

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^ khi khi khi khi