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>Got the same amount we paid for them. I don't understand this world sometimes. Someone wants ear buds, they want to signal wealth so choose expensive brand, b

>Got the same amount we paid for them. I don't understand this world sometimes. Someone wants ear buds, they want to signal wealth so choose expensive brand, but they want knockoffs because they're actually poor[er]. The main risk with knock-offs is they arrive broken, or just don't arrive, or... basically it's a scam of some sort. So, you took on the risk of buying, assessed the earphones as working, the earphones are now probably worth more as they've been QC-ed (by you), moreover the buyer can actually see them working and refuse them if they wish. Within the context the buyer seems relatively rational.

hospitalJail 3y ago
>signal wealth >$100 product It really boggles my mind that this works on anyone. We all see the commercials for financing. We all see teenagers with no jobs having them. I'm a bit mind boggled that Apple was able to turn <$1000 tech products into 'luxury' products. Maybe it makes more sense if you didn't get screwed by iTunes DRM and were more open minded during iphone Era.
- latchkey 3y ago
  When I lived in Vietnam, getting the latest iPhone (or really any product), as soon as someone smuggled it into the country (usually from Australia or Singapore), was a national pastime for people there. That logo is everywhere.
  - tuankiet65 3y ago
    I concur. My mom sometimes talked about how her friends / coworkers just got the latest iPhone and that made her want to get one herself. I guess part of it is just FOMO but there's also something about the brand that drove people to do "unusual" things (like you said, smuggling phones from other countries just to be the first)
- stronglikedan 3y ago
  Where I grew up, $100 sneakers were a signal of wealth. Nothing new under the sun.
- xattt 3y ago
  > It really boggles my mind that this works on anyone. I’m wondering whether you have to live through in world of plenty during formative years before you have that realization.
Projectiboga 3y ago
The main risk is fire with the batteries.
- arghwhat 3y ago
  The energy of such fire is directly correlated to the battery capacity - airpods would probably just get hot and smoke a bit. The case could do more, but still limited in comparison to, say, a phone. So I'd say the main risk of putting those things in your ears is suffering the horrible audio quality.
  - jacquesm 3y ago
    Anything that has the potential to release hot gas and flames under pressure into your ears is a safety risk.
    - arghwhat 3y ago
      Sure, then don't use any earbuds that contain batteries. We're dealing with tiny batteries in the 100mWh range here, which is less than 1/100th of phones famous for their... combustibility. Ejection of hot gas requires there to be quite a bit of energy present during the failure so that a certain extreme temperature can be reached. Below that, you'll just get a warm earbud. > hot gas and flames flames are hot gas
      - jacquesm 3y ago
        That's where the brand comes in: they're supposed to have something to lose. And yes, flames are hot gas, but not all hot gas is flames.
        arghwhat 3y ago
        > That's where the brand comes in: they're supposed to have something to lose. Samsung is a huge brand, and had significant issues with battery fires. The bigger the brand, the less they lose because they swim in money and have specialists dedicated to PR damage control. In fact, brands seem more likely to be the ones that manage to stuff more battery capacity in there, increasing risk and scope of damage.
Gud 3y ago
The main risk is damage to your ears.

hospitalJail 3y ago

>signal wealth >$100 product It really boggles my mind that this works on anyone. We all see the commercials for financing. We all see teenagers with no jobs having them. I'm a bit mind boggled that Apple was able to turn <$1000 tech products into 'luxury' products. Maybe it makes more sense if you didn't get screwed by iTunes DRM and were more open minded during iphone Era.

latchkey 3y ago
When I lived in Vietnam, getting the latest iPhone (or really any product), as soon as someone smuggled it into the country (usually from Australia or Singapore), was a national pastime for people there. That logo is everywhere.
- tuankiet65 3y ago
  I concur. My mom sometimes talked about how her friends / coworkers just got the latest iPhone and that made her want to get one herself. I guess part of it is just FOMO but there's also something about the brand that drove people to do "unusual" things (like you said, smuggling phones from other countries just to be the first)
stronglikedan 3y ago
Where I grew up, $100 sneakers were a signal of wealth. Nothing new under the sun.
xattt 3y ago
> It really boggles my mind that this works on anyone. I’m wondering whether you have to live through in world of plenty during formative years before you have that realization.

Projectiboga 3y ago

The main risk is fire with the batteries.

arghwhat 3y ago
The energy of such fire is directly correlated to the battery capacity - airpods would probably just get hot and smoke a bit. The case could do more, but still limited in comparison to, say, a phone. So I'd say the main risk of putting those things in your ears is suffering the horrible audio quality.
- jacquesm 3y ago
  Anything that has the potential to release hot gas and flames under pressure into your ears is a safety risk.
  - arghwhat 3y ago
    Sure, then don't use any earbuds that contain batteries. We're dealing with tiny batteries in the 100mWh range here, which is less than 1/100th of phones famous for their... combustibility. Ejection of hot gas requires there to be quite a bit of energy present during the failure so that a certain extreme temperature can be reached. Below that, you'll just get a warm earbud. > hot gas and flames flames are hot gas
    - jacquesm 3y ago
      That's where the brand comes in: they're supposed to have something to lose. And yes, flames are hot gas, but not all hot gas is flames.
      - arghwhat 3y ago
        > That's where the brand comes in: they're supposed to have something to lose. Samsung is a huge brand, and had significant issues with battery fires. The bigger the brand, the less they lose because they swim in money and have specialists dedicated to PR damage control. In fact, brands seem more likely to be the ones that manage to stuff more battery capacity in there, increasing risk and scope of damage.

Gud 3y ago

The main risk is damage to your ears.