The part that sucks is, in order to get the best value on reselling all her stuff is, they have to move quickly on it, but it's going to be tied up as evidence.
I agree with you completely -- especially in this area. And the funny thing is, I don't think it's entirely tech-related. Some of it has to do with economy (people just are being more frugal than previously), and some of it has to do with agreements (like the AT&T/Apple/iPhone one) that needs to play out before something else can happen.
I have a co-worker who is selling her Kindle DX + red leather cover + protective gel for back + remainder of extended warranty ($663 value) for $400 -- good deal? I'm thinking about it. The cheapest I'm seeing a DX by itself previously having been sold on eBay is $398, so I'm thinking the extended warranty alone makes this worth it.
(makes mental note: 'things to look for')
I'm actually thinking I might wait 'til summer, too. I'm going to see if I can get my Palm 700p replaced under the extended service plan, but I might be too late in the game to do so. I'm happy with the tiniest of keyboards over a soft one, but I do prefer a real keyboard.
Good ones would be. To me, anyway (he says after lifting up his chair after having run over the cord for the umpteenth time today).
Remember, that means the amp and the DAC would be in the headphone.
Not just warranty, but if there's no factory, you can't actually send it back to the factory for repair, if it gets to that point. Someone would need to stockpile spare parts, too, for those that need replacing.