grawk Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Todd sold 2 a month for 2 years. That's 48 pairs. John Grado is selling new pairs on ebay that weren't part of the 50 kept in the states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Nenso is confusing the issue because the guy selling on eBay is a friend of John Grado's and he has sold maybe 5 pairs of JG's personal stock. Agree with grawk that these are not part of the 48 pairs Todd/TTVJ sold. waddragon/Lobster_King selling his pair on Audiogon is just a headphone owner selling a used pair on the open market. He doesn't have 30 pairs, he is not related to John Grado in any way, and he is a douchebag when it comes to selling gear. Assuming that the person named Lobster_King was simply waddragon again, I asked about a pair of HE60s he had on Agon. He got back to me with more drivel so I went to look at his ad again and it had changed from the HE60 to some component or other. When I asked him about it, he said he was avoiding Agon listing fees by simply deleting the HE60 text from his ad and changing it to the component because an alleged buyer had backed out. Gee, I wonder why anyone would think twice about dealing with him. [Although I do not believe anybody has actually been scammed by him, I think his multiple screen names and Audiogon seller personalities, and his bidding for/commenting on his own gear under other screen names on HF is enough to condemn him as a seller.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nenso Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Oh.. my bad. Yeah I got confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I had one selling transaction with waddragon that went fine, but he is a total sketchball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecked_porsche Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 He was the one who had two nicks on HF right? The other name was "lucky star" or some sheeeet like that right? Wow, I didn't know he was also "Lobster_King" too... I read somewhere on HF where people were mixing up "Lobster_King" and "LobsterSan". Just for the benefit of those who don't know, they are not the same people. LobsterSan is a nice person to deal with. I have no idea about Lobster_King though. Just putting the info out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Logan Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I think this is just because they are John Grado's and are new. There was a PS-1 listed on Audiogon (by one of waadragon's many screenames) for around $2600. edit: AudiogoN ForSale: Grado PS1 headphone in pristine conditio It's the same guy selling them on craigslist and has a couple pair of HP-2's as well.I would pick them up if i had the cash. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ele/874738702.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecked_porsche Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Hard to blame the guy for a little carpe diem, isn't it? Yeah, I guess you're right Nate. I wonder though, these PS1s that he is selling, are they old stock sitting around or is he manufacturing/hand crafting them/whatever them in very small batches... or what? I was thinking today, I wonder if they sound exactly like the original PS1s or not? *Just thinking out loud...* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Why wouldn't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron_Dreamer Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I'm looking to pick up the L3000 but prices for those seem to be going up too.. They are if you're lookin' to buy 'em from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecked_porsche Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 @Dan, I dunno, just had this weird "What If" kinda thought going through my mind, what if he was using a current production Grado driver and tweaked it a little to sound like the PS1? I mean, we would never know unless we spend $4k to get those and then get one of the old ones to compare side by side... I know, I know, its silly and preposterous... but like I said... I was just thinking out aloud.... what if... I have weird thoughts running through my mind sometimes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wrecked_porsche Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 \ I know... I know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wrecked_porsche Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Well, 5 hours left to go, and they are now at $4050... I wonder if they'll hit $4.5k this time round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 ^ I suppose this sets a new price record for any PS-1. John must be having a helluva fun watching the outcome. I don't believe he's giving the funds for charity anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest troymadison Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I think I rather own a RS-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bperboy Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Gawd.. that's so much money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotoriousBIG_PJ Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 @Dan, I dunno, just had this weird "What If" kinda thought going through my mind, what if he was using a current production Grado driver and tweaked it a little to sound like the PS1? You mean like if John Grado had a bunch of free systems enclosures lying around and a bunch of gs1k drivers, and then tweaked those drivers... Biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecked_porsche Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Yeah, something along those lines... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killercrush Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 $4700 USD, WOW, that's $5,552.11 in Canadian currency !!! That's a pretty nice deal if you ask me... stupid waste of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecked_porsche Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Wow... new record for the PS1... So, the next one is gonna go above 5k? Stupid waste of money indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akabeth Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 x + = I wonder why Grado won't just release 'another run' of the PS-1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purk Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Wow...so basically beside the R10 and HE-90, the PS-1 is now the most expensive headphone ever? Even more expensive than the original Stax Omega and the Qualia. I still remember when the a used PS-1 was around $900 in 2004. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecked_porsche Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 I wonder why Grado won't just release 'another run' Simple, because this way, he can get $4k a pop. I still remember when the a used PS-1 was around $900 in 2004. I wish I knew back then about the existence of HF and HC. Back in 2004 I was happily enjoying my stock Creative mp3 player earbuds and my $30 panasonic earbuds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nenso Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 I wish I cared more about hi-fi in 2004. I really want a pair of these PS-1s as well, they're really shiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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