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Oppo 205 guagers selling used units for twice the price...

You can't blame those individuals that are trying to sell their (used) UDP-205's for twice the price (several even posted on the site for 2k+). That's not this focus.. If someone is willing to pay, so be it. My favorite Wall Street quote, "The illusion has become real, and the more real it becomes, the more desperately they want it".


That said, I feel it’s my fellow audiophile duty to save those willing to pay opportunist their gouging offers. Remember, Oppo is a Chinese company, aka the wild west of capitalism (if there is a market they will sell into it). The 205 sold out within just 2-3 days after the oppo announcement throughout North America. Knowing that Oppo has added a registration button "we might make another production run" and knowing how fast the current stock sold out, they have a huge private pre-order list. That is GOLD in terms of any company's sales/production projections/risks. They will be making another production run! Don't pay these ----'ers a cent. You'll get a brand new factory fresh machine soon enough.


morg111
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stereo5
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I am buying  mine strictly for playing Blu-Ray discs.  I have an Esoteric SACD player already in my system.  It's probably overkill for just playing Blu-Ray, especially since it will be playing through a Zvox.
adg101
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Received my email from Oppo today too  on the potential June build confirming my email.

Love this person out of CA who is selling a UDP 205 for $2800 here on Agon - no history here whatsoever or any sales anyway. Hope he/she bought a dozen of them. This add cracks me up... see below. I’m sure everyone here has already read it so I apologize for reposting it and my lengthy ranting.

“FOUR 
YEARS EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH MAGNOLIA, USA. Extended Warranty until April, 
2022.”

Really? Is it transferable? 2022... any idea what the current format is going to be in 2022?

·         
“Free 
Shipping to lower 48 contiguous USA through FEDEX.”

No Kidding. Sure you can cover it?

·         
“Shipping 
to Alaska and Hawaii possible with additional charge.”

Really? Might cost you an additional $100. I’m just guessing here, but really?

·         
“New OPPO 
UDP-205 will be shipped on a bigger box, so you’ll get a triple protection 
since original box is already a double box.”

So the concern here is keeping the OEM box perfect so say down the road when CDs and Blueray disc are no longer made this player will go up in value? Box always bring value so better not toss out the box, right? Who knows in five years we’re looking at $3,500 plus. Go to eBay and see what people are asking for Nakamichi cassette desks that need work. Maybe we’re missing the boat here folks.


“Low offers will be politely ignored.”

This is the best. So what’s considered a low ball offer on a piece of equipment that retailed for $1,299 that is being offered as Used now since this is not an Authorized Dealer for $2,800? Again I hope this person is sitting on a dozen of these.

I’m hoping in a month or two we’re going to see a few folks dumping these at a loss - at actual used prices. Did anyway go crazy and and start buying up and reselling equipment say buy California Audio Labs, Enlighted Audio Design and others when they closed their doors? No. Don’t get why these silly prices are happening now. Hopefully no one has bought any of these used Oppo’s for these prices.

If anyone has paid these prices I would love to hear your response, but I’m beating no one has.

Good Grief.


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uberwaltz
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Had my confirmation of email from Oppo as well
Seems very likely the June production run will occur .
morg111 OP
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I couldn't help myself... I posted in 205 gougers listings:

" You do realize you are stuck with that machine, right? Received my email from oppo yesterday confirming they are producing more at retail price $1,299 and that I will be notified soon to make the purchase. "


sense63
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I too posted on their listings letting them know that Oppo was manufacturing another batch at $1299 retail and they were petulant with their responses.  I refer back to my initial post above about these people having no souls.  I'm a big believer in what goes around comes around.
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