HD300s for Sale Announcement From Andy

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by SomeWhatLost

as someone who once long ago in a past life worked in a warehouse environment doing Shipping and Handling type duties, I would say the packaging was ok...

as someone who currently works in an R&D/Engineering type office who occasionally gets stuck needing to do Shipping and Handling type duties with no real dedicated supplies as such, I would say the packaging was excellent...

but regardless of perspective, it was fast and accurate...

anyway, just wanted to say thanks...

Well, as someone who never took a packing class and who does not have all possible packing options on hand, I'll accept the "excellent" rating, even though I know it really was probably just "OK" at best.

Originally Posted by Fuzzy

No fair.. mine's still comfortably chilling in NJ... :-(

... and I assume you know that because you got your tracking email...


Update: I think I've shipped about half the orders now. I need to spend some time this weekend getting caught up with international shipping quotes... I never knew it was that expensive to ship out of the country!

Andy

[skiingwiz]

Got mine yesterday. Packed well and shipped much faster than I expected. They must have been sent overnight.

[KryptoNyte]

Mine was also packed very tightly ... right between a couple hairballs.

[benjamintm]

Got mine on Saturday. Can't tell much about the packaging as my wife opened it up while I was out and was sorely disappointed it wasn't the monthly Amazon Subscribe n' Save.

I can tell you that it worked perfectly after plugging it in and getting it running.

Ben

[Pelicanjoe]

I've still not received a bill, so I guess I'm in the bottom half.

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by Pelicanjoe

I've still not received a bill, so I guess I'm in the bottom half.

Yes, you are in the bottom half, but your invoice went out last Friday... check your spam folder, perhaps.

Andy

[tmiranda]

Got mine on Friday. Thanks Andy

[RazorUK]

I know I am in the bottom half, haven't seen an invoice yet either..... Figure I am one of the last to hope for an order!

[Pelicanjoe]

Found it! I paid with another email address. Thank you!

Looking forward to my new HD300! I was going to buy one back in 2011, but my procrastination prevented it.

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by Opus4

Yes, you are in the bottom half, but your invoice went out last Friday... check your spam folder, perhaps.

Andy

when do you estimate the final "bottom half" people will see their units, aka the end of your career in shipping?

[gplasky]

Unit received today and in excellent condition. Awesome! (But keep your day job)

Gerry

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by tvmaster2

when do you estimate the final "bottom half" people will see their units, aka the end of your career in shipping?

I don't know... couple weeks? 62% have shipped now.

Andy

[bclenney]

Hey Andy.

I just realized the invoice that popped up in my paypal was you (I saw the email, but did not actually log into my paypal at the time). I was ignoring it as a phish lol. But it's for an HD300 apparently, I had hoped to get an HD200. I'm pretty broke right now as I just spent a ton of money to try and save my dog from a terrible disease, so I'll have to pass.

Thanks,
Brian

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by bclenney

I just realized the invoice that popped up in my paypal was you (I saw the email, but did not actually log into my paypal at the time). I was ignoring it as a phish lol. But it's for an HD300 apparently, I had hoped to get an HD200. I'm pretty broke right now as I just spent a ton of money to try and save my dog from a terrible disease, so I'll have to pass.

Oops, sorry about that! I looked up your original email & it does say 200, not 300. However, the HD200s were long gone by the time of your order, so my mistake didn't actually make you miss one. Edited to add: I apologize for sending an incorrect invoice.

To clarify for anyone else: for orders where I correctly marked an HD200 order, I will not automatically change that to an HD300. At this point, I think that everyone who originally ordered an HD200 has been contacted if they are on the wait list.

And, if an incorrect invoice is received, just contact me and I'll fix it.

Andy

[bclenney]

Originally Posted by Opus4

Oops, sorry about that! I looked up your original email & it does say 200, not 300. However, the HD200s were long gone by the time of your order, so my mistake didn't actually make you miss one. Edited to add: I apologize for sending an incorrect invoice.

To clarify for anyone else: for orders where I correctly marked an HD200 order, I will not automatically change that to an HD300. At this point, I think that everyone who originally ordered an HD200 has been contacted if they are on the wait list.

And, if an incorrect invoice is received, just contact me and I'll fix it.

Andy

Ok, no problem. Thanks.

[Edd.Dantes]

Originally Posted by tvmaster2

that's what I wondered...the HD300's were $150 when Google took over? Seems like a price hike of some magnitude for a product four years out of development

Yeah, that's why I'm out too. $75 more than retail, 4-5 years ago... Nope. Not happening.

I'll wait to see if we can get something much newer and a lower price

Hopefully, some of the hardware/firmware can be updated a lot... with a few winks/nods from someone who knows about it

I'd rather you make me sign a "no sell, no trade" contract, than me pay so much for something so out of date. I don't care if it's NOS or works just fine.

I'll wait

[stanger89]

Originally Posted by Edd.Dantes

Yeah, that's why I'm out too. $75 more than retail, 4-5 years ago... Nope. Not happening.

The price hike is because used units were selling for about that much on the market. The last time a group of extenders became available, and they were sold at original MSRP, a bunch were gobbled up by scalpers who just resold them at a higher price for a profit. This and I think if I read between the lines, I think Google wanted more than MSRP for them too and Andy's time is worth something.

I'd rather you make me sign a "no sell, no trade" contract, than me pay so much for something so out of date. I don't care if it's NOS or works just fine.

I'll wait

I'm not sure what you're going to wait for, you're not going to get factory sealed SageTV extenders ever again, unless Geraldo finds some lost tomb of them somewhere. This is the result of google divesting itself entirely of it's SageTV purchase, at least hardware side. After this and the source is released, we're on our own.

[tvmaster2]

Geraldo....classic

[evilpenguin]

Got mine today, poor overworked HD200 can finally head to the HTPC retirement home Thanks Andy!

[aklaro]

Got mine yesterday. Works fine. Thank you Andy