Rift DK2 customer tries to sell his VR headset on eBay for $5,000

Oculus Rift DK2 pre-order customer attempts to sell his pre-ordered VR headset on eBay for $5,000 - but Oculus VR cancels his order.

@anthony256

Published Jul 14, 2014 11:43 PM CDT
Updated Nov 3, 2020 1:15 PM CST

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A US-based Oculus Rift DK2 pre-order customer had attempted to sell his Rift DK2 unit (once he received it) on eBay for $5,000 - but once the VR community saw what was going on, they contacted Oculus VR which swiftly cancelled this order.

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This person claims to have made his pre-order on the morning that Oculus VR announced the Rift DK2 unit, and is based in Laguna Beach. He went to eBay to sell his pre-order for some $5,000 - but was shut down within hours. 'cyberreality' on the Oculus VR forums, who is the Community Manager for the Facebook-owned VR start up, said posted in the Oculus VR forums: "Don't worry guys. We found him and cancelled his order".

The forum exploded with praise from future Rift DK2 owners with posts such as "This was literally the highlight of my afternoon" from 'racerx2', and "AWESOME!! Thank you!" from the thread starter, 'kingzope'.

NEWS SOURCE:developer.oculusvr.com

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