Behold, my $133 chinese mystery toy!
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the most expensive bike light known to man.
Sadly, the industry 'scammers' still have that beat. Behold, the $594 bike light:
http://www.amazon.com/NiteRider-Pro-3600-LED-Light/dp/B009H9RUQCAnd yes, those have their share of followers similar to, say, Monster cables. Bought by people who honestly don't know any better, but like to think that they're connoisseurs, and don't have the money for the real high market stuff. Oh yes, there's even more expensive bike lights. ( Not that anybody on this forum should care, but: just buy a cheapo chinese flashlight that mounts to rails - much cheaper, about as reliable, more versatile, and if it does break, you just buy a new one for the same price as RMA'ing one of those expensive turds. )
Unfortunately they can't really be called 'scammers' because you do get exactly what's being advertised - the scam only being in the ridiculous mark-up on price.
But big ups to SockPuppetAccount for replying and basically being a guinea pig!
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Wow, well I guess with the right marketing, you can convince people your stuff is truly the best just because it's the most expensive. I suppose to a truly ultra-rich person, like top 0.01-0.1%, there isn't much of a difference between spending $5 on a bike light and $600 on a bike light.
Audiophiles are the best for that shit. There is a sticky somewhere on the head-fi forums where this guy reviews a dozen different POWER CABLES. Some of them costing hundreds or thousands of dollars. And this guy is actually convinced they make a difference in the slightest. Most delusional group of idiots I have ever seen.
Oh, and this one is classic. The 13,500$ HMDI cable!
http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-52-49-Braided-Cable/dp/B00IL3TZSQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1423422923&sr=1-2&keywords=diamond+hdmiAnyway, just had to throw that out there. Abandon thread!