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General Category => Amazon Echo Discussion => Topic started by: jwlv on February 11, 2016, 09:01:14 pm

Title: Echo Remote selling for $100+ on Ebay
Post by: jwlv on February 11, 2016, 09:01:14 pm
Because Amazon has temporarily stopped selling the Echo Remote, some people are capitalizing on the shortage.
There are several Echo Remotes being sold for up to $150 on Ebay. Kind of insane if you ask me. But I guess some people really want the remote.

Here's a screen shot of a few Echo Remotes currently on Ebay

(http://i.imgur.com/ClhZYAO.jpg)
Title: Re: Echo Remote selling for $100+ on Ebay
Post by: mike27oct on February 11, 2016, 11:27:23 pm
Good for them; it's a free country to sell and buy at an agreed upon price!

Another example:  WD has stopped selling their popular WDTV media players; for how long; no one knows.  So, used ones are going for ridiculous prices (over $300) on eBay.  Glad I have mine bought at on-sale prices when they were readily available. (These were $100 or less (on sale) items, except for the terrible and cheapest one called WD Play.)

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1311.R5.TR12.TRC2.A0.H2.Xwdtv.TRS0&_nkw=wd+tv+media+player&_sacat=0
Title: Re: Echo Remote selling for $100+ on Ebay
Post by: fstbusa on February 12, 2016, 09:20:27 am
Wow people must REALLY want that remote....

Thanks for the heads up on the WD Player!  I have one that I paid $100 for a few years ago and I really don't use it anymore.  Maybe I could get some/most of my money back out of it.  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Echo Remote selling for $100+ on Ebay
Post by: mike27oct on February 13, 2016, 04:50:06 am
Use my WDTV every day for years for playing music and movies and find it more useful and more enjoyable than the Echo!  If I had to give up one of them, the Echo goes first!  How's that for a shocker!  Maybe you ought to drop by the WD Community forum and find out how to use and enjoy yours more.
Title: Re: Echo Remote selling for $100+ on Ebay
Post by: leehop71 on February 14, 2016, 03:00:41 pm
You can get them without the magnetic holder for $70.00

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Voice-Remote-for-Amazon-Echo-/151962269780?hash=item2361a83854:g:mnYAAOSwFqJWpgnj

Does anyone know what kind of range the Echo has?  I'm thinking if it can cover 60' I won't need the remote.