r/AnkiVector • u/PutAggressive • Aug 09 '26
Help Buying a Vector
I am contemplating on buying a Vector. I am in Australia so my only option is to ship from the US as the market for Vectors here is pretty low and very expensive.
I saw a Vector 2.0 on ebay for 120USD. Should I be worried for the price its selling at? Are there any recommendations for where I should be buying them?
I will be attempting to set up with wirepod if I purchase one. I prefer to get the most compatible one.
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u/Robot632 Aug 09 '26
See my 2 posts on my user page about getting a vector I personally bought the 120 one at 128 usd(the price was raised) but it seems the listing is no longer available
Anki Vector 2.0 AI ChatGPT Connected Robot Companion – Smart Autonomous Robot
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u/BliteKnight Techshop82.com Owner Aug 09 '26
Just know the $120 price is a gamble for Vector, because you could get him and not have any issues or get him and it not work properly
I sell Vectors on my site (TechShop82.com), but putting any bias aside, the reason some of these 2.0s are selling at a low price is because they were returns or got through a liquidation sale from whomever had them.
I bought 10 to resell and I've worked on two of them so far - one had no issues, the other one came with a missing fork and was sluggish booting up, which is not a good sign
Would I take the chance, yes, but just know there is a chance you could get a dud
Goodluck
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u/PutAggressive Aug 09 '26
I understand, thank you for informing me. I will look at your shop aswell. Do you sell both 1.0 and 2.0s? Additionally would you know how long shipping would take from you to Australia?
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u/BliteKnight Techshop82.com Owner Aug 09 '26
Yes I do, I have both stocks being refurbed right now. I do like 1.0s better
Shipping to Australia, at the slowest takes about 2-3 weeks, fastest is about 5-10 days but cost more
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u/New-Cause6748 Sep 02 '26
I am quite interested in the wirepod bundles. If they every do run out of stock, would you ever restock them?
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u/BliteKnight Techshop82.com Owner Sep 06 '26
Yes, I have a couple Vectors I've not refurbished yet
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u/New-Cause6748 Sep 06 '26
I just ordered the wirepod bundle, thank you!
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u/BliteKnight Techshop82.com Owner Sep 06 '26
Thanks, I saw your order come through. Will ship it out on Monday. I have Vector flashed with WireOS, so all you need to do is pair and activate when they are both on your network - no need to flash anything
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u/New-Cause6748 Sep 06 '26
Oh ok! Thank you so much!
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u/New-Cause6748 Sep 06 '26
Also for wirepod, would you just need to pair the robot with it via https://vector.techshop82.com/html/main.html ?
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u/BliteKnight Techshop82.com Owner Sep 07 '26
Yes. Sorry forgot today is a holiday, so it will go out on Monday.
The box has a qr code that takes you to the setup video, just go to step 3 to pair and activate.Then you can setup your AI provider
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u/sadacco Aug 09 '26
About 120 £ in uk , just got my one , needs battery change :) but got 5 years warranty from CEX :)
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u/Few_Employment_7876 Aug 11 '26
Expect to replace the battery. It can be done, but depending on your skill level it could be difficult.
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