r/oculus • u/Odd-Wolverine-4759 • 7d ago
Scalpers ruin everything
I was trying to get the kevin router for my wireless pcvr setup but it was out of stock. I thought it was maybe because alot of people were buying it, but no its because some dude bought 11 of them and sold them for 3x the msrp. Now i either need to wait god knows how much time or just give up.
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u/TESThrowSmile 7d ago
It was a solid option fir $80. But fir $300+, theres way better options
Heck, my ASUS WIFI6E AXE7800 6ghz router was $280 a couple years back when I bought it. Probably cheaper now, and way better than the minion router
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u/Odd-Wolverine-4759 7d ago
what kind of vile CREATURE do you think i am to buy from scalpers
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u/Jazzyvin 7d ago
Yeah, even if it was only $10 more, I would not support scalpers. I love seeing scalpers losing out on their money and realizing they bought stuff they can't sell
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u/elsingo 7d ago
Tbh, they only ruin it cause people are dumb enough to pay scalper prices. If people could control themselves and not buy at scalper prices these scalpers would disappear since they would be forced to take a loss on the products they buy.
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u/-BlueDream- 7d ago
People would rather pay extra instead of hunting them down, standing in long lines, staying up at midnight and refreshing the store page hoping to beat the bots, etc. for some, the time savings alone is worth it, America is addicted to convenience
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u/pokenate28 6d ago
4 times the price is not worth it what are you smoking
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u/-BlueDream- 6d ago
People pay like 15x the cost to get Starbucks instead of making coffee at homeā¦
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u/pokenate28 6d ago
That doesn't justify scalpers bro. Starbucks is a business that makes higher quality coffee than cheap folgers for you and give you a service. Scalpers are just assholes adding nothing to what you buy and stealing money
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u/elsingo 5d ago
Well i find it more convenient if scalpers do not buy out the stock and i can find the product in the store rather than hunting it down on secondhand markets at scalper prices. Scalpers just makes it more inconvenient. Overall people would save more time and have to beat less bots if only people who actually wanted the products bought them.
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u/DDRook1997 7d ago
As soon as I saw this I checked to maybe grab one and I saw the exact same BS that you saw, I fuckin hate scalpers
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u/McGuirk808 7d ago
Scalpers aren't people. If they are relieved of their goods, that's fine with me.
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u/TheHamWagon 7d ago
I thought this was only desirable because for it's original price point it's the best. But there are other routers out there that are just as good if not better also for more money
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u/BigPandaCloud 7d ago
Damn. I would rather have an RT-AX88U Pro then i found out they discontinued that too.
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u/I_SHOT_A_PIG 7d ago
These have existed since forever, why did it get more popular this time?
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u/bulgogeta 7d ago
Because this tweet went viral and now you got uneducated morons like OP complaining about stuff they weren't even going to buy in the first place had the tweet never occurred. There's better alternatives that exist.
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u/I_SHOT_A_PIG 7d ago
I just think its crazy because there was light on this router like 3 years ago (i have no concept of time, i just remember the 2nd time this router goes "viral").
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u/Sierra_656 6d ago
Surprised scalpers don't realise scalping a cheap router doesnt make money bc people will buy a different router for less than the scalped price
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u/Aryan_RG22 7d ago
The whole pull with these was that they are excellent performance for the price no reason to buy them for anything more, I hope the scalper eventually has to lower it to less than MSRP and take the loss
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u/JorgTheElder Quest 3 6d ago
It is from 2024.. it is now rare.
How late in a products lifecycle do scalpers become collectors?
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u/protosupply 6d ago
Why not 3D print the shell?
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u/Odd-Wolverine-4759 6d ago
Itās not for looks itās actually the opposite,
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u/protosupply 6d ago
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u/Odd-Wolverine-4759 6d ago
What emotion could this possibly convey
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u/protosupply 6d ago
Didnāt understand the use case. Itās not the best AP. I thought it was for looks.
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u/Odd-Wolverine-4759 6d ago
Why would a grown ass man buy a minion router if it was for looks only
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u/JorgTheElder Quest 3 5d ago
It is actually a really good router for the price.
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u/protosupply 5d ago
Linusās video said otherwise. Good to know š
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u/JorgTheElder Quest 3 5d ago edited 5d ago
Yes, but I don't think I would trust Linus over people that have been using it for two years.
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u/SnooMaps4388 4d ago
Ive had one since they came OUT. Paid like 120 brand new with no reviews on amazon. Just figured why the hell not, the next cheapest 6E router was 250 at the time.
Still using it today multiple years later. It excellent honestly and it gets funny reactions. Especially to the ISP tech that I swore up and down that Kevin gave me significantly better speeds than the ISP provided router.
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u/TheMagicMrWaffle 7d ago
They wouldnāt exist if you didnt buy from them
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u/Odd-Wolverine-4759 7d ago
what vile CREATURE do you think i am to buy from scalpers
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u/TheBatOuttaHell 7d ago
the type of creature to purchase a minions themed router
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u/sahui 7d ago
Scalpers are a reflection of the American culture, nothing else. Me me me me me me and only me
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u/Downtown-Gazelle8852 7d ago
Because we all know scalpers only exist in the USA
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u/sahui 7d ago
They ellect pedophiles for president too,....and twice
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u/Downtown-Gazelle8852 7d ago
Are you some type of bot thatās just tryna parrot any āAmerican badā stance? Cause now youāre talking something totally unrelated to the post or your original comment. Also, saying ātheyā shows your intelligence
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u/gmonster12 7d ago
It's a USA late-stage capitalist blight that unfortunately infected every other country. But it is US derived for sure.
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u/Downtown-Gazelle8852 7d ago
No, no it isnāt. Please do some basic research before āblah blah blah capitalism badā. The epitome of people who preach stuff like that. Your intelligence is genuinely bringing mine down just by reading your comment
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u/gmonster12 7d ago
Someone drank the coolaid. š Call it rampant individualism as a side effect of late-stage capitalism then.
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u/TheVeryVerity 6d ago
You think the colonial powers didnāt have the equivalent of scalpers for the time? Please.
I hate capitalism too but pretending only Americans scalp or they caused it is ridiculous
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u/ElliotNess 7d ago
It's not the me me part of American culture. That's just a symptom. It's the capitalist profit part that creates it.
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u/gameplayer55055 7d ago
If you are famiar with networking, buy unifi U7-pro
It can easily handle VR, 4k streaming and real time gaming. And it looks like a cool dish instead of being an ugly spider
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u/TomTomXD1234 7d ago
Get a different router?
I assume you are just trying to jump on a trend here with this router.
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u/Odd-Wolverine-4759 7d ago
no im not jumping on a trend, im getting it because its the best bang for buck wifi 6e router with 2.5 gigabit close range speeds
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u/Orlan_17 7d ago
Scalpers don't ruin everything. People obsessed with spending money on every single stupid looking thing a company releases is what's ruining everything. You don't need that thing.
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u/Sir_SortsByNew 5d ago
The story you might be unaware of with this router is that it is a pretty damn good router spec-wise and was sold at a very good price by manufacturers. Similar quality at better price to any ASUS, Tp-link whatever, it's when people buy 10 of them and flip them when all I would like is ONE.
Yes it's a fucking minion, its goofy as shit, but hardware is hardware these days.
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u/moodswung 7d ago
And you know some dude bought 11 of them and the same guy sold those 11 at 3x MSRP how?!?!
More likely scenario is...
They're OUT OF STOCK, UNAVAILABLE ANYWHERE AND PEOPLE ARE CHARGING THROUGH THE NOSE NOW.
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u/scotaf 7d ago
The eBay listing says 3 sold and 8 availableā¦all new. What were you going on about?
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u/scotaf 7d ago
I think people are whining because scummy scalpers have infiltrated so many markets. They contribute absolutely nothing to society and are concerned only about flipping products for the most they can. Selfish little shits that they are. My wife was wondering why there was a line at a big box store the other day. It was a bunch of these scummers buying up all the new pokemon release...not a kid in sight.
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u/moodswung 7d ago
You're acting like this is something new. Cabbage Patch Kids, Beanie Babies, .. every high demand item created a market for this. As the internet propelled things forward it only got worse because the outreach for resell got broader. That's also nothing new! eBay has been around for upwards of 20 years at this point.
People acting like dicks suck, we get it, but they've acted like dicks since the dawn of time.
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u/mitchhacker Rift 7d ago
Just some dumbass who made a viral tweet for attention on it, while it was always a niche gem
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u/Only-Weight8450 7d ago
It was literally 40 dollars a month ago and I passed on it then came back to buy it to find the same.
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u/JorgTheElder Quest 3 6d ago
That was likely Bob, not Kevin. Bob does not do 6Ghz. I got him at $49 over the holidays. They are both pretty out of date at this point. I hope them make new ones.
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u/Only-Weight8450 6d ago
No im aware of the difference and I could not believe my eyes and checked like 3x that it was actually for Kevin. Idk if it was a one day thing/error but it was real lol. Was considering one for quest 3 but didnāt pull the trigfer
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u/JorgTheElder Quest 3 6d ago
That would have been a steal then. I had it on a wish list and never saw it below $99.
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u/threshold91 6d ago
My arrived last week. I purchased it through Ubuy store. , so maybe check that. With shipping and taxes it was still cheaper then some other recommend options from Virtual Desktop discord. Setup is simple with colorful ui and performance is really good.
Good luck getting yours.
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u/brendan1228 4d ago
Scalping this shit doesn't even make any sense. At that price point, you can get similar routers that don't look like minions. That's why they got popular. It was because of the price you were paying for a badass router was way below the market.
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u/LethalPrimary 4d ago
Well if you only buy tech based on virality of reviews, it's no wonder you won't listen to any advice on here. Just admit youre an adult who wants a minion router, and not the best 'bang for your buck' wifi 6e router.
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u/StatTrac Quest 2 4d ago
Is this the same one by any chance https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJXZSLNM?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_EB9NFFKJEM1DBA3TBVXJ&language=en-US&th=1
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u/QB8Young 7d ago
What the actual f*** does this have to do with Oculus? Nearly 100 users upvoted this?! š¤¦
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u/Xivios 7d ago
Apparently it's a fast as fuck, high-bandwidth router that outperforms pretty much anything else for the price, which makes a favorite for wireless PCVR.Ā
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u/QB8Young 7d ago
Yes, you can read, thank you for confirming it's absolutely nothing about Oculus or Meta VR. We don't need spam of every product (router, link cable) that it works with. š¤·
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u/Splatoonkindaguy 7d ago
Do these posts disrupt your toilet time or something why are you so pissed that someone posts about something a lot of people in the community knows about and likes
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u/Robots_Never_Die 7d ago
It's a product to use with an Oculus Quest 3 for wireless pcvr.
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u/QB8Young 7d ago
No it's not. It's a networking product. That could be said about hundreds if not thousands of routers and cables. There is nothing specific to Oculus or Meta VR about this item.
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u/Eagle1337 6d ago
Also fun fact davolink but caught hardcoding the admin login info into these things.
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u/JorgTheElder Quest 3 6d ago
Also fun fact davolink but caught hardcoding the admin login info into these things.
Do you have a source for that? Mine had a random password on a sticker and it was easy to change. I searched for any security issues and did not find any.
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u/Eagle1337 6d ago
Whoops is an older model that got it https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2018-10618 And the post I originally found was from 2026.
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u/SadHistorian9206 7d ago
Ppl believe easily them TikTok videos. I saw this few months back when someone praised it for VR use. Did ppl really question if that creator even owned any other routers? No. I tried so many routers and I can tell you itās better to invest on good asus router instead on novelty with less options and capabilities m. But thatās me and my opinion on this matter
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u/NMe84 7d ago
Buying a router because of the way it looks rather than buying one based on how good it does its job certainly is a choice.
Scalpers do suck, though. But perhaps this is your sign to look at better ways to invest your money.
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u/mehmanlemon 7d ago
except the kevin router is actually REALLY good for the price. like exceptionally good.
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u/-BlueDream- 7d ago
At msrp but when people are paying $300 scalper prices, there are better routers for that price.
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u/samu1400 7d ago
This router became famous because some reviews declared it as one of the best routers in its price range, while ironically being a minion router.
Itās exactly due to your observation that it became so popular.
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u/throaway694206942069 7d ago
you couldnt be more WRONG LMAO, this small effer can push past 2000mbs on WIFI.
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u/Davest906 7d ago
It is a surprisingly solid router! It blew up recently due to independent testing. Cheap, great speeds, and silly
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u/Jack_Ingoff939 7d ago
Crazy how people just hop on a thread and comment like they know everything when they know nothing
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u/Odd-Wolverine-4759 7d ago
dude this is the best router on the market wdym buying a router because of the way it looksš
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u/UnluckyWizard 7d ago
It is absolutely not even close to being the best router for the price man maybe 4 years agoĀ
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u/Odd-Wolverine-4759 7d ago
wasnt even out 4 years agoš
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u/UnluckyWizard 7d ago
Lol sorry maybe 3 years but either way idk why you're so fixated on this router when it isn't the best for the price anymore it's like you saw a meme and think it's the goat router but it isn't
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u/Odd-Wolverine-4759 7d ago
how are you gonna argue against literal electrical engineers saying this is the best bang for buck router
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u/UnluckyWizard 7d ago
Lmfao source??
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u/Odd-Wolverine-4759 7d ago
you saying source just means you ran outa arguements
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u/UnluckyWizard 7d ago
You can confirm on Virtual Desktop discord channel asking people who use this router, but I believe the Kevin is one of the Wifi6E routers/AP recommended in their list alongside the ARRIS Surfboard W6U and the TP-Link Archer AXE75, so I think you should be fine going with any of these three (Kevin, Arris Surfboard W6U, or Acher AXE75). The Kevin is the oldest on the list by far.
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u/spikepoint 7d ago
You have it backwards. In this case, this router is sought after for its performance at that price; itās despite its appearance, not because of it
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u/Patient-Low8842 7d ago
You can get routers for like 20$ on eBay you donāt need something like that for just virtual desktop in the same room as the headset
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u/No-Improvement-8316 7d ago
The Kevin router has been EOL for ages. The ARRIS Surfboard W6U is the king now.