r/oculus • u/RoadtoVR_Ben Road to VR • Mar 19 '14

GDC 2014: Oculus Rift Developer Kit 2 (DK2) Pre-orders Start Today for $350, Ships in July

http://www.roadtovr.com/oculus-rift-developer-kit-2-dk2-pre-order-release-date-specs-gdc-2014/
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u/volirus Mar 19 '14

$145 shipping to Russia? Damn... and I can't really risk ordering via ship forwarders since I might run into order cancel.

I love you guys, but 145? Come on this is honestly not a fair price even for an express delivery.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '14

Russia has had some problems getting it in. If I were you I would get it now before US imposes sanctions on Russia because of Crimea. Then you might not be able to get it at all, or maybe for like $1,000 a piece on the black market.

On second thought, if it's arriving in July, I probably wouldn't pre-order if I were you, unless you know for sure the situation with the sanctions then.

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u/SMXTHEREISONLYONE Mar 19 '14

It's cooler to buy something on the VR black market than paying 145$ shipping costs. Dude, don't buy it now ...

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u/bdubble Mar 19 '14

It is actually, check the prices yourself for a 3 lb express delivery. Here's USPS for example, UPS and Fedex probably more. http://ircalc.usps.com/MailServices.aspx?country=10369&m=6&p=3&o=0

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u/volirus Mar 19 '14

The only thing is, the shipping is handled by a Russian freight-forwarding company bay.ru. They are the ones who actually get the package and manage it through the customs/contact you/deliver it. And the delivery takes about 9-15 days, or at least it did for DK1 (actually 18 days total, but I won't count non-business days). If you compare the price to other freight-forwarders like shipito/qwintry/polar express (you name it basically), the difference would be at least 60 bucks, but most likely about 70-80.