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Kennerton Magister Light and Magister Headphones

Sep 28, 2016

The listing is confusing at best, and comes across as purposely disingenuous. $349 listing is for "Light" version, and MSRP of $888 is for the "upgrade" to the regular Magister version, which would be ~$700 if you actually purchased it here. They are mixing the two prices (Light: $349.99 with MSRP of the upgrade ($888)), making it look like there is a huge discount when the actual discount is going from $488 on their website to $349. http://kennerton.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=59 . Whether it was done on purpose or is a mistake doesn't matter. It should be changed.

Sep 28, 2016

thescottbeach

Sep 28, 2016

wontonotnowI agree. One of the benefits of buying with MassDrop is the integrity and transparency with which products are offered. This should not be marketed this way.

Sep 28, 2016

Waah

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Sep 28, 2016

thescottbeachMSRP should be shown somewhere else in the description as opposed to right below the drop price if multiple options are available. Or, make it visible when joining the drop, but change depending on which option is selected.
I'm personally in favor of canning the idea of MSRP though, because most people are sensible enough to take 5 minutes to look up pricing elsewhere. Not going to happen though, since MD isn't all about group buys for exclusive/original products. Why the K7XX needed an MSRP based off of the K712 annies (two different products, even if similarities exist) is one instance where an artificial price tag did not need to exist. Only makes sense to include one if AKG provides an MSRP to MD.

Sep 28, 2016

cheapbutgreat

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Sep 29, 2016

wontonotnowAgreed. Extremely confusing listing. Kennerton's site (http://kennerton.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=59) has the Magister selling for $888 and the light selling for $488. Massdrop should fix it as this could be construed as a violation of state consumer protection laws (e.g., the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) in Texas prohibits false and misleading advertising practices).

Sep 29, 2016

wontonotnow

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Sep 29, 2016

cheapbutgreatI'd say it could slide as just a confusing way of listing 2 product versions on 1 drop, but it says "61% off" on the main drop page, which is false advertising, mistaken or not. People are saying "yeah, but MSRP is BS anyway"...that just isn't the case on this particular product. The MSRP is what the price is on Kennerton's site, not just an inflated number, and it's not even the MSRP of the product advertised. I'm a big fan of Massdrop and if it's a mistake they need to fix it. Someone is thinking they're getting an $888 product at 61% off. That's the only reason I clicked on the product description.

Sep 29, 2016

Waah

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Sep 30, 2016

wontonotnowThis part does bother me too, hence my earlier suggestion for updated MSRPs per option, and probably a better way to represent the discount. It's not a difficult issue to correct on their end.

Sep 30, 2016