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Eddy

Eddy

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Just to find out of people are interested maybe
Most are hunting down a 80's 777 , but if the new one is decent quality...............
 
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Thomy71

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Didn't New Wave Toys already announce a funcionable remake..? I doubt this one is any real, unless they teamed up with NWT behind the scenes. This is far from anything Bumpboxx ever made so far.
 
Transistorized

Transistorized

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I just found out about it today also.

I came here to say what has already been mentioned. I remember Replitronics were taunting a full sized example of a 777 as a kickstarter a while back. I remember using the link to fill out a survey. Now BB has a prototype of it?

I don't know how I feel about all of this. I enjoy seeing the old school looks. I suppose the only saving grace for the OG boxes they are replicating are the superior cassette decks in the originals.
 
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Reli

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Thomy71 said:
Didn't New Wave Toys already announce a funcionable remake..? I doubt this one is any real, unless they teamed up with NWT behind the scenes. This is far from anything Bumpboxx ever made so far.
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I wouldn't doubt if they teamed up with NWT, or simply purchased their design, because NWT says that project was put on hold indefinitely. Which seems like quite the coincidence.

But even if that's true, it's all for the better, because NWT was never anywhere near as good at marketing/promotion as Bumpboxx. Look at how successful Bumpboxx did with all its previous models, and all the outreach they did with artists, schools and sports teams. They were able to expand their customer base beyond just collectors. So I think they could easily reach their kickstarter goal and then go on to achieve delivery and a reasonable profit, whereas NWT would have a much harder time doing any of that. Just my opinion.

Now, what NWT did do a great job at was ironing out all the bugs on the Mini M90 and not delivering until they were satisfied with its quality. They also released an updated version after a couple issues were found, and were fully transparent about it. I was really impressed with the way they did that. I hope Bumpboxx will emulate that.
 
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goodman

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Reli, everything you write may be true and the company does well in the US.
I assume that many people will buy this model.
For collectors on the other side of the ocean - in Europe,
buying such a bulky and heavy item is quite a difficult task with many unknowns and problems:
1 - The price of shipping from the US to Europe is high. Duties, fees, taxes are paid.
2 - If there is damage during transport, it becomes very unpleasant. Will you return it or will you want compensation?
3 - In most cases, the warranty is valid only for the US.
If the product is defective, returning it is mission impossible. It will remain only as an expensive exhibit.
4 - If it cannot operate on 220 V, then a suitable step-down transformer is needed, which is an additional inconvenience.

For all these reasons, at this stage I do not plan to buy this model, no matter how much I like the way it looks.
I'll be following the thread out of curiosity, to see what happens in the future...
 
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