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The thread title actually should have read "...when selling goods and receiving funds via PayPal" because having the sender of funds select "gift" rather than "goods" is what saves the recipient the 2.9% fee; it's also what is now causing certain transactions to be red flagged. Seems to me that the best way to avoid getting caught up in this situation (short of playing by the rules and absorbing the 2.9% fees), is to: 1) avoid putting anything in the comment box, such as a shipping address or reference to the item sold, that would make it look like a "goods" transaction, 2) have the buyer send a nice round number, such as $100, rather than $103.58 or $96.75 (which don't look like typical gift amounts) and then agree to square up on the difference by some other means. 3) try to minimize the number of gift transactions that are being sent to you by any one person or at any one point in time.

This was news to me. Why not to accept "gifts" on paypal when selling items on paypal - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio Note that all it took to have the transaction flagged was the inclusion of an address in the comments section. I'm not surprised that they're cracking down on this, given that they don't collect fees on gifts.

Hey, now there's an idea! I'd invest in group snatch! I've been dreaming of the opportunity for about 30 years now.

I like that, especially the .25 part.

I'm not sure what the answer to that is. The stuff will be seized as evidence initially in support of the criminal actions against her, which will obviously be quite easy to prove but will still take time. I'd imagine there will be a civil suit filed by Koss against her as well which should eventually allow them to recoup most of the assets found in her possession at the time of her arrest, since she obviously won't have $20 million in cash to pay a judgement. I'd imagine she'll go to jail and will also declare personal bankruptcy to protect whatever she can (house and such).

I know the Monkey man was just joking when he said this, but $20 million was just under half of the company's market capitalization at the time the stock was halted shortly after the news broke. KOSS stock quote - Koss Corporation stock price - NASDAQ.com No telling what the market will have to say when trading resumes, especially given how thinly traded a small cap company like Koss normally is. Presumably trading will resume after the SEC's fact finding mission is over and public disclosures are made as to exactly what we're dealing with here. That may take quite some time, given that they issued a non reliance 8k (for financials dating back to June 30, 2006) right away, and they may well uncover evidence that the fraud predates that time period. Fun times for forensic auditors in Milwaukee these days. Summary of KOSS CORP - Yahoo! Finance The following news article is dated but includes details that I hadn't seen last time I did a search. Koss now says embezzlement could exceed earnings during same period For example, the Koss family holds 73% of the stock in the company. Ouch! I'd also missed the fact that Michael Koss is President, CEO and CFO. Not a good idea to combine the CEO and CFO roles, even (as in this case), if it's only for "official" reporting purposes. In reality, she was for all intents and purposes acting as the CFO, so it probably wouldn't have made a difference if she was the person who was signing off as the CFO. But at least the formality of designating her as CFO would have put her through the paces of one more round of questionnaires and interviews with the auditors each year. But sheez!, Grant Thornton wasn't even assessing the company's effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting! In a way, I can understand this, especially for small publicly traded companies that have been increasingly bombarded by the cost, time, and hassle of dealing with more and more regulation and reporting requirements. Then you get in good with your auditors and lawyers and convince them to cut any corners they possibly can to keep your costs down... Also, I just love that last paragraph of the article! It pretty much confirms my suspicions that she was preparing to set up her own boutique at some point in time. Imagine a start up boutique with $2 million of inventory from day one? I'd imagine she could have done quite well in her little retirement job!

Oh ya, that too. I about crapped when I saw it on Amazon for $10.49, but I guess it's kind of old news these days (I mean, the performance itself). Funny though. I've got it on CD and DVD and at one time probably had it on vinyl as well. It's never looked or sounded so good (per the reviews, although I don't have my copy yet), and it's never been nearly so cheap.

Exactly! How did you know?

Most of the Gov't Mule back catalog.

Yes, specific specifications are a good thing but they must be kept top secret.

This year I resolve to quit writing 1974 on my checks. If I can get through the first couple of weeks of January, I should be alright.

Reports at Head-Fi suggest around 200 hours or so, but I never know what to make of such things. Seems like that's sort of the magic number (more or less) most commonly suggested for pretty much any headphones. Best advice is to just let 'em burn in at slightly above normal listening levels and check in on them frequently. I've been thinking about picking up a pair myself, but haven't pulled the trigger yet. Thinking about some Canon L glass as well, which would probably get more use.

What? A Florida meet not organized by Mike? I'll bet it sucks! Ya, should be fun. I'll try to make it but don't know if I'll be able to manage it in terms of the timing.

Interesting, indeed. But I suppose, eating it every day, with no hot butter... prepared prison style (probably just boiled), ya sure, that would get boring.

Happy birthday, Jacob. Hope to see you in Chicago this summer.

Don't ask me why, but I saw this T-shirt today and it reminded me of this thread: FUNNY T-SHIRT: PIE TASTES LIKE PUSSY

I voted 2000-5000 but am on the lower side of that range. About 2400 CDs/SACDs, 300 albums and 300 DVD/BluRay. To this day, I have no idea what ever happened to the 1000+ albums that I collected in high school and college. They went into storage but never came out. I always thought my brother was behind it, but he swears he wasn't.

Ya, lucky you, living in your "building" and not having to cut the grass. That's what I need to do today, with my JH13 and iPod rig. Thankfully, I have a rider so I don't have to actually exercise. That would really be torture!

With the HD800, my experience so far has been akin to what it feels like to find that "perfect" girlfriend, at least initially. Yet, you instinctively know that she can't be that perfect, thus you're better off finding out what her hangups are sooner rather than later, which then softens the blow of the inevitable letdown. This is why I'm curious to learn more from those who aren't so taken by the HD800s in terms of what is missing and why. Sorry if in the midst of that I added my own interpretation to your post and got it all wrong. Anyway, neutral headphones are good in my book as well. Much easier to live with in the long run because they're not as likely to become distracting and get in the way of the music. That's the way I'd go if I were trying to narrow down to just one or two pairs of headphones as keepers.

Seems most people here, myself included, have the regular sized Kindle 2. It's lighter and more compact so it's easier to hold and to travel with. If you're on the move a lot and are using it primarily to read books (not magazines, newspapers or blogs), it's probably the best choice. The DX would have been my choice if I had been expecting to use the Kindle mostly at home, or if I thought I would make use of the larger screen or the ability to view .pdf files, read in landscape view, etc. The DX has a number of features that the Kindle 2 doesn't but I didn't feel that any of them would be or particular use to me except for the fact that the screen itself was larger - but that's offset by bulkiness, weight, and price. You should read the reviews on Amazon, both positive and negative, about each model. Not to bias your decision, but here's the "most helpful" rated negative review, which did influence my decision: Amazon.com: Susan Lynn Umpleby "S...'s review of Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device (9.7" Di... I figured I'd wait for them to work out some of the little issues they seem to be having with the DX and pick up the next version offered (hopefully with an SD slot). shellyh has a DX and seems to love it. Hopefully, she"ll chime in.

Fair enough. They do love power, that's for sure. Same with the HE-5, I'm learning of late. I didn't mean to put meanings to your words. That's why I qualified it with "for me, anyway" and then later posed some questions at the end of my post. I was curious as to what your 'meh' meant in terms of what you did or didn't like about the HD800. I'm interested in how people are reacting to the HD800's now that they've been in circulation for enough time for longer lasting impressions to be formed. They were the one pair of headphones released during this past decade that I thought might possibly survive the FOTM syndrome (or maybe FOTY in this case). There's an expression in Cayman: "See me -- come live with me" that I've heard from time to time. It's usually spoken by mature, attractive women who know well what their limitations and weaknesses are, and don't want you to think they're as perfect as they may seem. Living with the HD800 might not be so easy either, but I'm a headphone polygamist so I probably don't notice its flaws as much as others may.

Unnatural bed mates.

Fair enough, if you don't feel you have an adequate basis to make a proper call on the HD800 vs HE90/HE60 issue, but it's never "impossible" to choose! Heck, I've even had to choose between shitting and grinning at times when listening to the HE90, and almost always keep grinning until I absolutely have to let loose. Edit: Sorry, I keep posting as I read. Bad habit. Don't have the power to merge my own posts like I do at the other place.