I recently lost my 2nd set and I'm totally bumming. What happened to the price of these?! I remember when these were under $20 and even under $10.
261424
item is discontinued and no more available from Sony - i got this from retail for a very high price
261425
Apparently Sony used to have a patent on this design, and when it expired, lots of crappy copycat earphones entered the market. So now you have to hunt down the original Sony product or end up with lousy sound quality. It's a vintage item at this juncture
1555248
Justin. I don't know what price you have, but when I bought them they were around 100.00 each, that is not exact they could have been as much as 130 I really don't remember but that should help you answer your question. hope it helped
1502761
Resellers are selling at a premium, probably because these were pre-sold-out. Anything to make a quick buck I guess. The company who makes them were selling for about $13.
1895896
Easy, they're out of stock so one idiot had to charge an outrageous price for them. You should see them in the $5-10 range.
454894
Yeah something is screwy here. It seems like price gouging somehow. I've seen them for $109 a 2-pack of the medium's elsewhere, but it's out of stock there too. I don't think anyone has these. People have been waiting months and still haven't received them.
1376723
My guess is they're no longer available? I just had my white one break today, but thinking about it, it was a gift 12 years ago.
1395679
Excellent question, H. McCalla. I was just logging in to purchase my second set and had not considered this. Thanks for thinking of it and asking. Will be interesting to see if anyone knows.
980844
Sorry, I do not have any for sale. They should be back on the market for about $2.00 a 12 pack within a month or 2. Good luck.
2271941
It wasn't. I bought one and would never have paid this much for it. I think it is because you cannot find them anymore.
2137730
Have no idea where to find them other than searching at thrift stores, looking on eBay or Craig's list. Sorry I can't be of more help.
380828
I bought 3 sets of these for my sons here on Amazon over Thanksgiving weekend. Saw them yesterday at Costco for under $50. If you need an extra set I'd try there first!
633347
I know what you mean, when I bought mine they were 12.00!!! And now they are costing over 50?!?! I should have bought a few a couple years ago - I won't pay what they are asking for now. I found some iluvs for about 6 bucks that sound just as good...
616688
These used to be $3.99 a lb 20 years ago. My guess is inflation. Not sure about S&H. I wish sellers would read questions and answer them.
462503
I don't know. I don't have them. Maybe you can call the company selling the set.
2028799
when I bought them, they were priced at about 125 a piece. I spent 250 for the pair. No problems with them to this point.
2243306
Add me to the list. Bought 5 of them a few years back and been trying to find these anywhere on the web to restock. Never paid more than $12 and now it's $75. 99% sure that discontinued.
780828
Yea, right? I've been watching them for an awfully long time just hoping to get them on a sale and now they are going for stupid money. It's not just Amazon either, I can't find a decent price anywhere.I should've just purchased them before :(I would have to assume they stopped making them. I don't see why though, they are popular.edit. Just looked at their site http://eu.audio-technica.com/en/products/product.asp?catID=6&subID;=43&prodID;=156 It is listed as discontinued.I guess the question now is what else do they have that is close to the quality and price that these were? Yea, right? I've been watching them for an awfully long time just hoping to get them on a sale and now they are going for stupid money. It's not just Amazon either, I can't find a decent price anywhere.I should've just purchased them before :(I would have to assume they stopped making them. I don't see why though, they are popular.edit. Just looked at their site http://eu.audio-technica.com/en/products/product.asp?catID=6&subID;=43&prodID;=156 It is listed as discontinued.I guess the question now is what else do they have that is... » Read More Yea, right? I've been watching them for an awfully long time just hoping to get them on a sale and now they are going for stupid money. It's not just Amazon either, I can't find a decent price anywhere.I should've just purchased them before :(I would have to assume they stopped making them. I don't see why though, they are popular.edit. Just looked at their site http://eu.audio-technica.com/en/products/product.asp?catID=6&subID;=43&prodID;=156 It is listed as discontinued.I guess the question now is what else do they have that is close to the quality and price that these were? « Show Less