The Samsung staff members had underestimated people's enthusiasm for virtual reality technology.
After more than 50,000 helmets were sold out at the live venue, the price of a resold HV-1 helmet exceeded 50,000 yuan, which was more than a four times increase over the original 12,000 yuan price.
The people that sold their helmets early began to feel regretful. On the other hand, sellers were constantly canceling their previous sales and listing the item at a higher price.
The reselling market was going through a volatile time.
Not a lot of trades were going through, but the bid and offer prices of the helmets were jumping up every minute. The resellers had the complete upper hand.
Normally at a product launch like this, there would be resellers standing around the venue, asking the empty-handed people if they wanted to buy the item that the reseller just bought.