After tens of thousands of pre-orders, 3D audio headphones startup Ossic disappears

[Rod]

https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/20/a...h-end-3d-headphones-startup-ossic-disappears/

 

[RayDunzl]

Don't know if this is relevant, but a 36% success rate doesn't sound too good...

https://www.kickstarter.com/help/stats?ref=global-footer

 

[RayDunzl]

https://web.archive.org/web/20171127222152/https://www.ossic.com/

 

[iridium]

"A group of over 1,200 Facebook users have joined a recently-created page threatening a class action lawsuit against the team." They better have a ton of money to pay the lawyers; lawyers do not go after dry holes on a percentage [contingency] basis.

Close to a perfect scam; nearly $6 million in crowdfunding and seed funding. Where did the $$$ go?

iridium.

 

[cjfrbw]

24k per headphones produced. Maybe they're in the wrong business and should go to work for the Department of Defense.

 

[Wombat]

Putting-up $1000 for something you haven't tried? Suckers, all.

 

[FrantzM]

24k per headphones produced. Maybe they're in the wrong business and should go to work for the Department of Defense.

Or much better: High End Audio. These Headphones thus could retail for well over $75,000.

 

[Thomas savage]

"A group of over 1,200 Facebook users have joined a recently-created page threatening a class action lawsuit against the team." They better have a ton of money to pay the lawyers; lawyers do not go after dry holes on a percentage [contingency] basis.

Close to a perfect scam; nearly $6 million in crowdfunding and seed funding. Where did the $$$ go?

iridium.

That’s some 3D accounting..