# Google Glass Explorer **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 12, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-glass-explorer/676176 "2013-12-12T18:09:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-glass-explorer/676176/1 "2013-12-12T18:09:30Z")
I signed up for the beta testing as a lark and got an invite. The price tag is STEEP. $1500. I don’t think I’m going to buy it but it does look intriguing. Should I wear it for 29 days and return it? Should I try to flip the code on ebay? Should I buy it and flip the glasses? Do one of you good people have spare change to toss at being an early adopter and want my code? ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-glass-explorer/676176/2 "2013-12-12T18:15:02Z")
I can’t afford it but would love to try it ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-glass-explorer/676176/3 "2013-12-12T18:24:34Z")
Would you even be able to sell them? There would have to be a way to unassociate your google account with the glasses. Not sure they’d allow that so early on, at the risk of unscrupulous resellers doing what you’re considering. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-glass-explorer/676176/4 "2013-12-12T19:19:23Z")
I just bought a pair for a friend in the UK - they don’t ship to the UK yet. Nothing really indicated that glasses would “exist” under my account. In fact, the code came from their account. No probs either way. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-glass-explorer/676176/5 "2013-12-12T20:41:53Z")
$1500 is a bit steep. Of course, I know a way to make them much cheaper! All that has to happen is that I buy one at full price - then, if my track record holds true - 20 seconds after I purchase one the average price will sink by 50%, and about two weeks later it will sink about another 50%. So - help me finance the purchase at full price, and watch the luck of DMark as the price sinks like a stone shortly afterward. It looks kind of cool, but I do wonder about looking and sounding like a crazy person as I walk down the street, talking to a gizmo strapped to my head. “Hey, glass - where is the nearest place to find prostitutes, and how much is the going rate and how much do I have in my bank account?” ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-glass-explorer/676176/6 "2014-03-23T19:33:15Z")
Any updates on this topic? I might buy one soon. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-glass-explorer/676176/7 "2014-03-23T22:23:47Z")
I also got an invite. Frankly, the reviews for them aren’t so hot, and it doesn’t seem worth it right now.