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I can see the auction has been removed now for that exact reason. My main issue with it was that it is not fair for other people that entered the the program for a trial pair of the glasses. The guy has clearly stipulated it was to pay for his student debt, doesn't seem fair for people actually wanting a pair for genuine reasons.

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On the other hand, people outside the USA weren't allowed by Google to sign up for the Glass trial program. This gray market could provide access for those who couldn't get one.

This is less of a first round of sales and a more of a public beta test and market research rolled into one.

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