There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
Upgrades are another story though. Things like GPUs, RAM, Fans and Water Coolers, would probably sell better, as they are things that are upgraded frequently. I can see cases and CPUs also selling well as upgrades if the deal was good enough. Also, the mechanical keyboard community here, and other tech items like mice and monitors would also fit perfectly into the PC Community already, so there is almost enough parts to start one as it is really.
I agree the community here is great. I think if Massdrop was able to get items made with community input, maybe a custom color case or cooler, etc, on parts that would benefit builders as well as upgraders, they could really make a splash in the very competitive market of PC parts.