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Amazon Prices Samsung Gear VR Headset at $59 in Wednesday Deal

A Samsung Gear VR virtual reality headset, U.S. version, was an Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day Wednesday, selling new for $59 with warranty. The listing showed a black with white version. Best Buy was selling what looked like…

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the same color for $64 Wednesday but the blue-black version at Best Buy had a $99 tag. The Amazon listing had 1,843 customer reviews with a 4.2 star average and more than 1,000 answered questions. A sampling of answered questions covered whether it was a stand-alone unit (no, phone required), compatibility with Samsung phones and phablets, whether the headset would work with glasses (yes), available content and whether a controller is required (for some games). Used versions were selling from $40 and refurbished models for $44 at Amazon.