The cheap old 2x engines just went up $50! overnight
I guess its just supply and demand, and the Gov wants to make sure demand sucks by regulating out anything people do to save money and avoid bS taxes.
I am buying a 2nd china HT from a user here, and hoping that will last longer.
I think the rack drive designs are going to be the wave of the future, even at the steep prices. Still, I see a success in a way, because the gouging and banning will just cause more people to support us, the gas saving, freedom loving crowd of conscientious commuters.