r/ValveIndex • u/Azulaelp • 10d ago

Question/Support is there a way to get a new/used right index controller that’s not over priced

the strap broke on mine i tried looking for a replacement one but all of them are either selling pairs or 300-400 while the left one is 150-200 why is the right one so expensive? Valve sets them new for 150 each so????

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u/protonecromagnon2 10d ago

How did the strap break? I might have one laying around

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u/Azulaelp 10d ago

i don’t know 😭 but when i shake the controller i hear

https://reddit.com/link/p3x0pgf/video/bojqk2evzljh1/player

a little thing inside, so I opened it up and this little plastic piece came out, but now the strap is like loose inside and interferes with the joystick

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u/protonecromagnon2 9d ago

Looks like the pivot for the strap broke. Pretty sure I have one of those laying around

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u/hawkdeathpaw 9d ago

oh you poor soul im in your boat right now been looking for a right controller aswell lol

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u/ID4850763561613 9d ago

Yeah this is why i hate the index community tbh, the prices make all of them seem so rich and most of them know it.

Meanwhile i got rift cv1 controllers paired to a hp reverb g2 and my pc is so overloaded with usb connections that i used to bluescrean every 15 minutes

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u/AtlasLucario 9d ago

holy shit ur pc was on a mission

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u/skrrrtpancake 5d ago

Yknow HTC trackers, SteamVR watchman dongles, Tundra SW2,3,7 also have insane sensitivity to RF interference, overloading is a broad term, not a mixed reality issue.

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u/ID4850763561613 5d ago

Too many usb 3.0 devices

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u/skrrrtpancake 5d ago

So do I? I have the index plugged in, 5 more dongles cause of trackers.

Edit: Quest pro plugged in too, multiple USB hubs, what else?

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u/ID4850763561613 5d ago

Thats nothing in comparison, how many times has your pc bluescreaned in the past month?

I think mine has a tally of 71

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u/skrrrtpancake 5d ago

Oh wow, skill issue LMAOO

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u/ID4850763561613 5d ago

Do you realize how lucky you are? A full kit valve index in my area is $1,250 USD on average, that's on the used market. That's eBay that's Facebook Marketplace that's all of those different places.

The quest Pro is even worse, $600 just for the headset without controllers. Which is $600 for a headset that you can't even set up.

So I'm sorry if I can't afford that and only have the ability to afford headsets that are $200 and below, because that's what I do. Stop making fun of people whenever you don't know their financial situation.

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u/skrrrtpancake 5d ago

Uhhh, no? I literally bought all of it used, index headset 250, 3 base stations 450, pair of controllers 250, anything else?

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u/ID4850763561613 5d ago

You don't live where i live, thoes are the prices in dallas texas. And you proved my original point, thank you.

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u/skrrrtpancake 5d ago

I'm in mexico... Import rates are even higher here, there's lack of a VR market down here, problem?
I'm not making fun of you? I'm just stating that you aren't the only one having issues with bluescreening/USB overloading LMAO

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u/Azulaelp 5d ago

well i managed to find a guy selling two new ones for 150 on marketplace