How would you like to buy a consumer audio accessory in 2021? Have you in fact you say want to to bid for it in an auction? Well, I’m not judging your choices (jk, absolutely), but Carl Pei’s Nothing company has concocted this situation for those looking to pay through the nose for (what should be) a pair of headphones really. relatively affordable wireless.

The first 100 pairs of true wireless earbuds (1) will be auctioned on DropX at 9:00 a.m. ET on Monday. The rational man in me can’t understand why anyone would want to bid and pay (more) for an untested product from a newly created company. But hey, at least each unit will be engraved with a number from 1 to 100, in order of their final price, right?

Carl Pei, who previously ran OnePlus, is well known for finding “ingenious” ways to showcase upcoming products. However, for a pair of headphones that aren’t even that expensive initially, it seems … too much additional? But if this is exactly your kind of thing, and you can’t wait to get your hands on some transparent ANC headphones, go get them ¯ _ (ツ) _ / ¯.

However, be aware that you will be able to hang exactly the same product without these shenanigans retailing at $ 99 / £ 99 / 5,999 from July 27.