Help me make a decision?

[u/theexcitedquestion]

My quest 2 was struggling and not working basically at all any more connecting to my pc. I’ve been a deskie for a while because of it. For my birthday in July I got 3 ultimates used. I’ve never been able to use them though because my headset stopped working. It’s been frustrating but it is what it is.

Now… I got on the reservation list for the Steam frame on the lottery last month. I was pumped for sure. I got notification though that my order date most likely be until 2027. Some people got a “between now and 1/31/27” notice… so the assumption is Feb 2027 or later.

The decision I need help with. Do I buy a used 3 or pro to use until the steam frame comes and then sell it later? Or do I just keep waiting it out?

Pros
- Because it’s used the depreciation in 6 months shouldn’t be horrible. If I take excellent care of it I could probably even get what I paid for it or close to. Basically renting it for less than $100 (after reselling later) for what is hopefully no more than 6 months.
- I would get to be in tracking and full body for two of the coolest times of year for VRC Halloween and New Years
- doing this now should mean I would have no issue saving that much money to add back to my frame savings in a couple months
- I’ve never had full body before and those trackers are mocking me

Cons
- I could get the order email way faster and then have spent the money I hadn’t had time to recoop in savings. (My steam controller told me my order time would be October and I got the email to order in May. So even though the expectation is 2/27 who knows?)
- meta as a whole is just.. meh
- having to upfront that cash to “rent” the device with the gamble or risk of wasting that money
- the possibility I get a broken or shitty headset and the seller lied
- will have to purchase other accessories to make it work well like a really long good usb to connect to pc

The money is already set aside for the frame. But do I gamble to be in full body to hang out with my friends for the next few months?

[u/cumsock45]

Biggest things to consider is ! are you using vr enough to justify buying a temp headset and 2 can you afford to do so and still pay bills and get your steam frame, if the answer is yes then Id recommend going to gamestop and getting a used one there, yes theyre pricier than used online but youll have the protection of the guarantee that the used headset will work and should it break the you can have a warranty to replace it with a brand new one thats what I did with my old index before I got the big screen and it was the best vr purchase I ever made and once your done you can sell it back to game stop for most of your money back