iPhone supplies foil eBay profiteers

HarryT · 07-09-2007, 08:44 AM

An interesting article on The Register web site reports that the usual eBay profiteers seem to have been foiled by an abundance of supply of the Apple iPhone, with eBay listings by the hundred failing to meet the greedy $1000 reserves of the sellers. Lots of iPhones are being returned to Apple stores by the foiled speculators.

JSWolf · 07-09-2007, 12:56 PM

Go APPLE!

angelyne · 07-09-2007, 03:24 PM

They should charge them a restocking fee. I HATE Greedy people

Azayzel · 07-09-2007, 07:04 PM

Haha! Teach those friggin skalpers a lesson or two. If only all other ventures ended such as this, we wouldn't have to deal with over-inflated prices on eBay. You should never have to pay MSRP, let alone over retail! Guess these people thought they had the next Elmo doll or Furbie (remember those?).

nekokami · 07-09-2007, 07:49 PM

The comments on the Guardian article are rather mind-boggling. I never thought I'd read a defense of scalping as "poor working class folk just trying to get a break."

NatCh · 07-09-2007, 07:54 PM

It is rather amazing the lies humans can weave into their world-views, isn't it?

What they're doing is pure free-market capitalism, but I don't know too many truly "poor working class folk" (yes, I do know quite a few) who can scrape up the money to go out and buy a dozen iPhones.

07-09-2007, 08:44 AM	#1
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	iPhone supplies foil eBay profiteers An interesting article on The Register web site reports that the usual eBay profiteers seem to have been foiled by an abundance of supply of the Apple iPhone, with eBay listings by the hundred failing to meet the greedy $1000 reserves of the sellers. Lots of iPhones are being returned to Apple stores by the foiled speculators.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,782 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Go APPLE!

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angelyne Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 50 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	They should charge them a restocking fee. I HATE Greedy people

07-09-2007, 07:04 PM	#4
Azayzel Cache Ninja! Posts: 643 Karma: 1002300 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: PRS-500, HTC Shift, iPod Touch, iPaq 4150, TC1100, Panasonic WordsGear	Haha! Teach those friggin skalpers a lesson or two. If only all other ventures ended such as this, we wouldn't have to deal with over-inflated prices on eBay. You should never have to pay MSRP, let alone over retail! Guess these people thought they had the next Elmo doll or Furbie (remember those?).

07-09-2007, 07:49 PM	#5
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	The comments on the Guardian article are rather mind-boggling. I never thought I'd read a defense of scalping as "poor working class folk just trying to get a break."

07-09-2007, 07:54 PM	#6
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	It is rather amazing the lies humans can weave into their world-views, isn't it? What they're doing is pure free-market capitalism, but I don't know too many truly "poor working class folk" (yes, I do know quite a few) who can scrape up the money to go out and buy a dozen iPhones.