It is the same in the fact that there is a market value at the time of the sale. I would never sell something under market value, cars, houses, or even tech.
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It is the same in the fact that there is a market value at the time of the sale. I would never sell something under market value, cars, houses, or even tech.
What 'morals' are you speaking of? We are talking about a selling a digital watch here, lol.
I've sold 3 for £150 profit each on ebay to buyers in mainland Europe. I will probably be hated for this post but I don't see anything wrong with selling something to someone that's in demand if they're prepared to pay a premium to get it early in their country.
I personally would sell
I personally would sell
If I were you, I would wait for it to arrive, you can send it back. In case you change your mind, or even use it for a week. If you could be bothered you can even make a profit, you have choice and that is a great thing . Don't loose your spot in the line so easily is all I can say.
Exactly... We are talking about selling a product he owns... That he acquired with legal tender.
I guess the used car industry is immoral.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Everyone sells everything for profit, houses, cars, WATCHES, etc...
Only applies when someone tries to sell a sacred Apple product! An immoral act.......
The bloke does not understand what the word means, simple as that . Or the concept of a free markert.
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Good on you, saw an opportunity and took it. Let's be honest , if you did not, someone else would.
Congrats, you're completely discredited your argument because you've brought Apple fanboyism into it
Congrats, you're completely discredited your argument because you've brought Apple fanboyism into it
Lol.... Coming from the guy that claimed selling an Apple watch for potential profit was immoral . I brought fanboyism to the theaD...
mo·ral·i·ty
məˈralədē/
noun
principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.
Re-selling your Apple Watch on eBay during the initial launch period is neither good or bad. Thus it's not moral or immoral.
Dude you need to get over yourself. We live in a capitalist society, so go with the flow or hit the trail. Either way you need to learn what morality actually is at least.
Exactly.
And if anything, you've done a service those people, who for whatever reason didn't or couldn't get their pre-orders in on time.
If they deem that service to be worth the price they paid, then who is anyone to criticize this poster?
I love that it's immoral for a guy to make a profit. But Apple makes a profit on every watch. Should they be selling at their cost?
Do what you want. The only risk of selling is getting ripped off by your buyer (credit card chargeback, PayPal dispute, Craigslist murder, etc).
Do what you want. The only risk of selling is getting ripped off by your buyer (credit card chargeback, PayPal dispute, Craigslist murder, etc).
Will have to consider Final Value fee's to eBay along with the 2.9% +.30 Paypal fee......
I hope OP sells it on eBay to an equally immoral buyer who swaps it with the watch he bought and broke but claims it arrived like that.
Since eBay almost always sides with the buyers, OP would be screwed, and IMO he/she would deserve every bit of it.
Since eBay almost always sides with the buyers, OP would be screwed, and IMO he/she would deserve every bit of it.
After eBay fees, PayPal fees and shipping, you'll be out approximately $100 from the sale price. The further we get from 4/10, the less interest there will be from eBay buyers (trust me, I've been down this path dozens of times). You're already only getting $150-200 more for the watch, so you're looking at a maximum potential profit of $50-100, and possibly less.
Seeing as moral and immoral are RELATIVE (they mean different things to different people), I'm going to add that buying two watches with the intention of keeping one and selling the other is wrong. You're not giving up anything for the money you get, you're just taking advantage of th fact that you were already ordering one watch and you had a favorable position in line. That's wrong to me, but you do what you want. I'm getting mine 4/24 and I'm really excited. I considered selling my position and waiting a few months, but I decided $100 is not worth my waiting time.
Seeing as moral and immoral are RELATIVE (they mean different things to different people), I'm going to add that buying two watches with the intention of keeping one and selling the other is wrong. You're not giving up anything for the money you get, you're just taking advantage of th fact that you were already ordering one watch and you had a favorable position in line. That's wrong to me, but you do what you want. I'm getting mine 4/24 and I'm really excited. I considered selling my position and waiting a few months, but I decided $100 is not worth my waiting time.
If I had missed the preorder I would be on eBay finding one asap... In fact I would be grateful that someone has the smarts and the dollars to perform an act. Paying a premium for it would be expected... I don't see this as being greedy but more doing what Apple couldn't.
The fact that the servers couldn't keep up and I didn't get through til the second shipment made me a bit upset with Apple...
Being able to purchase it on eBay or whatever is most definitely a big positive for those that want the watch and can afford to pay a lil extra than waiting months for their product to arrive.
Time is money, so people will need to figure out how much 2+ months of waiting is worth to them
The fact that the servers couldn't keep up and I didn't get through til the second shipment made me a bit upset with Apple...
Being able to purchase it on eBay or whatever is most definitely a big positive for those that want the watch and can afford to pay a lil extra than waiting months for their product to arrive.
Time is money, so people will need to figure out how much 2+ months of waiting is worth to them
Please please look up the definition of immoral. Hope your tag is wrong and you are not a lawyer, cause understand of what is moral and immoral seems quite fundemental to the profession .
Yeah, eBay could be a crapshoot, if the buyer somehow gets one early he can easily return it to you, even after using it for a month, or worse just do a chargeback.
Craigslist is not without its risk, someone from cult of Mac tried to sell an iPhone and the dude just ran off with it. I never usually sell electronics online, the one time I sold an Xbox I had issues.
Everything else I have sold has been cheaper and never had a problem.
But everything has its risks.
Is it wrong for a person to make $100 profit? When Apple is making much more than that ? Apple has markups in the range of 50%, and the poor bloke is being flamed for trying to maybe make a profit? It's called capitalism folks, apple is thriving in it! I'm sorry, but do you not buy apple products due to thier better resale value?