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iPhone X Models Flooding Craigslist and eBay Amid Six Week Shipping Estimates

ksnell said:
That literally makes no sense.
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All I'm saying is that people can't wait six weeks to get their phones that they are willing to pay more than the retail price? I mean don't get me wrong, I'm just as excited to get it as soon as possible but to actually bid on these phones for a higher price point "literally makes no sense".
 
ksnell said:
Why is it sad if buying a phone is their equivalent of you eating a meal out one night? There are people out there looking at you eating a meal out saying it is a waste of money satisfying a craving when you could just make food at home for less.
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Seriously, you’re comparing it to splurging for a meal? Must be a very expensive meal. I can afford to eat out and pay $50-$60 for dinner every now and then, but that’s as far as I am willing to pay for dinner. It’s not a fair comparison in my opinion.
 
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As someone that waited for pre-sale and logged in as the store opened and to be faced with a 4-5 week wait, this ***** me off. I’m happy to wait in line, but hate it when it’s because scalpers are using bots to beat the queues.
 
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Lol, whilst I do not condone the resellers, it's funny how people here are moaning about people paying 'anything' for these phones. With the prices Apple are charging for these phones, anyone who buys the iPhone X is giving into extortionist ways. This is coming from someone who has bought two and is getting them on Friday (for my family members). If I needed the money, I would put them up for sale too. The prices people are reselling them are only relative to the prices Apple charge us for in the first place.
 
Will.O.Bie said:
All I'm saying is that people can't wait six weeks to get their phones that they are willing to pay more than the retail price? I mean don't get me wrong, I'm just as excited to get it as soon as possible but to actually bid on these phones for a higher price point "literally makes no sense".
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I agree with that. I personally would never do it, but we cannot argue with the fact there are people out there that have enough disposable income where it does not matter to them. It is literally the difference between $10 and $15.
 
Capitalism at its best; honestly though, if there's someone willing to pay the premium and a seller offering the product, is that such a bad thing?
 
ksnell said:
I agree with that. I personally would never do it, but we cannot argue with the fact there are people out there that have enough disposable income where it does not matter to them. It is literally the difference between $10 and $15.
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That I can agree with you as well.
 
wait til the end of november/early december, when those hoping to get an X as a christmas gift realize that it won't arrive in time...if delivery times from apple are still 5-6 weeks then, Xs might go for $2500 closer to christmas...
 
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Problem solves itself, do not buy from these folks. That supply and demand core value we so cherish.
 
Ankaa said:
I almost feel sad for them. Both. The ones needing a piece of tech that badly. And the ones taking advantage of it.

Must be pretty sad lives.
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Isn't that a bit ironic though? Should you feel bad for yourself that you're on a tech site?
 
It brings me joy to say our dutch local object sale website is flooded with 3 november iphones that the profit they make is now a mere 100 euro.
 
Will.O.Bie said:
All I'm saying is that people can't wait six weeks to get their phones that they are willing to pay more than the retail price? I mean don't get me wrong, I'm just as excited to get it as soon as possible but to actually bid on these phones for a higher price point "literally makes no sense".
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At lunch yesterday, I saw a Lambo Aventador LP-700 parked on the street; it "literally makes no sense" why someone would pay that much for a car that has four wheels just like a Honda Civic... /s
 
donster28 said:
Seriously, you’re comparing it to splurging for a meal? Must be a very expensive meal. I can afford to eat out and pay $50-$60 for dinner every now and then, but that’s as far as I am willing to pay for dinner. It’s not a fair comparison in my opinion.
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Yeah it is. For some, 1000 bucks is your $50
 
Not worth to resell iPhone X. There are so much risk to resell at Craigslist and eBay.
Definitely, there will be scammers are waiting at eBay and you don’t want to put your life in danger for selling at Craigslist since there are so bad incidents.
Probably percentage might be low but it can be “YOU”.
You can make $300-600 to resell iPhone x but you might lose entire $1000 or even worse.
 
There's A LOT of people who unlike most here have more money than time. The extra $1k is like a drop in the bucket to them and likely make many times that much in the time they would have wasted chasing down an iPhone in the middle of the night. They prefer the convenience and are willing to pay for it. It's simple consumerism and supply vs. demand.
 
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TMRJIJ said:
Well the scalpers are taking advantage of rich people’s impatient stupidity....
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No, people are choosing to pay a certain price for a specific item; they're not being tricked. And they're not necessarily rich, that's an assumption you're making.

But I like that you assume rich people are gullible. Most of the people I know who are truly wealthy are neither impatient nor stupid. Not all, but most.
 
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